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Oct 17, 2026 • 6 min read

Colorado Wildfire Risk Score Law: Notices, Appeals, Discounts

Colorado's wildfire insurance law, HB25-1182, now makes your home insurer show you its wildfire risk score, explain it in plain language and tell you how to lower it. The Colorado Division of Insurance says the wildfire risk score notices started October 1, 2026, at application and at renewal. If you own or are buying a home in Evergreen, Conifer, Woodland Park, Monument or Castle Rock, this noti

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Oct 17, 2026 6 min read

Colorado Wildfire Risk Score Law: Notices, Appeals, Discounts

Colorado's wildfire insurance law, HB25-1182, now makes your home insurer show you its wildfire risk score, explain it in plain language and tell you how to lower it. The Colorado Division of Insurance says the wildfire risk score notices started October 1, 2026, at application and at renewal. If you own or are buying a home in Evergreen, Conifer, Woodland Park, Monument or Castle Rock, this noti

Oct 16, 2026 6 min read

Fannie Mae 2027 Forecast: 7.5% Rates, 0.6% Home Price Growth

Fannie Mae now forecasts 30-year mortgage rates at 7.5% in every quarter of 2027 and home price growth of just 0.6% next year. That is the headline of the Fannie Mae October 2026 Housing Forecast, and it changes the math for every Colorado home buyer waiting for rates to fall. If you are buying or selling in Denver, Aurora, Highlands Ranch or Colorado Springs, here is what the 2027 mortgage rate

Oct 13, 2026 5 min read

Colorado Home Sales Fall 15%: 80% of Denver Deals Had Cuts

Colorado home sales fell 15.1% in September 2026, and in the Denver metro 80% of the homes that sold came with a price cut, a seller concession or both. That is the headline of the Colorado Association of REALTORS September market report, released October 13, 2026. If you are buying or selling in Aurora, Centennial, Denver or Highlands Ranch, buyers hold the negotiating power this fall. Here is w

Oct 12, 2026 3 min read

Denver Inventory Hits a 14-Year High: What Buyers Do Now

Metro Denver ended September 2026 with 13,567 homes for sale, the most for any September since 2011, according to the Denver Metro Association of REALTORS. If you want to buy a house in Denver, Aurora, Lakewood or anywhere in the Denver metro, you have more choice and more negotiating room than any fall in 14 years. And one number most headlines skip: inventory is still 10.5% below the long-run S

Oct 10, 2026 3 min read

No Minimum Credit Score Mortgage: Buying in Colorado Under 620

Can you buy a house with a credit score under 620? United Wholesale Mortgage just dropped its minimum credit score on FHA, VA, USDA and conventional loans, effective October 7, 2026. If you live in Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs or Greeley and thought bad credit kept you renting, a no minimum credit score mortgage is now on the table through lenders who use UWM.Call or text 303-955-4220. A live

Oct 10, 2026 3 min read

Greeley Apartments Face $18M Foreclosure: What It Means

Four apartment complexes near downtown Greeley face foreclosure on $18 million of debt, BizWest reported on October 5, 2026. Summit Greeley Apartments LLC is the owner BizWest names. If you rent in Greeley, own Weld County property or plan to buy or sell a home in Greeley, here is what a foreclosure does step by step, who it affects and what to do now.Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answ

Oct 10, 2026 4 min read

Lockheed Martin Adds 1,250 Jobs: Littleton, Highlands Ranch

Lockheed Martin is adding up to 1,250 jobs in Colorado over the next four years, at its campuses in Littleton and Highlands Ranch. Governor Jared Polis announced the expansion on October 8, 2026: up to 450 jobs in Douglas County and the rest at the Waterton Canyon campus in Jefferson County. If you are moving here for one of these jobs, or you own a home in Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood or

Oct 9, 2026 3 min read

Rates at 7.5% Through 2027? What Colorado Buyers Do Now

Seven in ten mortgage executives expect mortgage rates of 7.5% or higher through 2027. HousingWire surveyed executives at its Mortgage Banking Summit on October 1, 2026: 27% expect about 7.5%, 25% expect just under 8% and 18% expect above 8%. If you are buying a home in Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs or Fort Collins, here is what that means for your payment and the plan that works if rates stay

Oct 9, 2026 5 min read

13.9M Boomer Homes Are Coming: What It Means in Colorado

Baby Boomers selling homes will reshape the Colorado housing market: a new Realtor.com study says older owners will free up 13.9 million homes nationwide by 2036, 74% more than they released in the last ten years. If you are downsizing in Denver, selling a parent's home, or a move-up buyer waiting for the right 3- or 4-bedroom house, this "silver tsunami" changes your timing. Here is what it mean

Oct 8, 2026 3 min read

Colorado Leads the U.S. in Home Price Cuts: What Sellers Do

Colorado home sellers cut prices more than sellers in any other state: 32% of Colorado listings had a price reduction in August 2026, and 36% in Denver. The national figure is 26%. If you are selling a house in Denver, Colorado Springs or anywhere on the Front Range, a price cut is the most common way listings end up selling. Here is how to avoid one, and how buyers use it.Call or text 303-955-42

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