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....
Vacancy tax on nightly rentals 7500/unit in major ski town

Vacancy tax on nightly rentals 7500/unit in major ski town

Crested Butte, CO it the latest to propose a vacancy tax with one major shift, nightly rentals would be covered by the new tax along with second homeowners. Who knew that Colorado ski towns would be taking economic lessons from Portland Oregon,one of the worst...
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...
Will Colorado ski prices drop this Spring/Summer

Will Colorado ski prices drop this Spring/Summer

Colorado ski resorts have continued holding strong in the face of higher interest rates.  Why are interest rates not the best metric for Colorado ski real estate? Which ski towns are performing better than others?  What two factors are driving the difference in ski...