Where does Colorado ski real estate go from here?  One metric is painting a rosy picture

Where does Colorado ski real estate go from here?  One metric is painting a rosy picture

  I’m constantly amazed at Colorado ski real estate.  Many markets are up almost 40% in the last two years alone with sales continuing to exceed.  On the other hand, Denver and the front range real estate markets are starting to feel a pronounced slow down.  What...
2021 Colorado Election; big impacts on taxes ($260m) and property owners

2021 Colorado Election; big impacts on taxes ($260m) and property owners

First, happy belated Halloween.  For all the parents out there that think they have the best costume, try topping this one that I saw while trick or treating.  A real horse in costume cruising the streets 🙂  This will be tough to beat!   On to the blog.  What does the...
Where does Colorado ski real estate go from here?  One metric is painting a rosy picture

“Our trajectory is troubling” Breckenridge caps short term rentals, Guide to STR regulations in CO mountain towns

Breckenridge currently has about 4k short term rentals.  At a council meeting last week, legislation was proposed to cap this number at 2200.  What has caused the huge shift in Breckenridge and other mountain towns regarding short term rentals.  What does this mean...
Will the Colorado Mountain Real Estate party continue?  What will cause the slowdown if anything?

Will the Colorado Mountain Real Estate party continue?  What will cause the slowdown if anything?

Wow, it has been quite the run in Colorado Mountain real estate.  Prices have been off the charts with many mountain communities roughly doubling over the last 2 years.  For example in Summit county, home to Breckenridge, the median home price increased from 750k to...
Crested Butte Beats Airbnb; impact on real estate; case study for mountain towns

Crested Butte Beats Airbnb; impact on real estate; case study for mountain towns

Airbnb sent out an urgent request to hosts to: “ We urgently need your involvement NOW,” the email stated as it instructed hosts how to provide public comment. “It is critical to speak up against the proposed moratorium on all new permits.” The town of Crested Butte...
Will the Colorado Mountain Real Estate party continue?  What will cause the slowdown if anything?

Are Colorado mountain towns “closing the doors” impact on tourism and real estate        

Travel Crested Butte put up a social media post last weekend that messaged Crested Butte was not all sunshine and rainbows. “As beautiful and breathtaking as Crested Butte is, the community you love to visit is hurting,” This is not your typical warm and fuzzy...