Three cities in Colorado were rated as the best places in the nation to retire. According to bankrate.com’s new “Best and Worst Cities to Retire” Index, Denver is the sixth best place to retire. Colorado Springs landed the ninth spot, and Lakewood came in at 17th. Bankrate looked at 172 cities and compiled its index […]
21st Most Populous City
June 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau city population estimates, Denver is now the 21st most populous city in the United States, up from 22nd a year ago. As of July 1, 2014, the City & County of Denver had an estimated 663,862 residents, up from 648,401 in 2013. Denver now stands immediately behind Seattle […]
Denver’s Suburbs
June 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you’re wanting to escape Denver’s climbing rent prices (at least a little), but still want to enjoy all that Denver has to offer, Denver’s suburbs have a lot to offer. In fact, many are connected to downtown by the Regional Transportation District’s 122 miles of rail track, and are full of their own restaurants, […]
Denver: The Best of the Best
June 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It never gets old hearing that our city makes top 10 lists for fitness, economic growth, well-being, jobs, transportation affordability, and much, much more. However, Denver has now made it on a list of different kind. According to a new Thrillist ranking, it’s among the 16 cities that are the “best of the best”. Denver […]
Colorado is One Popular State
April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to the 2014 Allied Van Lines Magnet States Report, Colorado ranked No. 5 among states that had more people moving in than out. With new people moving to Colorado on the daily, especially Denver, it is no wonder the housing market continues to explode. Even in the early months of 2015, the housing market […]
Denver Resale Prices Set New Record
April 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The pace of year-over-year growth in metro-Denver home prices continues to speed up, and the region has set a new record high for resale prices. Denver’s Case-Shiller home price index reached 158.17 in December (an all-time high) topping November’s index reading of 157.39. An index reading of 158.17 means that local home resale prices averaged […]
More and More Moving to Denver
April 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Denver landed itself in the top 10 of the Penske Truck Rnetal’s (a national transportation and moving services company) list of popular places to relocate. Ranking 7th in Penske’s report of the top moving destinations in the United States for 2014, Denver moved up from 9th in Penske’s 2013 study. The study noted that Denver’s […]
Colorado Home Prices Rising the Fastest
March 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to a new report by CoreLogic, the prices for single-family homes rose faster in Colorado than they did anywhere else in the country. The year-over-year appreciation stood at 8.4 percent in December for the state, compared to 5 percent for the country as a whole. Texas was second to Colorado, with an increase of […]
Colorado Keeps the Highest Rate of Appreciation in the Country
March 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Colorado’s home sales prices grew by 9.1 percent in January from a year earlier, the highest rate of appreciation of any state in the country, but metro Denver’s growth rate was even higher at 10 percent. By comparison, the national average for home-price gains was 5.7 percent during the same one-year period. Along with three […]
Denver Remains Among the Fastest Growing Cities
March 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Forbes Magazine has recently ranked the Denver metro area among the top 10 fastest-growing cities in the nation. Denver was not only pegged as one of the top 10 states for job growth in a recent Leeds study, but also broke its annual oil production record last year. To compile the ranking titled “America’s Fastest […]