Denver real estate values: affordable housing fees, bond measures, rent control, rental licenses and appreciation by city.
Denver just released an “affordable housing program” with new requirements for low-income housing. Multifamily will have large requirements for low-income housing that will drastically alter the type and number of units constructed. Furthermore, all property owners...
As I was writing the article, I looked out the window to see this bear cub taking a stroll through the yard (don't worry I was far away on a two story deck with a zoom lens). Is this a sign? Is a bear market in the offing? I was amazed at the recent data tracking...
Denver City Council recently approved five new bond initiatives to appear on the November ballot. The total amount of this spending is 450 million paid for by anyone who lives or owns property in Denver. What was in the bond initiative? How high will...
If you look at Denver county, the number of properties sold is up 10% , in Routt County (Steamboat) sales of single family homes is up 30% over 2019. If there is no inventory/ little inventory available how are sales continuing to break records. Is there another...
It is no secret that rent in Denver and throughout the state has increased. A one bedroom in 2010 leased for 800, fast forward to 2021, that same one bedroom is now leasing for 1646 a month, a 106% increase. The legislature has taken up the fight with hb21-1117...
Denver is making waves again with the passage of a new law that requires all long-term rental properties to meet “min housing requirements”. On the surface the new law sounds innocuous, but the reality is far different. How will these new requirements impact the...
Crazy times we are in, real estate in Summit county (home to Breckenridge) increased 51% in the past year. Denver has increased 28%. Will the crazy times continue to roll on in Colorado real estate? Don’t bank on it, Semiconductors are firing a warning shot of...
Denver historically was the leader in Colorado real estate. The tides have turned with the pandemic. Year to date, sales in Denver are up around 5%, while Jefferson county, a suburban county of Denver is up 9%. Furthermore, the appreciation in Summit county is over...
Denver, like many cities, is experiencing homelessness issues as property values and rents rise pricing many out. To help combat the homelessness issue, Denver Mayor Hancock has asked eight council members to submit locations for spaces of about one quarter acre to...
Denver is number 11 on the cities most likely to recover fastest from the shutdowns from the pandemic. After being ravaged by a pandemic that caused nationwide lockdowns, Denver is among those poised for a relatively strong recovery from the coronavirus recession,...
Although nobody knows how or when the next denver housing market recession will occur, we saw in the last cycle certain cities performed substantially better than others. Redfin recently ranked the top metro areas that will perform best (and worst) in the next real...
I hope everyone is having a great spring and enjoyed the recent spring snow where the mountains got over 2ft. With spring in the air, will the real estate market in Denver start heating up or has the snow put a damper on things? I’ve predicted the past year or so...
According to a recent article in the Denver Post, the real estate party ends badly beginning in 2019! According to the study of housing trends during the last downturn, the northern front range (Denver to Ft. Collins) are in for a doozy. This will be worse than the...
