This question comes up in every real estate transaction. Sellers want to know at what price to list and buyers want to know the right price to offer. We see many variables that must be considered in order to guide clients to make these determinations. Sellers and buyers frequently ask their Realtor® to answer the question […]
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, […]
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 […]
Business Insider Rates Colorado’s Economy #1
September 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Business Insider recently ranked each state on how eight economic measures have grown or shrunk in recent years: the unemployment rate, the number of non-farm payroll jobs, gross domestic product, average wages, the working age (18-64) population, value of international exports, house prices, and auto sales. Colorado’s economy came in as the overall winner. As […]
Holiday Encouragement Part 2: Economic Vitality
December 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Business Journal’s On Numbers Economic Index is a monthly rating of the economic vitality of 102 major metropolitan areas, generated by an 18-part formula that includes private-sector jobs, unemployment rates, workers earnings, home values, and retail strength. Denver came in eighth last month, our highest ranking since April and up from 10th the month […]
Look Forward to a Bright 2014
December 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Metro Denver’s total output of goods and services (gross metropolitan product) is expected to rise by 3.2% next year, a much faster pace than the last few years, according to a new report from a unit of Colorado’s Information Handling Services (IHS Inc). Here’s a basic outline of the report: Metro Denver’s gross metro product […]
Bettering Denver’s Community with Trader Joe’s
December 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Trader Joe’s began in Los Angeles in 1958. Combine Trader Joe’s being voted one of America’s healthiest grocery stores with Colorado boasting the health of their citizens, it’s a logical place to build several of these California-based stores. Shopping at Trader Joe’s is more like going to a specialty foods store than a chain grocer […]