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Felony convictions over asbestos release

A Pueblo jury has convicted a man of eight felonies related to the release of asbestos when he hired unlicensed individuals, including homeless individuals, to demolish a home in in 2007, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today.

Evergreen tops the state

“We know that home buying remains a deeply personal lifestyle decision, and we believe that reports like this, along with trusted real estate agents, will help to today’s buyers make smart decisions,” Chris Mygatt. [...]

Permanent loan modifications up 45% in Colorado

“Socially, politically and economically, it makes a lot of sense,” Tom [...]

Bullish outlook for Colorado's apartment markets

Earlier today I posted a blog that showed the overall Colorado vacancy rate at the end of 2009 was 7.9 percent from 8 percent at the end of 2008, and the average and median rents were down slightly during the same time period.

“Statistically it is unchanged from a year ago, although two years ago the [...]

Colorado's apartment vacancy at 7.9 percent

“In Grand Junction, vacancies have basically tripled,” Gordon Von [...]

Statewide apartment vacancies rise

“Many owners who are trying to cover the increasing costs of apartment ownership will continue to raise rents where they can. But this carries the risk of increasing costly turnover, so it’s a balancing act,” Ryan [...]

Foreclosure activity peaked in July

Foreclosure filings picked up in July, and fell back by about 8.5 percent in August, shows a survey of some of the largest counties in Colorado.

The survey of 11 of the largest counties in Colorado by Ryan McMaken of the Colorado Division of Housing indicates that many counties showed the most activity for [...]

Apartment vacancies rise statewide

Statewide, the vacancy rate for Colorado apartments in the second quarter rose to 9.1 percent from 6.7 percent in the second quarter of 2008.

That is a 35.8 percent jump.

Colorado Springs was the lone area in the state to show a decrease; every other area increased, according to the according to the report released today [...]