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Housing & Development

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A row of Denver townhomes in the Golden Triangle

Can more duplexes and townhomes help save Colorado’s housing shortage?

By Susan Daggett and Stefan Chavez-NorgaardAugust 20, 2026

These models of ownership can help the ‘missing middle,’ or people sandwiched between affordable-housing and the market rate.

Monroe village

Tiny homes, big questions: What does Denver’s micro-community closure mean for the model?

By Sage KelleyAugust 5, 2026

The city’s first community closed down this year. Are more to follow?

A side by side of Denver, then and now.

Fifteen photos of Denver 150 years ago

By Hannah MetzgerAugust 1, 2026

In honor of Colorado’s sesquicentennial, take a look back at the Mile High City in 1876.

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Five cheapest homes for sale in Denver right now

By Hannah MetzgerJuly 31, 2026

For just $195,000, you can own a century-old one-bedroom with structural damage.

Denver police district 6 headquarters

Zoning board shuts down majority of variances for new Colfax police station

By Sage KelleyJuly 20, 2026

DPD requested 10 variances from zoning codes, but only two were approved.

AfterHours church

Holy spirits: This Denver nomadic church prefers your neighborhood bar

By Sage KelleyJuly 7, 2026

“We’re not pew sitters,” an AfterHours coordinator says as they crank out 100 sandwiches for the homeless. “We get out.”

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Westminster city hall

What’s the correct pronunciation of ‘Westminster’?

By Sage KelleyJune 22, 2026

We hate to break it to you, but you might be saying it wrong.

First (and only) home within Colorado’s most private ski resort heads to auction

By Hannah MetzgerJune 10, 2026

The residence is listed for $25.7 million — including a $3 million club membership.

A row of old homes with lush lawns in east-central Denver

Own a Home in Denver? It’s Probably Losing Value

By Thomas MitchellMay 1, 2026

In fact, the Mile High City tops national charts — in a bad way.

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The peabody mansion on Grant Street in Denver

Historic Cap Hill Mansion Turned Into Luxury Apartments, With Homages to Haunted Past

By Cynthia BarnesApril 6, 2026

After putting over $3 million into a long renovation, the owners are ready to welcome living residents.

looking up at two office buildings

Asher Luzzatto Has Towering Ambitions for Downtown Denver

By Brendan Joel KelleyApril 1, 2026

The developer bought four dead office towers for less than $10 million. He plans to turn them into a housing utopia.

an overhead view of Westminster, Colorado

Denver rent prices don’t top the metro area. Suburbs do

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 12, 2026

It’s now more expensive to rent an apartment in this suburb than in Denver.

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A window sign advertises a condo for sale in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Denver Home Prices Highest of Major Non-Coastal Cities

By Thomas MitchellMarch 6, 2026

It’s hard out here for a home-seller.

Arizona Family Wins $1 Million Denver Home in Redfin Super Bowl Giveaway

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 26, 2026

After beating over 275,000 other contestants, Kiel Murphy and his family are moving into the Hampden South neighborhood.

Denver Home Sellers Slashing Prices, “Finally Coming to Terms” with Market

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 23, 2026

Denver had among the highest percentages of home listings that repeatedly reduced the asking price, a national report found.

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summit county real estate office

Colorado Lawmakers Reject Bill to Allow Resort Towns to Tax Vacant Homes

By Chase Woodruff, Colorado NewslineFebruary 10, 2026

Amid housing crisis, vacancy rates in some mountain counties exceed 50 percent.

Five Cheapest Homes for Sale in Denver Right Now

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 10, 2026

For just $300,000, you can own a house the size of a studio apartment next to a recent murder scene.

Hattie McDaniel Affordable Condos Near Completion in Denver

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 6, 2026

The 62-unit building in Five Points is limited to buyers who make up to 80 percent of the area median income.

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closed englewood safeway

Englewood Plans to Fill Vacant Spaces, Hopes to Attract an Aldi Grocery Store

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 5, 2026

Large properties that once housed Big Lots, Safeway, Starbucks and Walgreens sit empty, but there are plans for some of them.

studio apartment advertisement in denver

Denver Sees Largest Drop in Rent Prices Among the Nation’s Major Metros

By Hannah MetzgerJanuary 23, 2026

Prices and urgency are down for Denver metro renters, while vacancies and landlord concessions are up.

Is Denver’s Famous One River North Building in Foreclosure?

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 30, 2025

One dishonest influencer started the viral rumor.

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4603 South Denice Drive in Cherry Hills Village.

Five Most Expensive Homes Sold in Metro Denver in 2025

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 23, 2025

Five homes sold for $10 million or more, from a penthouse to a 600-plus-acre ranch.

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