50 most expensive towns in America, 4 in CO, not who you would expect

50 most expensive towns in America, 4 in CO, not who you would expect

Lending Tree ranked the 50 most expensive towns in the US by looking at home values and median income to determine affordability.  My top three choices in Colorado for least affordable markets would be: Aspen, Telluride, and Vail; not one was on the list!  Who made...
Breckenridge/Summit county falls 18%, Vail up 47%, Why? 3 seasons for the sudden cooldown

Breckenridge/Summit county falls 18%, Vail up 47%, Why? 3 seasons for the sudden cooldown

According to the Summit County association of realtors sales in July are down 18.3% in July and 15% for the year to date while Vail was up 47% in July and down about 4% for the year.  The decline is being attributed to a “lack of inventory”.  Is there more going on...
Sales tax revenue doubles in Breckenridge, up 50% throughout Colorado, What’s next in mountain real estate?

Sales tax revenue doubles in Breckenridge, up 50% throughout Colorado, What’s next in mountain real estate?

  Breckenridge, Steamboat, Vail, Winter Park, and Telluride  have all achieved record sales tax revenue this season.  You aren’t imagining it, the mountains are getting busy!  What is driving these all-time records? How does this impact real estate? Will...
Invest in Denver real estate on “layaway”?

Invest in Denver real estate on “layaway”?

A new Chilean company, BrickOp, has a “novel” plan to help investors buy their first piece of real estate with absolutely no money out of their pocket.   Sounds like a great deal! Should you do an investment like this? Buy real estate with no experience and no risk,...
These Are the Best Places to Own a Vacation Home in the U.S.: Colorado has 5!

These Are the Best Places to Own a Vacation Home in the U.S.: Colorado has 5!

Bloomberg recently did a study to determine the best places in the United States to own a vacation home. I took the pic above outside of Breckenridge.   Colorado scored the highest of any state with 5 of the top 15 spots.  What cities were on the list?  Why are these...
Fight over nightly rentals in Colorado just getting started, Summit county leads the charge

Fight over nightly rentals in Colorado just getting started, Summit county leads the charge

As nightly rentals balloon throughout Colorado so have issues and regulations.  Summit County (Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain) is the most recent county to get on the bandwagon of regulating rentals.  Why are the regulations so important that are coming down...