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Denver Leads the Nation in Solar Activity
In November, Denver was named the first “Solar Friendly Community” in the nation. Currently, solar-power systems generate nearly 300 megawatts of electricity in Colorado. However, Colorado’s solar-power industry is readying a “Million Solar Roofs” campaign to raise...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...