mountain real estate Archives

Aspen adopts strict new building codes for homes, aligning residential construction with the city’s climate goals

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Jan 30, 20233:36 PM MST on Jan 27, 2023

To hit net-zero by 2050, Aspen says it needs new building codes and construction regulations to reduce greenhouse emissions

Outdoors

Wolf Creek Village plan loses third legal fight for access road atop Wolf Creek Pass

by Jason Blevins 11:04 AM MDT on Oct 21, 202211:04 AM MDT on Oct 21, 2022

Texas billionaire Red McCombs has spent 36 years vying for access to a 300-acre inholding on Wolf Creek Pass where he plans a resort village for 10,000 residents.

Business, Housing, News

Buying frenzy slows but home prices remain sky-high in Colorado mountain towns

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Jul 19, 20226:15 PM MDT on Jul 18, 2022

The blistering pace of home sales in Colorado’s mountain communities is slowing. Finally. After sales volume and prices more than doubled in Colorado’s high country valleys between 2019 and 2021, the number of home sales in six Colorado mountain counties declined through May compared with the same period in 2021. And while prices remain sky-high, […]

Housing, News

Aspen suspends new home construction permits as it drops the hammer in the name of affordability

by Jason Blevins 4:00 AM MST on Dec 9, 2021

Aspen’s city council this week stopped issuing not just short-term rental permits, but permits for all home construction as the city struggles with a critical lack of affordable housing and the increasing use of homes by vacationers. A moratorium, passed unanimously by emergency ordinance Wednesday night after two meetings in two days, goes beyond suspending […]