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Colorado’s Foreclosure-Filing Rate

Colorado’s foreclosure-filing rate is looking brighter. This February, it dropped 20 percent from January and 44 percent from February 2012 For the last couple of years, Colorado has had among the top 10 highest foreclosure filing rates in the nation. Last month, we...

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Solar Energy

Consumers have begun to embrace solar energy at a much faster rate. The year 2012 saw the demand for solar panels more than double, and the U.S. will most likely become one of the biggest markets. Recent signs show the popularity of green home features growing, and...

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Apartment Vacancy Rates

Apartment vacancy rates dropped to their lowest fourth-quarter average in 12 years to 4.9 percent from the 5.4 percent of the third quarter. Vacancy rates rarely get below 4 percent, so the market is about as tight as it can get. “The average rent in efficiency...

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Second Happiest State

Well-being is important because happier, healthier citizens tend to have positive social and economic affects on the places they live. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which has surveyed 1.7 million Americans since the survey was first conducted in 2008,...

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Replace Scrubbing Bubbles with the Power of the Grapefruit

Replace Scrubbing Bubbles with the Power of the Grapefruit Materials 1 Grapefruit 1/4 cup kosher salt 1. Cut: One medium to large grapefruit will clean your entire bath or shower from top to bottom, including all of the fixtures. Simply cut it in half with a knife and...

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