Supporting Housing Affordability, Progress & Equality
SHAPING Opportunities
We provide opportunities for Coloradans by creating affordable housing solutions for people to live and work in the state. As a coalition, we support policies that create an additional supply of market-rate, affordable, and workforce housing in Colorado.
SHAPING
the Economy
The rental industry's economic contributions greatly impact the state of Colorado. According to WeAreApartments.org, Colorado’s apartments and residents contribute $60.9 billion to the state economy each year, supporting more than 310,400 jobs.
SHAPING Partnerships
Finding, creating, and offering affordable housing solutions is a goal we share with many organizations. We SHAPE Housing supports charitable and housing organizations in Colorado through our Apartments Giving Back Program
Supporting Housing Affordability, Progress & Equality
754k
APARTMENT RESIDENTS
419k
APARTMENT HOMES
7,000
NEW APARTMENTS NEEDED ANNUALLY
BY THE NUMBERS
RENT CONTROL EXPLAINED
Because rental prices have increased, some Coloradans struggle to afford rent. As a solution, some Colorado state legislators have proposed the idea of rent control. However, government price fixing, as it’s sometimes called, does more harm than good.
Rent control policies make the problem worse by reducing the incentives to build new rental units or improving the existing units. The solution to Colorado’s rental shortage is to create more rental properties, preserve existing properties, and streamline the process of transferring housing from one user to the next.