2025 New Colorado Real estate laws

2025 New Colorado Real estate laws

        First, thank you to everyone who reads my blogs and has contacted your legislatures and various associations to ensure that the real estate industry is being heard at the Colorado Capital.  Many of the original proposed bills have been...
Denver takes property from an investor

Denver takes property from an investor

    A Denver judge recently “took” a property back from an investor that they bought at a 2021 foreclosure.   What was the court case about?  Why is this ruling so profound?  Can lenders no longer loan on certain properties in Denver?  What does...
New bill makes it unprofitable to own a rental in Denver

New bill makes it unprofitable to own a rental in Denver

For the last 20 years Denver has been an amazing rental market with increasing house prices and in turn increasing rents.  The tides have suddenly changed with prices stagnating and rents also falling in many areas.  But the biggest changes killing property owners are...
New Construction law in CO will it help or hurt

New Construction law in CO will it help or hurt

  The Colorado Legislature has proposed a new law to limit lawsuits against builders in order to incentivize builders to increase supply of affordable housing.  Will the new law help or hurt the market.  What is in the new bill and how does it radically change...
Closing volumes plummet in Denver, did they really?

Closing volumes plummet in Denver, did they really?

  I’ve heard from every realtor that 2024 was a tough year in Colorado, interest rates were high and closing volumes plummeted, look at the chart above of Denver it tells a much different story, but is that the whole story.  Are volumes actually down regardless...
Denver & Steamboat defeat affordable housing bills, impact on real estate

Denver & Steamboat defeat affordable housing bills, impact on real estate

Denver county approved hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes for hospitals, schools, and everything in between, but they voted down an affordable housing bill in the November election.  Along the same lines, Steamboat also recently voted down an affordable...