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Mortgage Rates Rise Again After Recording Sharp Drop
Mortgage rates increased for the first time in three weeks. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.51%, mortgage-finance giant Freddie Mac said Thursday. That is up from 5.30% last week, when rates recorded the largest w...
CO is Short 127k Homes
Up for Growth, a non-profit committed to solving our country’s housing shortage released a report last week in which they estimate that our country’s housing deficit has increased from 1.65 million in 2012 to 3.8 million as of 2019. It coul...
Why We Lack Affordable Housing
The Common Sense Institute just released a new report on Colorado’s lack of affordable housing and why housing costs will continue to increase due to upcoming new regulations that will electrify housing and commercial construction. Here is wh...
Denver’s Biggest Events for August 2022
'Pretty Woman: The Musical' (Aug. 2–14, 2022) – After an incredible run on Broadway, this Audience Choice Award-winner is coming to Denver! The Wild Hearts Tour feat. Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen and Julien Baker (Aug. 7, 2022) – ...
Front Porch Landscaping Ideas
The front porch has a special place in American history. It’s the ideal place to drink a cup of coffee in the morning or converse with family while dinner is cooking. Porches also encourage neighbors and passersby to stop for a moment and say...
Are Home Prices Really Dropping?
Stories about home prices dropping locally and nationally. The media headlines are misinforming and I believe scaring consumers. Home prices are not dropping. First, home price appreciation is SLOWING DOWN not dropping. This is great news! For ...
Real Estate Market Trends Report | JUL. ’22
As month-end active inventory skyrockets, the Denver Metro hit a new record for the average price of attached properties at $504,193. At the end of June 2021, Denver Metro ended with 3,122 properties on the market. It has now almost doubled tha...
Denver architecture: Go New with Contemporary/Modern Row Homes
Contemporary style isn't as easy to define as the other Denver architecture styles. Basically, it refers to homes that are being designed and built today. Even more so than the modern style, contemporary homes tend to incorporate asymmet...