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Colorado takes a new – and likely more effective – approach to the housing crisis

  • Written by Brian J. Connolly, Assistant Professor of Business Law, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
imageA builder works on the construction of a new home. AP Photo/Mel Evans

In recent years, Colorado has been a poster child for the U.S. housing crisis. Previously a relatively affordable state, it has seen home prices increase nearly sixfold over the past three decades, outstripping even Florida and California.

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