How multifamily models are evolving
The apartment landscape in metro Denver has changed tremendously over the past decade. Construction of new multifamily assets has added 58,000 units of inventory to the market since 2010.
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May 13, 2019How local growth restrictions impact affordability
Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’” title track is not only the most powerful pre-electric album, but also it is the perfect anthem for today’s metro Denver – the population is exploding,
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May 12, 2019Handling tenant requests for assistance animals
Landlords, owners’ associations and property managers across Colorado have been experiencing an increase in requests for accommodations for assistance animals – either a traditional “service animal”
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May 12, 2019How it all relates: Student debt, rents and mortgages
True to form, the relationship between student loan debt and homeownership rate has proven to be adversarial, as monthly student loan payments reduce one’s ability to obtain a mortgage.
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February 25, 2019Betters retires from Loveland Housing Authority
In November, Colorado’s longest-serving public housing authority executive director retired. When Sam Betters, of the Loveland Housing Authority, was asked why he decided to step down, he simply
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February 24, 2019Strong metrics keep sentiment cautiously optimistic
At the end of January, what felt like the entire multifamily industry in North America converged on the scene in San Diego for the National Multifamily Housing Council annual meeting. The week at NMHC
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February 22, 2019What’s the future of parking for multifamily projects?
In the world of planning, design, finance and development, parking has become a necessary evil. You need parking to satisfy the demands of zoning and finance, and to attract customers to a multifamily
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February 18, 2019Quality of life remains key for Espinosa’s projects
On a January afternoon, I had the opportunity to have coffee with Joseph Espinosa, executive director of Brighton Housing Authority, and talk to him about architecture, resident services and his goal of
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February 17, 2019Right of first refusal ordinance brings complexities
The city of Denver predicts that nearly 2,000 apartment units within the city and county limits are at risk of converting from affordable-restricted units to market-rate units in the coming years; potentially
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February 17, 2019Plain and simple: Colorado needs more housing
We face real challenges to the affordable housing issue. In both the public and political arena, the increase in demand for attainable housing, coupled with hurdles to create more housing, is a growing problem.
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November 26, 2018