Rent jumps 22% in Colorado, will real estate values “correct”?  The federal reserve thinks so.

Rent jumps 22% in Colorado, will real estate values “correct”?  The federal reserve thinks so.

Apartment rents are rising rapidly across the northern Front Range, about triple the rate seen before the pandemic, with annual gains almost 20% in places like Parker and Colorado Springs.  What is causing the large increases in rents?  What did the federal reserve...
Denver approves 450 million in bond measures, your property taxes increase almost 40%!

Denver approves 450 million in bond measures, your property taxes increase almost 40%!

Denver City Council recently approved five new bond initiatives to appear on the November ballot.  The total amount of this spending is 450 million paid for by anyone who lives or owns property in Denver.  What was in the bond initiative?  How high will...
Has a cold front moved into Denver real estate? Are the mountains next?

Has a cold front moved into Denver real estate? Are the mountains next?

Metro Denver’s housing market has been changing in recent weeks, much like a cold front ending record heat, and could provide significant relief for buyers if this continues, local real estate agents say. The market has started moving in the past two to three weeks...
There is no real estate inventory in Colorado, yet closings are up

There is no real estate inventory in Colorado, yet closings are up

If you look at Denver county, the number of properties sold is up 10% , in Routt County (Steamboat) sales of single family homes is up 30% over 2019.  If there is no inventory/ little inventory available how are sales continuing to break records.  Is there another...
New tax plan in Congress will hit Colorado real estate hard.

New tax plan in Congress will hit Colorado real estate hard.

Colorado real estate is on a tear, with appreciation off the charts.  In Denver appreciation is up 25% year over year.  Unfortunately, all this appreciation could cause some large tax hits based on the new legislation.  How will the new legislation...
Rent control ordinance passed in Colorado; Cities scramble to implement, Affordable housing declines, Who pays?

Rent control ordinance passed in Colorado; Cities scramble to implement, Affordable housing declines, Who pays?

It is no secret that rent in Denver and throughout the state has increased.  A one bedroom in 2010 leased for 800, fast forward to 2021, that same one bedroom is now leasing for 1646 a month, a 106% increase.  The legislature has taken up the fight with hb21-1117...