by Glen Weinberg | Feb 9, 2026 | Aspen hard money, Basalt hard money, Breckenridge hard money, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Ski towns, Crested butte hard money, Frisco hard money, Glenwood Springs Hard money, Granby CO real estate trends, Keystone hard money, Private real estate mortgage, Silverthorne CO real estate trends, Ski lending/ investing, Steamboat hard money, Steamboat springs real estaste, Summit county hard money lender, Telluride hard money, Vail Hard Money, Vail real estate trends, Vail real estate values, What is the best place to buy 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...
by Glen Weinberg | Jan 12, 2026 | Colorado Hard Money, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado hard money loans, Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Ski towns, NIghtly rental real estate, residential hard money loans, Short term rental taxes, Silverthorne CO real estate trends, Steamboat hard money, Steamboat springs real estaste, Summit county hard money lender, Vail Hard Money, Vail real estate trends, Vail real estate values
Two high end Colorado ski towns are taking radically different stances on tourism. Vail had proposed a 17% short term rental sales tax, while Steamboat is taking the opposite approach by proposing to tax vacant homes. Which solution is correct? What does each one...
by Glen Weinberg | Jul 28, 2025 | Breckenridge, Breckenridge hard money, Breckenridge real estate, Colorado fire insurance, Steamboat hard money, Steamboat springs real estaste, Summit county hard money lender, underinsurance, Vail Hard Money, Vail real estate values, Winter Park Hard money
Typically most of the mountain towns seem to replicate each other. In this case, Breckenridge(Summit County) has made radical changes that will help real estate owners save considerable money. On top of that, the changes implemented were free. Why are other ski...
by Glen Weinberg | Jul 14, 2025 | 2025 Colorado real estate predictions, 2025 new colorado real estate laws, Best Colorado ski real estate, Best colorado ski town, Best real estate investments in Colorado, CO hard money, Colorado Affordable housing proposals, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado hard money loans, Steamboat hard money, Steamboat springs real estaste
After the legislature last year approved the ability to tax second homeowners more, one ski town is going all in establishing a “vacancy tax” for property owners. Ironically nightly rentals can be considered “vacant”. What is in the new Vacancy tax...
by Glen Weinberg | May 5, 2025 | Breckenridge, Breckenridge hard money, Breckenridge real estate, CO hard money, Colorado commercial real estate, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado hard money lender, Colorado Private Lending, Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Ski towns, Condo Lending, Steamboat hard money, Steamboat springs real estaste
There is one ski town that bans non residents from buying real estate? What ski town has implemented this change? (Do you know based on the pic above?) Why was the ban put in place? What has happened to real estate values in this town and surrounding towns? Should...
by Glen Weinberg | Apr 21, 2025 | 2025 Best Colorado ski investment, 2025 Colorado real estate predictions, Aspen hard money, Best Colorado ski real estate, Best colorado ski town, Best real estate investments in Colorado, Boulder hard money, Breckenridge, Breckenridge hard money, CO hard money, Colorado commercial real estate, Colorado Hard Money, Colorado Private Lending, Colorado Real Estate values, Colorado ski lender, Colorado Ski real estate, Colorado Ski towns, Condo Lending, Copper Mountain Hard Money, Crested butte hard money, Denver Private Lenders, Frisco hard money, Frisco real estate values, Glenwood Springs Hard money, Keystone hard money, Marijuana lending, Private real estate loans, Silverthorne CO real estate trends, Steamboat hard money, Steamboat springs real estaste, Summit county hard money lender, Telluride hard money, Vail Hard Money, Vail real estate trends, Vail real estate values, what is happening in Colorado real estate
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...
