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Oct 8, 2026 • 3 min read

Colorado Foreclosures Up 57%: How to Buy a Bank-Owned Home

Are foreclosures rising in Colorado? Yes: Colorado foreclosure filings rose 57% in the first half of 2026, the second-fastest increase of any state. ATTOM counted 3,943 Colorado filings from January through June, one for every 657 homes. This week a bank took back an apartment building in Aurora at a foreclosure auction, and four apartment complexes in Greeley face an $18 million foreclosure. If

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May 26, 2026 5 min read

5 Costly Mistakes Colorado Real Estate Investors Make

Real estate investors in Colorado lose money on the same five mistakes every cycle: skipping zoning and short-term rental due diligence, underestimating what Colorado's soil and hail exposure add to renovation budgets, ignoring the real cost of vacancy and management, timing the market on a hunch, and locking financing terms that don't fit the deal. Each mistake below has a fix that costs far les

May 22, 2026 9 min read

Colorado Short Sales: Buyer & Seller Guide | Kenna Real Estate Group

Let's talk straight. A short sale is when a homeowner sells their property for less than what they owe on the mortgage—and the lender agrees to accept that lower payoff to release the lien. It's not a foreclosure. It's not a quick flip. It's a negotiated workout between a struggling homeowner, their bank, and a buyer who's patient enough to wait for the green light.I'm Brian Lee Burke. I've spent

May 20, 2026 7 min read

Energy-Efficient Upgrades for Colorado's Temperature Swings

The Front Range regularly swings 20 to 40 degrees between the day's high and the overnight low, and that swing is what makes a Colorado home feel like a furnace in the afternoon and a refrigerator by morning even with the HVAC running. Seven upgrades, done in the right order, close that gap: air sealing, insulation, a modern heat pump, better windows, a reflective roof, a smart thermostat and a p

May 19, 2026 8 min read

Pigeons Under Solar Panels: A Colorado Fix Guide

Pigeons nesting under a solar array is one of the most common service calls for Front Range solar owners, and the fix is straightforward once you know what Colorado's climate, HOA rules, and permitting process actually require. The short answer: install a mesh exclusion barrier around the full perimeter of the array before nesting season starts, and Colorado's solar-access law protects your right

May 19, 2026 9 min read

Heating System Problems Colorado Buyers Notice First

Colorado buyers notice a heating problem in the first five minutes of a showing: a basement 10 degrees colder than the main floor, a furnace that rattles on startup, dry air that stings in January, a data plate dated 2002, or a swamp cooler on the roof where they expected an air conditioner. Sellers stopped noticing those things years ago. Buyers price them into the offer or write them into the i

May 18, 2026 6 min read

How to Evaluate a Home's Layout Before You Buy: What Denver Buyers Need to Know

When most buyers tour a home for the first time, they focus on the obvious things — updated kitchen, fresh paint, curb appeal. But one of the most important factors in long-term home satisfaction is something far less glamorous: the floor plan. How rooms connect, where traffic flows, how natural light moves through the space — these details shape your daily experience in ways that no amount of st

May 17, 2026 8 min read

Moving Day in Colorado: What Denver Buyers Underestimate

A local three-bedroom move in the Denver metro costs $1,500 to $4,000 with a licensed crew or $300 to $600 with a rental truck and friends, and the date is fixed by two lines in the Colorado contract: the Closing Date and the Possession Date. Buyers who treat the move as a second project, with its own budget and calendar, land in the new house with the power on, the elevator reserved and the driv

May 17, 2026 7 min read

6 Outdoor Furniture Brands That Work in Colorado

The outdoor furniture that works in a mild coastal climate does not always survive a Front Range patio. Colorado's intense UV, spring-through-September hail season, and daily temperature swings of 40 degrees break down the wrong material fast, so the brand and fabric choice matters more here than in most parts of the country.Denver sits at 5,280 feet, and UV exposure at that altitude runs well ab

May 17, 2026 7 min read

Buying a Home in Colorado From Another State: The Plan

You can buy a home in Colorado from another state without setting foot in it before closing: tour by video, sign the Colorado contract electronically, inspect through your buyer's agent, close by remote online notarization, and have a moving truck at the door the day you get the keys. The work is in the sequence, because the Colorado contract runs on fixed deadlines and interstate movers book 4 t

May 15, 2026 5 min read

Staging a Colorado Home With What You Own (Vases Included)

You stage a Colorado home with what you own by removing half of what is in every room, then re-using the best of what is left: one vase per surface, not five, holding a single stem or nothing at all. Stagers on the Front Range charge $300 to $500 for a two-hour consultation that does exactly this, and $2,000 to $4,500 to furnish a vacant 2,500-square-foot home for the first month.This post starts

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