What is a Metro District?

Colorado REALTOR® Organizations Seek Clear Answers to “What is a Metro District?”

The number of metro districts in Colorado has increased by over 70 percent in the last decade, raising questions in the real estate industry. How do metro districts impact housing costs for homebuyers?
Commissioned by the Fort Collins Board of REALTORS®, Greeley Area REALTOR® Association, Longmont Association of REALTORS® and Loveland-Berthoud Association of REALTORS®, This first-of-its-kind study explores this question.  

What Is A Metro District?

What is a metro district? How does a metro district fund development? This infographic breaks down metro districts for consumers.

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Metro Districts in Colorado

The Anderson Economic Group was commissioned to analyze the impact of metro districts during the home buying and home selling process. This infographic provides a quick summary of the study’s results.

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Metro District Impacts on Housing Costs Report Summary

Commissioned by the Fort Collins Board of REALTORS®, Greeley Area REALTOR® Association, Boulder/Longmont Association of REALTORS®, and Loveland-Berthoud Association of REALTORS®, AEG analyzed the impact of metro districts on housing costs across ten districts in Metropolitan Denver and Northern Colorado. AEG’s analysis compared housing costs for a typical home in each district to what housing costs would have been if the same home was built outside of a metro district.

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