affordable housing

$400 million in federal funding must do more than just build new homes

The nonprofit is in uncharted territory as it builds permanent homes for educators and other public service workers in Eagle, Summit, Park and Pitkin counties

The Vail town council moved toward preventing any development on the acreage where Vail Resorts plans to spend $17 million on affordable housing, citing impacts to a herd of bighorn sheep

Vail Resorts’ project in Vail joins several other proposals around the high country facing stiff opposition as communities balance density in rural settings with a need for workforce housing.

. . . as long as they are realistic, stable, and allow for density

We’ll never build enough “affordable housing” if none of it can be built next door, near transit lines

House Bill 1117 was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jared Polis after passing the Colorado legislature with bipartisan support

The dollars spent on homes in six Colorado mountain counties has doubled since 2019, triggering a high country housing crisis.

Despite the extra building cost, a 27-unit affordable housing community near Basalt is embracing a “net-zero” technique

Denver’s program needs to relax some of the rules that hit the poor harder

The solution is not complicated: More multi-family density, less NIMBYism

A 20-unit building on Carr Street was affordable to seniors and people with disabilities not using government vouchers. Rents may almost double after renovations are done.

Three task forces released their final plans for spending American Rescue Plan Act money to increase affordable housing, improve mental health and boost the economy

Colorado counties received nearly $1.3 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act, and many are tackling their wish lists

Giving employers a tax break to help workers buy homes could help ease the state’s housing crisis, a group convened by Colorado’s U.S. senators says

A state economic forecast predicts a statewide increase of up to 20%, but what that means for homeowners is complicated

As a record number of pass holders arrive at Vail Resorts ski areas, a critical labor shortage and quarantined workers has delayed terrain openings and cut services, spurring a backlash among workers and local skiers.

Three nights of fraught testimony ended early Tuesday with boos as the city council OK'd the Uplands development, which will bring 2,350 homes to an undeveloped corner of town.

Aspen emergency ordinance also cut off new short-term rental permits as the posh Pitkin County ski town wrestles with lack of workforce housing.