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Colorado Measure Would Make Most of State Off Limits to Drillers

Come November Colorado voters will consider banning oil and gas drilling within 2,500 feet of homes, businesses and many green spaces, a move that would effectively prohibit it in most of the U.S.’s seventh largest oil-producing state. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office said Wednesday that antifracking activists had collected enough valid signatures from state voters to put the issue on...

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Colorado Springs-area home supply hits 2-year high

The number of Colorado Springs-area homes for sale climbed to a two-year high last month, a sign that buyers finally might be in a better position in a housing market that’s favored sellers for the last few years, some real estate agents say.   In August, 2,416 single-family and patio homes were listed for sale, a nearly 6 percent increase over the...

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Initiative 97/REMI Study

Colorado’s oil and gas industry supports hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state across nearly all sectors of the economy. In addition, the industry operates within some of the nation’s strictest regulations regarding safety, water monitoring and air quality.   Proposed Ballot Initiative 97 would increase the distance between oil and gas operations and vulnerable areas or occupied structures. Setbacks have...

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What $1 million will buy you in today’s Denver housing market

Denver's housing market is hot and everyone knows it. But how far does your dollar really go these days?   Currently there are fewer homes for sale now compared with a year ago, and that low supply means higher prices. According to the Colorado Association of REALTORS®,  the median home price in the Denver metro area was $440,000 in July, significantly more than the...

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Summit County sees record number of luxury homes sold in July

July is always one of the best months for property sales for Colorado's High Country, and that was exactly the case in Summit County's exploding real estate market.   Defined as any home sold at or above $1 million, luxury housing sales boosted the overall real estate sales volume to more than $150 million, a $5.2 million increase over July 2017 and...

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How I Bought a Home in Denver

Meg Schubert, an architect who’s married to architect Drew Allen, shared the couple’s homebuying journey to purchasing a two-bedroom condo in the Mile High City.   Denver’s real estate market was a little crazy when we started thinking about buying. Homes were selling in a day, and almost always above asking price. We wanted to make sure we had all our ducks in a row...

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High-flying markets in Pueblo, elsewhere in state turn choppy

The red-hot housing market in Pueblo and other Colorado communities shows more signs of leveling or, possibly, starting to cool.   "An early peak housing season (in April and May) has been met with an earlier than normal seasonal slowdown as buyer and seller behavior is changing amid the latest market conditions," the Colorado Association of REALTORS® said Friday in releasing the...

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With no leader, no employees and no money, what will happen to Boulder County’s public trustee?

Governor's office: We have a plan, but no details available By Shay Castle   Numbers have been dwindling for years inside Boulder County's public trustee office. As the revenue from fees on ever-shrinking sales and foreclosures grew smaller, so, too, did the staff: down from five in 2012 to two today.   Next week, staff will drop further, to zero.   Trustee Jim Martin announced his resignation...

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Is Denver’s Peak Selling Season Shifting?

By Matthew Leprino   The change you’ve been waiting for is here, but it may not be the one you’ve been expecting. Since 2008 and the subsequent recovery, many have been on the edges of their seats waiting for the doom, gloom and yes, opportunity that another bust may bring. Any sign of a change would be welcome as the market and the corresponding...

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Property owners are responsible for upcoming mandatory sidewalk repairs

The goal of creating well-maintained sidewalks across Denver may soon become a headache for property owners.   Sidewalks around the city are about to undergo mandatory repairs on the property owners’ dime.   This month, a city inspector will start hunting for damaged and uneven sidewalks that need repair in Denver as part of the Neighborhood Sidewalk Repair Program. City ordinance says the cost to fix them falls on the property...