Denver Area Real Estate and Economic News!

• Real Estate Still Best Long Term Investment According to OwnAmerica Survey February 22, 2012
  RYE, N.Y., Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Despite a prolonged downturn in the housing market, real estate is still the best long term investment, according to 84% of respondents in OwnAmerica’s recent survey on real estate investing. Comparatively, stocks/mutual funds, bonds and savings accounts were ranked best by only 9.9%, 4% and 2%, respectively. […]
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• Number of homes for sale decreases in metro Denver February 13, 2012
  By Aldo Svaldi  The Denver Post Home-buying in metro Denver took a slight breather in January after a robust December, but a lack of inventory threatens to cut off the market’s oxygen if more sellers don’t start showing up soon. “Activity in January was good,” said Gary Bauer, an independent real estate analyst who prepares […]
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• Buy American – Great video about how one industry is making difference. February 8, 2012
                 This is an interesting and inspiring news story (link)  about an industry that made a concentrated effort to “Buy American.”  It is well worth watching – and imitating in other industries.  Turns out what’s good for your business can be good for America. […]
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• Rising Rents Make Home Buying a Better Choice January 27, 2012
  DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012 Fallen home prices and record-low mortgage rates have pushed housing affordability to a 40-year high. Meanwhile, rental prices are continuing to rise at a fast pace, according to a new report released by Hotpads.com, a rental listing service. Rental prices in 20 of the largest metro areas […]
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• Inventory of luxury homes shrinks in Denver January 18, 2012
  Denver Business Journal by Dennis Huspeni, Reporter Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 2:58pm MST The number of luxury homes available for sale in metro Denver continues to drop, according to a report analyzing multiple listing service data released Tuesday. There was an inventory of 566 residential homes available for sale in December, down from 650 […]
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• Net in-migration to Colorado from other states growing January 17, 2012
  POSTED: 01/15/2012 01:00:00 AM MST By Aldo Svaldi The Denver Post Doug and Heather Klof, who in March moved from out of state as part of DaVita’s relocation, are closing soon on a house. “I came to visit in Februarty and fell in love with Denver,” Heather said. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post) Doug and Heather […]
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• What is it? – Coffee Table? January 10, 2012
  What is that?  Sure, it is a coffee table but what is it made of? Hopefully this will help: It’s a Bathtub! Let us know what you think. […]
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• What is that? Real Estate Pictures That Make You Say “Huh”. January 10, 2012
  We are adding a new category to The D Blog. It is for real estate pictures and items that make us wonder “What is up with that?” Send your suggestions in and they will be included. Dave Herries dave@realtycolorado.com […]
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• Why would you buy real estate in Denver? January 10, 2012
  If you are wondering if real estate in Denver is a good investment. Watch this video now! […]
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• CoreLogic: Metro Denver home prices up in November from year earlier January 10, 2012
  Denver Business Journal Date: Monday, January 9, 2012, 8:32am MST Home prices in the Denver metro area rose in November 2011 from the same month a year earlier, according to the latest Home Price Index report, issued Monday byCoreLogic Inc. The report said home prices, including distressed sales, in the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area were up 1 […]
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