Real Estate Sector

Marijuana: Amendment 64's opponents want new ad pulled, backers respond

This week, the folks behind Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, have been ballyhooing a new ad featuring the endorsement of singer Melissa Etheridge. But act opponents are focused more on another commercial -- a spot highlighting revenues for school construction. They say the spot ... More >>

Tom Martino, bankrupt Troubleshooter, to be featured speaker at wealth-building convention?

Tom Martino.​That old saw about timing being everything certainly rings true in the case of Troubleshooter Tom Martino. On the same day he talked about being humbled by filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy due to alleged real-estate liabilities of $78 million (a figure he disputes), the Colorado Associ ... More >>

Commerce City fight: Editor takes on town over strange deal involving city manager's house

Kathy McIntyre believes she's found some muck -- and she's determined to rake it. The editor of Gateway News, she has devoted considerable resources to an investigation of a housing deal given to Jerry Flannery, city manager for Commerce City. As McIntyre writes in her summary of the story, entitl ... More >>

Kenny Be's Hip Tip: Food bank for destitute realtors

December is a difficult month for the real estate industry. Sales are way down, and an agent loses the ability to find food at open house events. To assist the saleless, the Food Bank for Destitute Realtors needs the following items... ​ ​

Boulder housing market defies gravity

The capital of Ballorado.​Forget about finding a bargain house in Boulder. As housing sales and prices continue to plummet nationwide, those in the community that puts the exclamation point in 3OH!3 remain unusually robust -- so much so that Business Week has just named Boulder the strongest h ... More >>

Denver housing market gets Forbes' endorsement

"How much you want for it?" Denver's housing market may not seem in great shape right now, but according to Forbes magazine, it's well positioned to improve soon and stay robust in the future. Indeed, "Best Cities To Buy A Home," penned by Sarah Lynch, puts Denver atop a roster of cities with posit ... More >>

Martha Stewart Comes Home to Stapleton

Martha Stewart Comes Home to Stapleton

Speak Now

Protesting is the official team sport of Boulder. So what happens when a new development owns the streets?

Radio Age

Are young listeners abandoning broadcast radio?

Malled!

For revenue-hungry cities in the northern metro area, it's shop 'til you're dropped

Best Tennis Court -- Urban

Blake Street Bath and Racquet Club

Best Non-Random Act of Kindness -- Professional

Orphan Memorial
Riverside Cemetery

House Calls

Consumers should raise the roof over this legislative session.

Viva Las Villa!

Builder Paul Lambert's dream house is the hit of the show homes, but homebuyers and creditors are raining on his parade.

Swivel Action

When the Bush administration does something worth protesting, La Mitzvah will be ready.

Off Limits

Dialing for dolours.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Even if one community turns them down, developers always know they can get what they want from another.

Don't Be Dense

A Denver neighborhood fights city hall and wins -- for now.

Growing Like a Weed

Governor Owens is getting pressure from fellow Republicans to stop the sprawl.

Mall About Town

The owners of the Cherry Creek mall are fighting for your right to shop, but their neighbors aren't buying it.

A Golden Future

The big showdown out west will come to a head on Tuesday.

Endangered Habitat

As new houses go up along the Front Range, Habitat for Humanity's options are going down.

Did the Earth Move for You, Too?

Homeowners, builders and legislators are heaving over the Front Range's swelling soils problem.

The Final Frontier

In the deadly race to circle the globe in a balloon, team Re/Max plans to rise above the crowd. But can a bold ego go where no man has gone before?

Off Limits

A Little Piece of Denver

Developers lure Denver municipal workers to the sticks.

Death of a Salesman

Denver real estate developer Steven Wickliff could take a punch from the world's best boxers. But he couldn't beat crack cocaine.

Hide and Seek

US West's game: keep its service record hidden from public view while charging the public more money.

Making It Big

The big boys from Denver buy a little bank in booming Parker.

Ring Around the Sprawler

An ultimatum from the feds may lead to a line in the sand for Denver developers.

Carrying Their Water

Douglas County's lawmakers jump to the defense of home builders, kill water-use warning measure.

HOUSES OF ILL REPUTE

AN EVERGREEN HOMEBUILDER LEAVES A TRAIL OF ANGER IN FLORIDA.