According to a new report from Brookings Mountain West, the economic output of metro Denver grew more than any other city in the nation in the third quarter of 2014. The report compares metro areas on economic output, employment, and housing prices. Denver area’s output (the value of all goods and services produced locally) rose […]
Archives for January 2015
Healthiest Places in America
January 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to a joint study by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Colorado is the thinnest state in the nation, with 21.3 percent of residents classified as obese, a lower rate than any other state. However, does being the capital of a state with the thinnest residents in the country […]
Denver Going Above and Beyond Pre-Recession Levels
January 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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 the same: Austin, San Jose, and Pittsburgh. In June, the […]
6 Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund on Your Home
January 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It’s tax season! Right now many of us are gathering up the correct forms and papers to file our taxes and get our refunds. When that money hits your bank account, what are you going to do with it? Many people choose to invest their money or pay off debts, but it doesn’t hurt to […]
RTD Eagle Update
January 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Regional Transportation District’s $2.2 billion Eagle project has hit significant milestones. The Eagle project is a portion of RTD’s sprawling FasTracks project to expand rail service across the metro area. Eagle includes lines from downtown to Denver International Airport, Arvada, and Westminser. The Eagle projects’s first four passenger rail cars recently arrived at Denver […]
Denver Among the Most Expensive Cities
January 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to a report titled “Naughty or Nice Cities for Renters,” by rent.com, Denver is ranked in the top 10 most expensive cities for leasing an apartment relative to income and other factors. The report looked at the 75 metro areas with the largest populations and categorized them based on: 1. Rental vacancy rates. 2. […]
January is a Good Time to Sell
January 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Think the Colorado winter season is not a good time to sell? Think again. Colorado is rapidly growing which leaves housing demands high and inventory low. This is not something new; all through 2014 we saw drastically low inventory. Although January through March is traditionally seen as the “quiet time” for real estate, we don’t […]
Colorado’s Formal Water Plan
January 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The final draft of Colorado’s first formal water plan has recently been delivered to Hickenlooper, and it’s being characterized by water experts as a “good first step” toward building state-wide consensus on what can and must be done to meet the needs of growing population. The plan aims to address the gap in water supplies […]
Colorado Remains One of the Healthiest States
January 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
In an annual ranking released by United Health Foundation, Colorado has once again earned its spot as the nation’s 8th healthiest state. Colorado came out on top as the state with the lowest percentage of obese adults (21.3 percent) and the lowest percentage of adults who have not participated in physical activity in the past […]
What to Expect in Real Estate the First Quarter of 2015
January 12, 2015 by 2 Comments
Happy New Year! This is always an exciting time in real estate as we ramp up for another year. We have seen the average days on the market for residential homes increase and the median price remain quite stable. However, inventory remains low and there are certainly many buyers trying to find homes to buy. […]