Author: Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
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Denver bike lane experiment takes a dangerous turn, residents say
Little Cheesman Park residents report uptick in road accidents after bike lane installation
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Rising interest rates jinxing the Denver housing market, says new report
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In a month when a late monsoon is cooling summer temperatures around the Mile High, interest rates are chilling the area’s real estate market, according to a newly released report by the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. While real estate agents have hopes that rates will fall later in the year as inflation lessens, that’s…
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Denver gets tough on unlicensed landlords, as many scramble to set up required home inspections
The Denver department that licenses everything from pedal cabs and tattoo artists to liquor stores and pot dispensaries is five months into its largest-yet regulatory expansion: Seeking to license the city’s 123,000 multifamily homes and apartments. As of Monday, the city had issued $150 administrative citations to 46 apartment property owners deemed in violation of…
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As spring arrives, Colorado Realtors sense a chill in the market
Exactly a year after rising mortgage rates began tempering the wild real estate market that raged during the pandemic, Colorado Realtors are feeling some slack in sales this spring — generally the most robust part of their calendar year. That lukewarm market shows in the modest number of new single-family listings that were put online…
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Metro Denver area property values rise double digits in new assessors’ reports
Denver area homeowners will likely find a good-news bad-news story waiting when they open their mailboxes next week to receive their updated property valuations, released Wednesday by nine metro area county assessors. The good news is that their homes will show a nice appreciation over the past two years. The bad news is that their…
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A reach too far? Builders, realtors mirror worries raised by local governments about land-use bill
On the steps of the Capitol beside banners reading “A Home for Every Colorado Budget,” Gov. Jared Polis proposed a sweeping land-use bill three weeks ago that would enact massive changes to neighborhood zoning controls as a means to address Colorado’s housing crisis. At its core, the proposal seeks to allow more density. But residents…
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Denver vacant offices to housing? The devil is in the details, developers say
At a moment when new studies indicate that housing will stay a serious crisis in Denver despite a slower-paced real estate market, some new apartments that were created from an older downtown office are set to open next month. The city is studying whether other offices left vacant after the pandemic can help boost the…
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Metro Denver home sales gathering momentum again?
After a half year of declining sales in the wake of sharply higher mortgage rates, the National Association of Realtors is seeing an upward turn in pending home sales — and Denver area brokers are already marking that same bounce. “It’s been crazy the last month,” said Rike Palese, broker/manager of ReMax Professionals’ DTC office…
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Metro Denver home sales gathering momentum again?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a half year of declining sales in the wake of sharply higher mortgage rates, the National Association of Realtors is seeing an upward turn in pending home sales — and Denver area brokers are…