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
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Highlights From CREJ’s Multifamily Housing Conference and Expo
On March 13, the Colorado Real Estate Journal hosted its annual Multifamily Owners and Managers Conference and Expo. The Conference assessed the present and future of Colorado’s multifamily housing market with an emphasis on the Denver metro area. Speakers included economists, consultants, property managers, lenders, investors, and developers. They canvassed topics ranging from the…
Location, Location, Location – Are the three rules of real estate now cliché?
The origins of the “three rules” of real estate call into question whether location should be viewed as the most important characteristic when evaluating real estate. At the 17th Annual CU Real Estate Forum, Gunnar Branson highlighted William Safire’s research on the origins of the phrase “location, location, location.” According to Safire’s research,…
Colorado Apartment Vacancy/Rental Rates Suggest Market Optimism
By Bill Kyriagis on
This article in today’s Denver Post discusses how, despite some regional variation in vacancy rates and rents, the statewide trends suggest optimism among property managers and landlords concerning future demand.
The recent uptick in multi-family housing construction in some parts of Colorado indicates that developers may be feeling the same way.
It will be …
The HOA Information and Resource Center – One Year Later
By Otten Johnson on
It has been a little over a year since the requirement that Colorado property owners’ associations register with the newly created HOA Information and Resource Center went into effect. The center’s 2011 annual report is out (and a copy of it is provided below). According to the annual report, in 2011, 8,037 property owners’ associations…