


The Impact of New Energy Codes on Colorado’s Fraught Housing Market Part 2
In Part 2 of the Common Sense Digest Podcast, we discuss the state of the Colorado housing market, the goals of recently passed energy code legislation, the increased costs those new codes will result in for builders, and what challenges exist in implementing them.
Unpacking the Colorado and Arizona Housing Markets with Glenn Farley and Steven Byers
Housing prices are frequently at the forefront of policy discussions because they impact so many other aspects of the economy. On this episode of Common Sense Digest, Host and Chairman Earl Wright welcomes CSI Arizona’s Director of Policy & Research Glenn Farley, CSI’s Senior Economist Steven Byers to discuss the housing markets in Arizona and Colorado, respectively.
Colorado Housing Affordability Trends
Colorado is an increasingly expensive place to live. Housing prices are surging, and affordability is decreasing. Though there has been a recent increase in building permits, the current housing supply shortage is so large that the increased construction of new homes must be sustained for years, if not increased, to overcome the shortage.