Solar*Connect (XCEL’s solar power program that would have allowed customers to pay a premium on their monthly utility bills to support solar energy) has officially been shut down by Colorado utility regulators. The utility planned to allow customers to buy blocks of solar power equal to a percentage of their monthly power usage, from 25 […]
Archives for 2015
Rent Will Continue to Rise in 2015
February 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A recent Zillow report reflects the increase in rental prices in metro Denver, and found that renters paid $474 million more in 2014 for leases. Renters in the Mile High City and surrounding cities paid $4.9 billion in rent, up from $4.5 billion in 2013, a 10.8 percent increase. Denver’s rental hikes were among the […]
People Flocking to Colorado
February 2, 2015 by 1 Comment
According to the 2014 Allied Van Lines Magnet States Report, in 2014, Colorado ranked No. 5 among states that had more people moving in than out. The report is based on people who use Westmont, Illinois-based Allied Van Lines as a moving service. It found that although 2,011 people left the state, 2,485 moved in, […]
Zillow Predicts Housing Values will Continue to Increase
February 1, 2015 by 1 Comment
We just blogged about Colorado resale prices breaking records, and according to Zillow’s predictions in their May 2014 real estate market report, houses in the Denver metro area will continue to rise by 1.3 percent from May 2014 to May 2015. The median home value of $253,300 rose 8.3 percent in May 2014 from a […]
Highest Economic Output in the Nation
January 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
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. […]