Patrick and I put Jon Terry to the ultimate Realtor® test in patience and endurance! We set out on a quest almost a year ago to find a home in the Denver area which meant searching in an area we weren’t familiar with having lived in Vail Valley for the last 14 years. With a […]
Archives for January 2014
Affordable Housing Meets FasTracks
January 22, 2014 by 1 Comment
No one expected the boom of apartment development around the redevelopment site of Denver’s Union Station to happen as quickly as it did. This year, prepare to see a new 108-unit affordable-housing rental development in a sea of costlier apartments, amid some of the most expensive office space in Colorado, and on land that draws […]
Colorado’s Population is Growing Faster than the National Average
January 22, 2014 by 3 Comments
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 people are moving, ranked Colorado number 8 on its list […]
Looking Back at 2013 Predictions
January 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The ten 2013 real estate trends we asked you to watch at the beginning of last year proved themselves true. 1. Rising home prices 2. Rising rent 3. Fewer foreclosure bargains 4. More short sales 5. More first-time home buyers 6. Higher home construction costs 7. Property management boom 8. Rising mortgage interest rates 9. […]
Hottest U.S. Neighborhoods of 2014
January 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
For 2014, top rated neighborhoods offer affordable prices and short commutes either by car or transit, and a Denver district recently ranked among the nation’s 10 “hottest neighborhoods of 2014” by online real estate service Redfin Corp. Denver’s City Park neighborhood lands at No. 9 on the list of residential real estate markets nationwide with […]
The Transformation of Denver’s Transportation
January 13, 2014 by 4 Comments
Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) sprawling FasTracks project, which includes laying more than 100 miles of rail tracks throughout metro Denver, and transforming the old station into a transportation hub, will begin construction of the North Metro commuter rail line in the spring of 2014. This line will carry passengers from Denver Union Station to 124th […]
The Growth of “Green” Consumers
January 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Denver ranked high on a list compiled by the website greenbiz.com of the U.S. cities that are the best places for “green meetings” this year. The list highlights the cities that have taken steps to transform the meetings and events industry from one that left a trail of waste to one that’s adopted eco-friendly policies […]
Say Goodbye to Incandescent Bulbs for Good
January 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Come January 1st, not too many realize that 40W and 60W incandescent bulbs will hit their final phase-out stage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, meaning these bulbs will officially cease to be manufactured and imported to the United States. Philips has decided to kick off the New Year with a 60-watt […]
Colorado Rent Will Continue to Rise
January 4, 2014 by 1 Comment
The apartment market was robust in the latter part of 2013, with vacancy rates hovering around 13-year lows and rents rising despite a resumption in multifamily construction. Builders delivered 5,560 new apartments in 2013, far above the 2,170 delivered in 2012. Average asking rent jumped 6.6 percent year over year, to $1,115 per month. The […]