Midyear review: What to watch
As we move into the second half of the year, now is an opportune time to consider how multifamily has performed in the opening two quarters of 2018. The combined markets of Denver and Colorado Springs are
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August 13, 2018Questions remain for opportunity zone investments
Anticipation is growing among investors about the promise of the so-called opportunity zone program created under The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 115-97, signed into law Dec. 22. The provisions of the act that
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August 12, 2018Almost all signs point to a momentary equilibrium
Is this equilibrium? This question has different meanings to all of us in the apartment industry; whether you are a buyer or seller, landlord or tenant, developer, borrower or lender. But, regardless of your perspective,
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May 25, 2018Grants, loans available from CO Division of Housing
The Colorado Division of Housing is part of the Department of Local Affairs and was created by statute in 1970 to improve access for all Coloradans to decent, affordable housing. DOH assists local communities in
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May 18, 2018Life companies aggressively seek multifamily
Life insurance companies continue to show a strong appetite for commercial mortgages as a piece of their investment allocation. In 2017, life insurance companies originated over $61 billion of commercial mortgage
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May 17, 2018Creative financing paves way for social impact
Colorado has an urgent need for permanent supportive housing serving the most vulnerable among us, particularly the homeless. In Denver, no new homeless shelters have been built from the ground up since the
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May 13, 2018Municipalities get creative for affordable housing
A recent Colorado Mesa University poll showed that residents across the state call housing affordability the biggest issue facing their communities. Many Colorado municipalities and counties – rural, mountain,
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May 12, 2018The developer’s dilemma: Preserving the 15-minute community
Threading the needle at 60 miles per hour is a decent metaphor for the increasing challenges of real estate development in the Front Range of Colorado. Bedeviled by labor shortages, materials cost increases, recently
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May 11, 2018Expect construction costs to continue to rise
Remember the days of Zach Morris cell phones, or when you had to do math in your head? The days when Pauly Shore was famous, or back when the Patriots were Super Bowl champs? (Too soon?) Or how about this one, the
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March 28, 2018Real estate investors will benefit from new tax law
As most investors already know, there are no new restrictions on 1031 exchanges, which is certainly beneficial to all real estate investors. We have selected a couple other changes to discuss below that also are favorable and
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February 26, 2018