Denver Real Estate Blog

From the Denver Post: Reshaping Steamboat Springs
The arrival of ski-giant Intrawest in this already bustling ski town was like adding gasoline to the fire of furious development already underway.

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From the Denver Post: Commission remission
Broker associate Lisa Todd knows enough about past commission rates to understand just how much those rates are in play today.

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From the Rocky Mountain News: Large home sites likely at Jeffco’s Ralston Ranch
Land developers Rich Laws and Jeff Willis recently bought the historic Ralston Ranch in Jefferson County, a chunk of land they jokingly call “a mountain infill property.”

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From the Rocky Mountain News: New homes bound for historic ranch
Developers Rich Laws and Jeff Willis recently bought the historic Ralston Ranch, a chunk land they jokingly call “a mountain infill property.”

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From the Denver Post: State GDP is building momentum
The output of Colorado’s capital and its satellite cities grew by 3.9 percent in 2005; the U.S. GDP grew by 3 percent.

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From the Denver Post: EPA proposes penalties for landlords who didn't disclose lead paint
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing civil penalties against five landlords in Colorado and one in Utah for not including lead warnings as part of their leases.

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From the Rocky Mountain News: Home prices hint at turn
Fresh evidence suggests the Denver-area housing market may be in the early stages of recovery, even as the national housing market faces an even bigger slump.

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From the Rocky Mountain News: Nation outpaces Denver in decline in home prices
Home prices in the Denver area have fallen much less than the nation as a whole, according to a closely watched, national report.

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From the Denver Post: Home resales drop to 5-year low
Home resales, depressed by turmoil in credit markets, fell for a sixth consecutive month in August, pushing activity to the lowest point in five years.

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From the Denver Post: Regulator keeps money flowing for homebuyers
Quick action by Erin Toll, state Division of Real Estate director, kept lenders from pulling out of Colorado because of new laws.

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From the Denver Post: Springs AF bases to get new housing
Two Colorado Springs Air Force bases are poised to get 839 new homes, which could bolster the city’s homebuilding industry as it works its way through a slump.

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From the Rocky Mountain News: Four Seasons construction begins
Developers broke ground on the Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences Denver on Monday, a project that initially was met with skepticism during a 2004 unveiling.

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From the Denver Post: Home, home on the ranch
The Sandstone Ranch will teach families about agriculture and wrangling and have an equestrian facility, the developer says.

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From the Denver Post: Retail a major walking point
Being close to stores - big and small - and other services remains an effective homeselling marketing hook.

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From the Denver Post: Real estate notes
Stapleton family wins contest The Westergren family won a summer-long viral video contest for their “Green Acres” submission touting Stapleton as “the place to be.

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From the Rocky Mountain News: Priciest condos excite most interest
The $165 million Pinnacle at City Park South luxury condominium community, which boasts the classic Chamber of Commerce view of Denver - capturing City Park, the downtown skyline and the mountains - is entering its final phase.

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From the Denver Post: The Fed cut interest rates. Now what?
The Federal Reserve’s short-term- interest-rate cut of half a point Tuesday should give a boost to local businesses and consumers, including some sectors of the hard-hit housing industry.

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From the Denver Post: Fannie, Freddie mortgage caps rise
The government on Wednesday nudged higher the investment caps for home-loan finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an effort to alleviate strain in the mortgage market.

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From the Denver Post: Federal debt ceiling running out of room
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Wednesday that the government will hit the current debt ceiling Oct. 1.

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From the Denver Post: A rail runs through it
Plans to build residences, offices and retail space near the Auraria campus in Denver have been derailed.

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