Development, Financing and Other Property News from Colorado's Leading Real Estate Law Firm
On January 20, 2026, the White House issued an Executive Order titled Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers that aims to address concerns about large institutional investors acquiring single-family homes.
The order lays out a clear policy objective: to preserve the supply of single-family homes for families and individual owner-occupants, reframing the…
To address the housing shortage in Colorado, Governor Jared Polis signed Executive Order D 2025 005 (“EO”). This EO, among other things, directs state agencies to determine whether Local Governments are compliant with recently passed strategic growth laws when awarding certain discretionary funding opportunities. To learn more about the EO, visit our recent blog post here.…
Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (“HOST”) and Denver Housing Authority (“DHA”) are partnering to pilot a program aimed at spurring development of middle-income housing. As reported in the Denver Post, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has described the pilot program as a way for the city to promote the development of housing…
Several Colorado municipalities have sued the state challenging the constitutionality of landmark zoning reforms enacted in 2024. The lawsuit specifically concerns two new laws passed by the legislature and one executive order issued by Governor Polis related to those measures. The first law, HB 24-1313, is aimed at increasing housing density around transit. Under…
On May 16, 2025, Governor Jared Polis signed Executive Order D 2025 005 (“Order 005”) to address implementation of recently-passed strategic growth legislation. As discussed below, Governor Polis has ordered certain state agencies to consider whether municipalities are compliant with the requirements of seven laws when awarding millions of dollars of discretionary funding. Three days after…