You are paying substantially more in property taxes than you should.

You are paying substantially more in property taxes than you should.

  Throughout the state of Colorado property owners are paying substantially more in taxes than they should due to one fundamental flaw in the assessment.  Here is a recent example: I was asked to evaluate a property in CO springs for a loan.  The purchase price...
How does affordable housing impact Colorado ski real estate prices

How does affordable housing impact Colorado ski real estate prices

In my blog last week Is affordable housing  causing the surge in ski town home prices? I asked the question what was the impact on affordable housing in relation to ski prices .  I was pretty surprised at the resounding answer regarding affordable housing   What...
These Colorado Cities will rewind to 2019: the list will Surprise

These Colorado Cities will rewind to 2019: the list will Surprise

The appreciation over the last seven years throughout Colorado has been astounding, but now it is time to pay the piper.  What cities in Colorado are most at risk of rewinding most if not all of the Covid appreciation gains?  Why are “suburban” markets more at risk...
What would you do if you had 5 minutes?

What would you do if you had 5 minutes?

My wife and I were out for a longer day hike when we crest the hill and got a dead-on view of a new wildfire.  We knew immediately it was in the direction of our house, and it was growing rapidly.  The evacuation notices immediately go out, giving some folks less than...
Is affordable housing worth 2 million a unit?

Is affordable housing worth 2 million a unit?

Over the last 30 years I continue to hear about the “affordable housing crisis”.  Do we really have an affordable housing crisis or a leadership crisis within the ski towns.  A recent proposal in Steamboat pegs the build cost of one affordable housing unit over 1.7m....
One CO town proposes to tax employers for hiring workers

One CO town proposes to tax employers for hiring workers

Reading the headline, it sounds absolutely crazy to propose taxing businesses for creating jobs, but is this really a crazy idea?  Is every job worth the same in Colorado?  For example if someone builds a large hotel in Steamboat creating 15 jobs, should the developer...