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Denver’s New Affordable Housing Plan
A new, five-year affordable-housing plan for Denver was unveiled, providing a guide for housing programs and policies through 2019. The plan, called Housing Denver, will seek to work with nonprofits and private sector developers, as well as the financial community, to...
Colorado: The Happy State
According to WalletHub's 2014 Most and Least Happy States in America study, people in the Centennial State are happier than almost the entire rest of the country, with Colorado coming in fourth out of 50 states. The study ranked states based on: 1. Emotional and...
Denver: Fifth Best Market for Sellers
According to a new report from Zillow, Denver is the fifth best market for sellers of homes in the nation. Within metro Denver, Evergreen is the top buyers' market. Top sellers' markets are not necessarily those where home values are rising, but instead are those in...
Buying Investment Property
With historically high rents being collected and expected to rise, we have several clients who have asked us to help them with purchasing investment properties. One client is interested in purchasing duplexes and triplexes, another only wants single-family homes, and...
Unemployment Falling Despite Lost Jobs
Colorado lost 700 jobs in August, however, state unemployment still fell two-tenths of a point, to 5.1 percent - its lowest level in six years. August was a paradoxical month in which two different government employment surveys (one of employers and the other of...
Imagine a Future without Utility Bills
What would it be like to not have to pay a utility bill ever again? Net zero communities are communities that use power only from energy they produce through solar, wind, and underground geothermal systems on site, ending all dependence on electric and gas provided by...