Blog Posts From October 2025

Nov 8, 2026 • 5 min read

Who Buys a First Home Now: Singles, Couples and Friends in CO

KENNA NEWS DESK · FIRST-TIME BUYERS · NOVEMBER 8, 2026By The Kenna Group News Desk.Only 47% of first-time home buyers were married couples this year, while 25% were single women, 12% were single men and 11% were unmarried couples, the National Association of REALTORS reported. Buying a first home with a roommate or friend hit a 45-year high of 5%. For first-time home buyers in Denver, Aurora, Lit

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Oct 24, 2025 5 min read

SaddleRock Aurora Golf Homes and 55+ Search Guide

SaddleRock in Aurora is often searched by buyers comparing golf-area homes, ranch-style layouts, low-maintenance options, and possible 55+ or active-adult matches in southeast Aurora.For the rest of the city, our Aurora area guide covers neighborhoods, parks, commutes and local favorites.The important point is verification. Do not rely on a headline or portal tag alone. Use current listings, HOA

Oct 24, 2025 6 min read

Best Denver Neighborhoods for Easy Downtown Commutes

After years of showing homes across the city, I’ve noticed one thing about Denver buyers who work downtown—they all want the same balance. They want to reach Union Station or the Central Business District in under twenty minutes, but they don’t want to give up the feeling of coming home to a quieter street, a favorite coffee shop, or a stretch of trail where they can reset. With hybrid schedules

Oct 24, 2025 6 min read

Denver Single-Family Homes: Prices & Lot Sizes | Kenna Group

When people ask me what truly captures Colorado living, I usually point to the single-family homes that dot Denver’s neighborhoods — the porches that catch the evening light in Wash Park, the historic blocks of Park Hill, and the family rhythms that flow through Highlands Ranch. Detached homes remain the heart of the city’s housing story — where privacy, permanence, and a patch of your own land s

Oct 24, 2025 6 min read

Renovate Before You Move: A Denver Metro Sequencing Guide

Finish flooring, paint, electrical and any HVAC replacement before the moving truck unloads. Kitchen and bathroom remodels are the two projects worth delaying until after you are living in a Denver metro home, because they take longer than planned and a homeowner living through them controls the sequence better than one racing a moving truck. Sequencing the wrong way round is the most expensive m

Oct 24, 2025 6 min read

Moving to Fort Collins from Franklin, TN: What to Know

Fort Collins and Franklin are both fast-growing college and small-city markets, but they sit roughly 1,150 miles and over 4,500 feet of elevation apart. A household planning the move needs a real budget for the distance, the climate shift and a housing market that runs on a different calendar than Williamson County's.About 1,150 miles by road, roughly 17 to 19 hours of driving time, a 2- to 3-day

Oct 23, 2025 7 min read

Equestrian Properties Near Denver | Acreage Homes Guide

For years I’ve watched buyers light up when they realize you can live with horses and still keep a reasonable Denver commute. The Front Range has pockets where pastures meet pavement, where morning chores in the barn still leave time to reach an office downtown. Around Denver, that blend of space and access is what makes equestrian properties so special. Areas like Parker, Elizabeth, and Evergree

Oct 23, 2025 6 min read

Asphalt Overlay vs. Driveway Replacement in Colorado

An asphalt overlay adds a new surface layer over existing pavement for less money and less time; a full replacement removes everything down to the base and rebuilds it. On the Front Range, the deciding factor is almost always what is happening underneath the surface, specifically how Colorado's freeze-thaw cycles and expansive clay soil have treated the base beneath the driveway.An overlay cleans

Oct 23, 2025 6 min read

Denver Moving Checklist: Utilities, Parking, Permits

Moving to Denver from Oakland or any other out-of-state market means untangling a new set of utility providers, a different parking permit system and a city government structure that works nothing like California's. Set these up in the right order and move-in week goes far smoother.Electric and gas through Xcel Energy, water and wastewater through Denver Water or the local municipal provider, tra

Oct 23, 2025 4 min read

Green & Energy-Efficient Homes in Denver | Sustainability Meets Savings

Around Denver, you can tell who’s been here a while by how they talk about the sun. It’s strong, steady, and it makes solar panels more than just a statement. I’ve watched the shift over the years—homes with better insulation, smart thermostats, and native yards quietly becoming the new normal. People want to live well and spend less doing it, and that’s exactly what these green homes deliver. If

Oct 23, 2025 7 min read

8 Questions to Ask a Colorado Roofing Contractor

Hiring a roofing contractor on the Front Range means screening for hail-season workload, a patchwork of city licensing rules, and an insurance claim process that trips up first-time claimants. These eight questions get a homeowner through the hiring decision before a single shingle comes off.A contractor who works asphalt shingle roofs in a mild climate hasn't necessarily worked a roof that's tak