by Jon Terry | Aug 2, 2013 | Blog, Colorado Living, Foreclosure, Housing Analysis, Luxury Homes, Residential Real Estate, Statistics, The Economy
Denver home prices have officially risen to pre-recession levels with a 9 percent year-over-year increase during the second quarter. June brought 9,187 homes for sale, up from the 8,214 available in May, with sales increasing 3 percent from May and 7 percent from June...
by Jon Terry | Jul 31, 2013 | Blog, Colorado Living, Statistics, The Economy
Colorado added about 52,400 jobs from May 2012 to May 2013, putting the state on track to have a higher-than-expected 2.5 percent job growth rate this year. Infrastructure, including work on the new DIA rail line and major projects on Interstate 225 and U.S. 36, is...
by Jon Terry | Jul 29, 2013 | Blog, Colorado Living, Gratitude, The Economy
CNBC completed its annual ranking of the best states for business, and Colorado, having ranked eighth last year, moved up to the seventh spot overall. The greatest improvement for Colorado was in the strength of its economy. After being ranked 33rd in 2012, in the...
by Jon Terry | Jul 21, 2013 | Blog, Colorado Living, Home Owner Energy Tips, Sustainability
XCEL’s Solar Rewards program has increased to 33.6 megawatts available for rebates for small-size solar power systems at least for the remainder of 2013 until the commissioners approve XCEL’s 2014 plan. In Colorado, the rebate money comes from a 2 percent surcharge...
by Jon Terry | Jul 12, 2013 | Blog, Colorado Living
In May, Denver Water decided to delay implementation of higher pricing for its customers because of the improving drought situation and recently declared a Stage 1 drought down from the Stage 2 drought it had declared on March 27. What are the differences? The...
by Jon Terry | Jun 28, 2013 | Blog, Colorado Living
Colorado falls relatively in the middle when it comes to the best places for college grads to move, according to the unemployment rates, median income, and cost of living calculated by SuperScholar. What Superscholar doesn’t consider, however, is social life and...
