by Jon Terry | Jun 10, 2014 | Blog, Selling a Home, The Economy
With a low unemployment rate and a great lifestyle, Denver has become a hotspot for new residents. Last year, Denver was recognized as one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, with a population increase of 1.9%. If trends continue like they are, that number...
by Jon Terry | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, The Economy
Two national reports in the last several weeks report that Colorado and metro Denver home resale prices eclipsed previous record highs. CoreLogic’s April report, the latest data available, shows home prices in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area jumping 9.5 percent...
by Jon Terry | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog, Rankings, The Economy
Economic recovery (in terms of jobs) is broad based in Colorado. Some areas contributing to the healthy economy are oil and gas, construction, infrastructure, including work on the new DIA rail line and major projects on Interstate 225 and U.S. 36, and overall...
by Jon Terry | Jan 22, 2014 | Blog, Moving, The Economy
Year after year, Colorado counties top the lists of the fastest-growing areas in the United States, and a new study puts Colorado ahead of where it was last year for attracting new residents. Allied Van Lines, the giant moving company that annually reports on where...
by Jon Terry | Dec 9, 2013 | Blog, Colorado Living, The Economy
Metro Denver’s total output of goods and services (gross metropolitan product) is expected to rise by 3.2% next year, a much faster pace than the last few years, according to a new report from a unit of Colorado’s Information Handling Services (IHS Inc)....
by Jon Terry | Nov 4, 2013 | Blog, Colorado Living, The Economy
Now that the U.S. government is once again up and running, many wonder what the government shutdown’s impact on the real estate market (especially the mortgage end of the market) was, and what will happen going forward. Some states felt the effects more than...