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Colorado gets $205 million in bank settlement

“This settlement will not solve every problem with the housing market, but it goes a long way to helping homeowners in distress now and leveling the playing field for consumers,” John [...]

Hornung: It pays to listen to your Realtor

“Our goal should be to have consumers look at real estate agents with the same respect they give lawyers and accountants,” Lane [...]

Denver retail holding up

“Retail growth depends on residential growth,” Frank [...]

WSJ: Aspen Most Expensive Town in U.S.

“”It’s an Adult Disney,” Francesca Amery, quoted about Aspen in the Wall Street [...]

Denver emerging from slump

“We can weather the storm better than most, and quality-of-life attributes will continue to attract [...]

Housing scorecard

“While we cannot stop every foreclosure, we know that more has to be done to reach homeowners in distress and to help unemployed borrower,” Raphael [...]

Obama Administration wants direction on housing

“This open process will help shape the future of our housing finance system,” HUD Secretary Shaun [...]

Industries targeted for growth and retention in Denver area

No matter what side of the political or economic spectrum you embrace, one thing just about everybody agrees  on – creating high-paying jobs helps the housing market.

Today, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. released a comprehensive study outlining the industries it is targeting for growth and retention.

Cue the drum roll.

The industries are: Aerospace, Aviation, Bioscience, [...]

$35 billion for housing on the table

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority could learn as early as this week if it will be receiving millions of dollars to revive efforts to fund mortgages for low-and moderate-income home buyers.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the Obama administration is close to committing as much as $35 billion to state and local [...]

Tom Clark: Last In, First Out for Denver regional economy

Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp., borrowed the accounting phrase Last In, First Out, or LIFO, to describe where Colorado stands as far as emerging from the downturn in the economy.

“Because of Colorado’s diverse economy, we expect we’ll be ‘last in, first out’ of the recession,” said Clark, in [...]