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The Decline of Condominium Construction in Colorado: Addressing Litigation Reform to Alleviate the Housing Affordability Crisis

Feb 6, 2024

Condo development has grinded to a near halt in Colorado.

Colorado Housing Affordability Report

Jan 25, 2024

The estimated housing unit deficit in the Denver metro area for 2023 ranged between 45,025 and 115,012 housing units. To meet new population-driven housing demand and close the existing supply gap by 2028, an additional 26,971 to 40,968 housing units per year are required

Gov. Jared Polis’s 2024 State of the State

Jan 12, 2024

CSI has been at the forefront of data analysis regarding each of the issues raised in the Governor’s address and has the following response.

Putting the Fiscal Impacts of the Recent Influx of Migrants to Denver in Context

Jan 9, 2024

America’s southern border crisis is impacting Denver in a big way. Migrants have been arriving at record levels for more than 14 months.

Colorado Foster Care

Jan 8, 2024

Foster care youth aging out of the foster care system in Colorado face a multitude of challenges, including higher rates of homelessness, limited education, unemployment, involvement in the criminal justice system, early parenthood, mental health issues, a lack of support networks, limited healthcare access, substance abuse risk, and financial instability. Learn more through these resources and events.

Denver Metro Area Stands Out for Growth in Homelessness

Dec 21, 2023

Metro Denver Concerning Trends Across Homeless Populations Stand Out Nationally: Total homeless, Unsheltered, Chronically homeless

Untapped Potential: Economic Costs of Colorado’s Foster Youth

Nov 14, 2023

Foster care youth aging out of the foster care system in Colorado face a multitude of challenges. This report attempts to derive the individual and social costs borne by a cohort of Colorado’s foster youth.

November Crime Snapshot: Crime Rates in Colorado

Nov 10, 2023

How Does Colorado Compare Nationally? Colorado’s crime has risen to one of the highest rates in the nation in the past ten years. As of 2022, Colorado ranked 4th highest nationally for combined property and violent crime rates according to Federal Bureau of Investigation data.

Where Have All the Condos Gone? featuring Peter LiFari, Ted Leighty and Bruce Likoff

Nov 6, 2023

Over the past fifteen years, Colorado condominium construction has experienced a severe decline. Condominium development between 2018 and 2022, across 11 front range counties which collectively house over 80% of Colorado’s population, was 76% lower than between 2002...

A Snapshot of the Metro Denver Homeless Ecosystem in 2023

Oct 26, 2023

While metro areas across the country have seen a surge of people experiencing homelessness, the Denver metro has some of the highest levels of growth among the areas the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development tracks.