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New Medicare Tax Coming in 2013
The housing market may be recovering, as many experts suggest, but investors are still struggling to understand what taxes they will owe upon selling their homes. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect those who hold rental income properties and...
Limon Projects to Increase Wind-Generated Electricity
Wind farm operators race the clock to get their projects operating by the end of 2012, when the federal wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) is scheduled to expire. The credit pays wind farm operators $22 per megawatt hour of energy generated. Therefore, before the year...
Denver’s TOD Fund
The city of Denver has a Transit Oriented Development Fund which will generate and preserve at least 1,000 affordable homes for the areas along the existing and future transit corridors. With new transit station openings approaching, $15 million is available to buy...
Green Home Appraisals
With the housing market recovery beginning to take shape, we see green home construction and remodeling on the rise as consumers look to combine home comfort with energy efficiency and cost savings. However, home appraisals have traditionally ignored the value added...
South Lincoln Homes Redevelopment
The redevelopment of the South Lincoln Homes near the light-rail stop at West 10th Avenue and Osage Street marks the Denver Housing Authority's first venture into the new West Corridor light rail line. DHA's goals for this redevelopment include transforming the...
What’s the one thing you can do to your home to save the most energy?
In autumn and spring, mild temperatures make it easy to forget about your home's energy efficiency. However, when your air conditioner or furnace kicks in during the summer and winter months, the energy wasted heating and cooling your home becomes painfully obvious,...