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 […]
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 […]
A Bright New Year
January 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The New Year is here and we’re excited to start off fresh. This is the time where we let go of whatever troubled us last year and allow ourselves to move forward. At Alaris, we’re setting goals to better ourselves and our company so that we can make the most of the New Year. 2014 […]
Natural Gas Bills to Rise
December 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Xcel Energy Inc. is proposing to charge its customers in Colorado less for electricity but more for natural gas in the first quarter. If approved, the new rates will take effect January 1. Natural gas users will see the biggest percentage increase after two years of historically low prices. Xcel said the average electric monthly […]
Colorado’s 2014 Economic Forecast
December 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Colorado is expected to be among the top 5 states for job growth The state is likely to keep its unemployment rate below 7% Home prices will continue to improve in Colorado as foreclosures decline and inventory is absorbed Colorado, the seventh-fastest growing state in the nation in percentage terms, is expected to see population […]