Marijuana banking off the table: impact on real estate

Marijuana banking off the table: impact on real estate

Facing a tough midterm election and divisions in Congress, the Biden administration is sidestepping the politically sensitive issue of loosening marijuana laws even as the idea has gained support of most Americans.  With no movement at the Federal level, what does...
Housing top priority for Colorado legislature, tax nightly rentals as commercial

Housing top priority for Colorado legislature, tax nightly rentals as commercial

Housing affordability top priority for Colorado legislature,  will they tax nightly rentals as commercial properties? “My No. 1 priority this session is to bring down the cost of living in Colorado,” House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Denver Democrat, said in his opening...
How “risky” is Denver real estate? How does Denver rank compared to the top 575 counties in the US?

How “risky” is Denver real estate? How does Denver rank compared to the top 575 counties in the US?

 ATTOM, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its fourth-quarter 2021 Special Coronavirus Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are more or less vulnerable to damage from the ongoing Coronavirus...
Denver affordable housing, linkage fees on all construction, affordable housing eliminated

Denver affordable housing, linkage fees on all construction, affordable housing eliminated

Denver just released an “affordable housing program” with new requirements for low-income housing.  Multifamily will have large requirements for low-income housing that will drastically alter the type and number of units constructed.  Furthermore, all property owners...
What happens to house prices after Colorado’s most expensive wildfire

What happens to house prices after Colorado’s most expensive wildfire

The recent fires in Boulder County were astounding in regard to location, destruction, and time of year.  Typically, when we think of fire in Colorado we think of the foothills/rural areas and the urban/forest interface in the Spring through Fall.  The recent fires in...
Big changes coming to Colorado landlord tenant laws; tenants in the drivers seat; costs skyrocket, are you ready? 

Big changes coming to Colorado landlord tenant laws; tenants in the drivers seat; costs skyrocket, are you ready? 

There are two big laws coming into effect 1/1/2021 that will drastically alter Colorado’s Landlord tenant laws.  HB21.1121 and SB21.173.  Each have large changes in what a landlord can or cannot do and defenses a tenant can easily make to not pay rent.  Are you ready...