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Colorado Housing Insights & Updates

What housing do we actually need? Insights from Colorado’s new Housing Needs Assessments

The data tells a surprisingly consistent story: The housing we have and the housing we’re building won’t meet our needs.  
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Lila Galinkin
Lila Galinkin Lila Galinkin
  • June 26, 2026

Affordable for Whom? The Price of New Market Rate Housing

New market rate housing in the Denver metro area is affordable for most households and also helps put downward pressure on rents across the market.
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Matt Frommer
Matt Frommer Matt Frommer Luke Teater Luke Teater
  • May 28, 2026

How lot size flexibility can lower housing costs in Colorado

A visual overview of Colorado’s HB26-1114 and HB26-1308 to legalize starter homes on smaller lots
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Max Nardo
Max Nardo Max Nardo Matt Frommer Matt Frommer
  • April 13, 2026

Low-turnout special election rolls back Lakewood zoning reform

Lakewood voters roll back zoning reform in low-turnout special election, halting local efforts to expand affordable housing options.
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Matt Frommer
Matt Frommer Matt Frommer
  • April 9, 2026

Colorado at a crossroads: Why smart growth beats sprawl

The question before us is not about whether we will grow, but how we grow.
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Caroline Leland
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  • January 13, 2026

From Growth Caps Toward Housing Abundance: Lakewood’s Zoning Overhaul to Legalize Middle Housing

A closer look at how Lakewood modernized its zoning to meet today’s housing and environmental challenges
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Max Nardo
Max Nardo Max Nardo
  • November 18, 2025