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780 affordable units or 3 houses? Telluride is latest Colorado town where housing, conservation clash

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Feb 2, 202310:47 AM MST on Feb 2, 2023

Push for rural affordable housing runs into battle to preserve wildlife, open space and agriculture

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Stop growth? Might as well try to hold back the tide

by Alex Nelson 1:30 AM MST on Dec 18, 20226:44 PM MST on Dec 16, 2022

Population growth is going to happen. We can expand housing and preserve our landscape, if we loosen zoning and accept density.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Housing wins elections and Latinos need better housing

by Alex Sánchez 1:30 AM MST on Dec 15, 20227:55 PM MST on Dec 14, 2022

That’s a politically potent combination, but it requires broadening access to people who don’t fit the traditional molds.

Posted inHousing

Brighton’s holistic approach to housing aims to break the cycle for the next generation

by Jennifer Brown 4:15 AM MST on Dec 14, 20224:43 PM MST on Dec 13, 2022

During the pandemic, the Brighton Housing Authority started new programs to tutor school children and find emergency housing for victims of domestic violence

Posted inHousing

Once-in-a-generation tax revenues are flowing into western Colorado coffers. How will communities invest?

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Dec 1, 20227:25 AM MST on Dec 1, 2022

A proposed ballot initiative for 2023 would impose a fee on all real estate deals to fund affordable housing

Posted inHousing

Old motels are putting a dent in Colorado’s homelessness crisis after serving as emergency shelters during the pandemic

by Jennifer Brown 4:15 AM MST on Nov 28, 20224:59 PM MST on Nov 25, 2022

Already this fall, the city of Denver has helped nonprofits buy three motels that eventually will provide hundreds of housing units for those living on the streets

Two houses stand next to each other
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Colorado voters approve ballot measure setting aside nearly $300 million each year for affordable housing

by Tatiana Flowers and Jesse Paul 11:48 AM MST on Nov 14, 202212:49 PM MST on Nov 14, 2022

Proposition 123 will set aside up to 0.1% of taxable income each year for affordable housing. That’s estimated to be $145 million in the current fiscal year — which ends June 30, 2023 — and $290 million in 2023-24 and subsequent fiscal years. 

Posted inHousing

“The future of housing” takes shape at Buena Vista factory

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Nov 8, 20227:33 PM MST on Nov 7, 2022

A housing crisis solution with modular homes, philanthropy, unique lending and free land is threatened by local zoning and code regulations

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Zornio: Proposition 123 is as much about public health as it is affordable housing

by Trish Zornio 3:02 AM MDT on Oct 31, 20229:37 AM MDT on Oct 29, 2022

Research shows children are likely to be among the largest beneficiaries of passing Colorado’s Proposition 123

Posted inHousing

Financial help for renters during COVID slashed Colorado evictions by nearly 60%, new study finds

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Oct 28, 202210:19 AM MDT on Oct 28, 2022

The analysis by two nonprofits analyzed 150,000 eviction filings and found stark disparities for those without legal representation

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