Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”) Executive Director Don Hunt was recently interviewed on Colorado Public Radio’s Colorado Matters by Ryan Warner. Hunt discussed the latest plans for the I-70 corridor west of Denver. Convenient travel to the mountains is a major benefit to living in the Front Range, but as traffic worsens, the value of
The “Silver Tsunami” and Real Estate
You may not know it, but, as the Denver Post detailed in a recent article, the “Silver Tsunami” has reached the United States, including Colorado. While the impact thus far has been gentle, when its full magnitude arrives, “[e]verything will be impacted,” including real estate.
The “Silver Tsunami” is the moniker demographic
Highlights from the 2014 Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Conference
The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute held the 2014 installment of its annual conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law March 12-14. The 2014 conference, which saw a record number of registrations, was titled “Moving Beyond Recession: What’s Next?” and focused on the need to balance population and economic growth in the
Conservation Easement Tax Updates
Important Court Decision Regarding Colorado Conservation Easement Tax Credits
On March 15, 2012, the Colorado Court of Appeals announced its decision in Kowalchik v. Brohl. The Court’s opinion in Kowalchik includes two key findings that will significantly impact the rights of Colorado taxpayers who purchased state conservation easement income tax credits from conservation easement
Will FasTracks Shortfall Impact Denver Area TODs?
Recent stories in the business section of the Denver Post have featured real estate development around light rail stations. First, there was the story of the Denver Federal Center, and a few days later an article on the Denver Design District. This appears to be a continuation of the theme that transportation will