So Colorado Business Forum & Digest I Vol. 2, No. 1
January 30, 2024 Visit the link below to read the recent Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest publication, Southern Colorado’s Economic Vibes. Within this report, you will find updates from around the Pikes Peak Region including articles by Jeanne Davant on “Housing Legislative Priorities for Business Advocates”, “Solutions Sought for Lack of ‘Missing Middle’ Housing”, […]
Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis Requires Expanding Rental Assistance and Adding Housing Units
October 27, 2022– Rents have increased over the last two years at a historic rate. Between December 2017 and September 2022, the median rent for newly leased units rose nearly 32 percent, with nearly all of that increase occurring in 2021 and 2022.[1] (See Figure 1.) These higher rents are especially hard for families with the […]
Colorado has a record-breaking affordable housing plan. Will state lawmakers push for growth and density, too?
February 8th, 2022- When the pandemic arrived, Colorado was dragged into an intense new phase of its housing shortage. “You can almost draw it exactly to March of 2020, when things started to deviate from the norms,” said Matthew Leprino, spokesperson for the Colorado Association of Realtors. Since then, housing costs have leaped upward at […]
Colorado Springs working to combat affordable housing shortage
January 20, 2021 – The lack of affordable housing in the Colorado Springs region has been well-documented as the area continues to see record growth. City leaders and community leaders say they are well aware, and taking action. Read more…