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Who Built the Crisis?
Local Government Regulation and the Middle-Income Housing Shortage. A white paper for policymakers and the development community testing one hypothesis: that regulation — not market forces — caused the middle-income housing crisis in Colorado’s north Denver suburbs.
The HOME Act
The Housing Opportunity, Modernization & Efficiency Act — five targeted amendments to modernize Boulder Municipal Code and close the gap between the housing Boulder has planned for and the housing it can actually build.
The Boulder Student Housing Paradox
The unintended impact of City of Boulder inclusionary housing fees on students and middle-income households — and the 2.32× lifetime loan multiplier the fee process has never measured.
Boulder’s All-Electric Building Mandate
Boulder charges renters 21× the market rate for carbon reduction — then blames the market for unaffordable housing. A cost-incidence analysis of the 2024 Energy Conservation Code.
Boulder’s Affordable Housing Fees Are the Affordable Housing Crisis
An analysis of how Boulder’s own policies price out the middle class — documenting $7.4M in excess charges on 100 replacement units across eight fee categories using 2026 rates.