Denver ‘in dire need’ of more than 67,000 new homes, says report
10.11.16 Denver Employment, Denver Real Estate, Real Estate DenverBy: Ben Miller – Denver Business Journal Denver’s hot employment market but low single-family home construction activity “is creating a housing shortage crisis that is curtailing affordability and threatening to hold back prospective ...
Metro Denver’s economy still outpacing national average
10.10.16 Colorado Economy, Denver Economy, EconomyBy: Monica Mendoza – Denver Business Journal Metro Denver’s economy grew at a pace of 4 percent last year, almost double the average rate of the nation’s metro areas, according to a new report released today by the federal Bureau of Economic ...
By: Monica Mendoza Colorado’s economy is holding steady with no change in its unemployment rate in August, according to the latest numbers released today by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Employers added 4,100 non-farm payroll jobs from ...
By: Monica Mendoza – Denver Business Journal Leaders of World Trade Center Denver are offering new details of their planned campus in the River North district — and a price tag for the first phase. In February, World Trade Center president Karen ...
$150 million Denver affordable housing fund approved by city council
10.6.16 Commercial Real Estate, Denver Real Estate, residential Real EstateBy: Molly Armbrister, Denver Business Journal The Denver City Council Monday night adopted new legislation that will establish the city’s first-ever permanent affordable housing fund, while an alternate bill was voted down. The city will, beginning Jan. ...
Poverty falls as incomes rise in Colorado, but rent hikes outpace gains
10.5.16 Colorado Economy, Colorado Rent, Economy ColoradoBy: Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post Coloradans earned more money last year and continued to escape poverty in a significant way, but they also paid out much more in rent, according to an update Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau. “For the most part, these ...