by Jon Terry | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog
According to recent data released by Zillow, home values in the Denver metro area have gone above and beyond their highest pre-recession levels. Not only have home values in Denver returned to their peak, but only three other metro areas surveyed by Zillow have done...
by Jon Terry | Jan 3, 2015 | Blog, Colorado Living
According to the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business and economic outlook, Colorado is expected to gain 61,300 jobs in 2015, ranking it among the top 10 states in the country for job growth. The optimistic forecast for next year comes after...
by Jon Terry | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog, The Economy
Colorado lost 700 jobs in August, however, state unemployment still fell two-tenths of a point, to 5.1 percent – its lowest level in six years. August was a paradoxical month in which two different government employment surveys (one of employers and the other of...
by Jon Terry | Sep 4, 2014 | Blog, Colorado Living
Colorado unemployment has been trending downward since it peaked at 9.1 percent in October 2010. The last time the state’s jobless rate was as low as July’s 5.3 percent was in October 2008, when it also stood at 5.3 percent. Colorado gained 5,500 payroll...
by Jon Terry | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog, Rankings
In a recent WalletHub survey, Denver ranked first in the nation in employment and earning opportunities. Using 18 metrics, WalletHub (a financial insights website) ranked Denver fourth overall in terms of being recovered from the recession. To get these rankings,...