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Fastest Growing Cities: Denver Ranks 16th

Forbes ranked the nation’s 100 largest metro areas. Denver came in 16th for 2012 on rates of growth of the local population, jobs, gross metropolitan product, and projected population growth. M.S.A. (Metropolitan Statistical Area): Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 2012...

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TOD Plans for 2013

DIA plans to develop some of the 50 square miles of land that surrounds the airport. These plans include a new transit-oriented development where East 61st Avenue will intersect with the FasTracks train to DIA. Don’t expect anything too soon, however. Work on building...

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Seniors and the Housing Market

Retirement communities have increased over the last twenty years in response to the fact that the fastest-growing age group in the U.S. is 65 and older. What are the rising trends of this population age group? 1. Many seniors feel that the rules, restrictions, and...

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Down the Road to Recovery

Economists list three primary avenues for housing recovery: better market fundamentals, improved market composition, and more jobs. If job growth continues in 2013, housing should lead the way to economic recovery in Colorado. Here are a few encouraging stats from the...

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New Years Resolutions

Consider a late New Years Resolution of being extra cautious about water waste. According to the results of a three-year federal study of the Colorado River, the river won’t have enough water to support all the people who rely on it throughout the southwest, from...

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Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act

Under normal circumstances, debt forgiven as a result of a short sale or mortgage modification would count as income for tax purposes. Lenders send out 1099s to account for the amount of the debt they have forgiven. However, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act...

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