Low snow year impact on Colorado ski real estate

Low snow year impact on Colorado ski real estate

Colorado is having a tough year.  Snowfall was down nearly 60% over the holidays, resulting in only about 11% of skiable terrain being opened in December and skier visits are down 20%.  Vail resorts, the largest ski operator, is getting hit hard as seen in the stock...
Top 10 mountain towns in total free fall

Top 10 mountain towns in total free fall

Have you seen the viral video about Colorado ski real estate where it predicts “entire communities evaporating and the seemingly perfect town that has seen its median home price slashed by over 30% in just 6 months”. How real are these  bold predictions?  Hint, look...
What two factors predict Colorado ski town prices

What two factors predict Colorado ski town prices

Colorado ski resorts continue holding strong in the face of higher interest rates.  Why are interest rates not the best metric for Colorado ski real estate?   What two factors are driving the difference in ski town fortunes?  Will these trends continue heading into...
Every Colorado ski town has made one huge mistake 

Every Colorado ski town has made one huge mistake 

  It is crazy to think that every major ski town in Colorado has made the same major mistake and that nobody has noticed until  or done anything until now.  What caused every ski town to duplicate the same mistake? What does this mean for property owners? When...
New impact fees in Colorado without a vote: ready to pay 50k more to build a commercial building?

New impact fees in Colorado without a vote: ready to pay 50k more to build a commercial building?

A lot happened last legislative session and I totally missed a recent law that could have huge impacts on property owners.  A new Colorado law that went into effect in May allows fire districts to levy “impact fees” on any property without a vote.  What does this mean...
Do you know Colorado ski real estate, take a quick quiz

Do you know Colorado ski real estate, take a quick quiz

It is amazing since the pandemic it seems everyone has had way too much time to watch YouTube and Instagram and are now experts on everything including Colorado ski real estate.  Unfortunately ski real estate is not that simple.  Look at the picture above, can you...