housing
Supply and labor shortages double the time it’ll take to rebuild homes lost in the Marshall fire
Housing and construction management professionals estimated it could take up to three years to rebuild homes from scratch
For those who lost it all in the Marshall fire, finding new homes is an uphill battle
Boulder County already faced a brutal housing shortage. That was before hundreds of homes burned.
Boulder County fire victims have insurance questions. Here are some answers.
Are you underinsured? (Possibly.) Should you wait for a master builder to redo the whole neighborhood? (No.) Can you get a living expenses check now? (Yes. Do it.) Meanwhile, all Colorado homeowners should do this tuneup.
Colorado’s taxable home values could skyrocket in 2023
A state economic forecast predicts a statewide increase of up to 20%, but what that means for homeowners is complicated
The next big move to solve homelessness is a metro Denver recovery campus. But which city will host it?
The governor’s plan is still in the works, but advocates want a residential campus with drug treatment and peer support, where people who are homeless could live for up to two years.
An Adams County apartment complex set aside 12 units for foster youth. It barely makes a dent in the demand.
Federal funding and awareness about the need to provide affordable housing to youth exiting foster care have increased over the past decade
4,000 cars, one exit: Residents in growing neighborhoods worry their new neighbors could crowd wildfire escape routes
Proposed developments in Conifer and Colorado Springs have raised concern over wildfire preparedness as fires become more intense and the state continues to grow.
Colorado’s governor wants to enlist private companies to help fix public problems with new partnership office
Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal seeks $1.3 million to create a state public-private partnership office. Public policy observers are skeptical.
Colorado launches program to help homeowners struggling with their mortgage payments
Money is available to cover 3 months of past-due mortgage payments, but it may be too late for some homeowners in the foreclosure process.
Cockroaches and sewage backups move low-income residents to sue one of Denver’s largest landlords
Mint Urban Infinity Apartments received $3,987 from the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program which provides up to 15 months of rent to struggling tenants and landlords.
Homelessness in metro Denver isn’t waning. But research from CU Denver and a private think tank offers ideas to help.
Common Sense Institute and CU Denver researchers looked at programs working in the seven-county metro region in hopes of exporting the concepts to other communities.
Denver suburbs look to address homelessness as more camps move south and community tension builds
The cities of Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan passed a homelessness action plan. Residents are regularly calling police to report homelessness.
Colorado doesn’t have a statewide building code. Would enacting one help protect homes against wildfire?
A handful of state lawmakers are interested in pursuing a statewide building code, in large part as a way to secure more federal grant money
A flurry of policy experiments in Colorado serves as “regional laboratory” for regulating, limiting short-term rentals
Crackdown on short-term rental properties across Colorado mirrors national effort as communities grapple with escalating home prices and a shrinking workforce.
“Glorified homelessness”: Even tiny Silverton is experiencing the housing crisis that’s crushing mountain workers
Colorado’s housing shortage is exacerbated in remote Silverton, where there are no suburbs to commute from and little space to expand.
Colorado ski resorts are in an uphill battle for workers amid the historic labor shortage
Ski areas are reaching out to locals, relying on visa programs and retooling jobs as they search for hundreds of workers in communities enduring critical housing and labor shortages.
Housing in small Colorado towns is “damn near a crisis.” But the solution isn’t as easy as just building more.
The cost of extending roads, and water and sewer lines, and finding developers to work with them are among the biggest challenges facing towns grappling with a housing crisis.
“It’s scary”: The housing shortage has reached a crisis point in southwest Colorado
Some residents have resorted to living in cars, and local officials fear middle-income earners will be priced out of the housing market.
Property taxes would more than triple for Colorado short-term rental owners under statehouse proposal
State Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat, said the change is aimed at ensuring schools and fire departments have enough local funding
