Denver voters rejected Mayor Mike Johnston’s effort to increase the local sales tax to support affordable housing projects. The Denver Post reported Ballot Issue 2R, which would have enacted a 0.5% sales tax increase that would add 50 cents to every $100 spent on most...
A pause on a problematic affordable housing plan, an urban development project to be built without public funds, and a historic theater’s surprise honor. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for July 22-28. Hit: Not So Fast,...
The Denver City Council hit the brakes on Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposal to increase the sales tax to fund affordable housing development. The proposal, which was floated earlier this month, would add an extra 0.5% to the city’s current effective 8.81% sales tax...
A proposed sales tax hike to finance Denver’s affordable housing, a bumbling response to Hurricane Beryl and too many empty offices in San Francisco. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of July 8-12. Miss: Rocky...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is seeking to hike the city’s sales tax rate as a financing vehicle to fund his affordable housing goals. The Denver Post reported the proposal would add an extra 0.5% to the city’s current effective 8.81% sales tax rate. Johnston, a...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
