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Colorado market recalibrates with cautious homebuyers, realistic sellers
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (464+ words) Colorado's housing market entered 2026 in a measured, recalibrated state, as the latest data from the Colorado Association of Realtors reveals a landscape defined by cautious buyers, realistic sellers, and shifting leverage across the state. According to January's Market Trends Housing…...
Inflation slowed nationally in January, but accelerated in Denver
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (233+ words) The latest inflation report for Denver is less than encouraging for starry-eyed lovers preparing to celebrate Valentine's Day on Saturday " unless they plan to spend the day driving around and then come home to a low-carb, vegetarian dinner. Consumer prices…...
Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (995+ words) Inflation dropped to 2.4% in January compared with a year earlier, down from 2.7% in December and not too far from the Federal Reserve's 2% target. Core prices, which exclude the volatile'food'and energy categories, rose just 2.5% in January from a year ago, down…...
FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts tell a different story
1+ week, 6+ day ago (898+ words) By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writers He made his case in a recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, chiding the paper and critics, including mainstream economists, who predicted that tariffs would backfire, raising prices and…...
Limit institutional buyers? It may not help Colorado’s housing market much, experts say.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1101+ words) President Trump, in a push to boost housing affordability, issued an executive order last Tuesday that will make it much harder for institutions to purchase homes. "Homes are built for people, not for corporations, and America will not become a…...
Prices ticked up in November as Americans keep spending a key inflation measure shows
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (244+ words) Consumer prices rose 2.8% in November from a year earlier, the Commerce Department'said Thursday, up from a 2.7% annual pace in October. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices also increased 2.8% in November from a year ago, slightly higher than…...
Local landlord’s 2022 buys end up foreclosed, in receivership
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (493+ words) A local landlord has lost one apartment complex in Aurora to foreclosure, and a second was recently placed into receivership. Summit Communities bought both the Highline Lofts at 456 S. Ironton St. and Arboreta Apartments at 2038 S. Vaughn Way in 2022. The company paid…...
Which Colorado housing markets were hot last year?
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (1331+ words) Colorado's housing market looked calm and cool on the surface last year, with minimal changes from 2024. But underneath the ice-covered crust, a few turbulent currents were flowing. Median sales prices, including both condos and single-family homes, were essentially flat last…...
Why are Colorado home prices so high? Look down.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (488+ words) Colorado homes are so expensive, in part, because the land they sit on has become increasingly valuable, enough to rank the state seventh in the country for its residential land costs. The lots that Colorado's homes sit on averaged $942,200 per…...
Wall Street CEOs warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed and credit card industry
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (478+ words) By KEN SWEET, AP Business Writer But now the president has proposed a one-year, 10% cap on the interest rate on credit cards, a lucrative business for many financial institutions, and his Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Federal…...