Live like a local, pay hotel property taxes; big changes in Colorado real estate

Live like a local, pay hotel property taxes; big changes in Colorado real estate

Property taxes on short-term rental properties in Colorado would more than triple under a bill drafted by state lawmakers that comes as communities from Durango to Denver grapple with surging numbers of vacation rentals.  What is in the new proposal?  How...
Steamboat Springs imposes nightly rental moratorium: impact on real estate

Steamboat Springs imposes nightly rental moratorium: impact on real estate

Last summer was a tipping point with mountain towns overflowing with tourists and their impacts becoming more noticeable including traffic, crowded trails, etc…  As more people move to the mountains full time there is a bigger push to diversify the mountain towns away...

Denver fines short term rental companies 1k, mountains and burbs not far behind

Denver officials will now fine short-term rental companies $1,000 for each illegal short-term rental transaction, City Council determined 11/20.  Littleton also passed a new ordinance to regulate short term rentals.  Is the new focus on nightly rentals unique to...
Big changes in Colorado ski real estate from the virus

Big changes in Colorado ski real estate from the virus

Happy summer to everyone, it sure doesn’t feel that way in the mountains with a dusting of fresh snow on the peaks this week. Do you know what pass this is? There are some big changes coming down the pipe not just for the weather but in Colorado ski real...
Airbnb rental owners beware:  Felony charges filed on nightly rentals

Airbnb rental owners beware:  Felony charges filed on nightly rentals

I always hate in the news where you hear about a story and are left wondering how it was actually resolved.   A few months ago, Denver began filing felony charges against homeowners for illegally renting properties via airbnb and Homeaway and lying on the affidavit. ...