Blog Posts From November 2025

Nov 8, 2026 • 7 min read

Cost to Sell a House in Colorado: 2026 Seller Guide

The cost to sell a house in Colorado is the commission you negotiate, plus the owner's title policy, a property tax credit to the buyer, your loan payoff and any credits you give the buyer. Colorado has no statewide transfer tax, only a documentary fee of 1 cent per $100 of the price (C.R.S. 39-13-102): $70.40 on a $704,000 Denver house. Here is every line a Colorado seller pays in 2026, what eac

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Nov 24, 2025 7 min read

Denver Market Trends & AI Real Estate Tools in 2026

Two things are reshaping how Colorado buyers and sellers make decisions in 2026: local market data that moves faster than it used to, and AI tools that now sit inside nearly every home search and pricing conversation. Neither replaces knowing the Front Range block by block, but ignoring either one puts a buyer or seller at a real disadvantage.Denver metro values have leveled off compared to the s

Nov 24, 2025 5 min read

Denver Utility Providers & Costs Guide for Home Buyers | The Kenna Real Estate Group -

Most people moving to Denver already expect the sunshine, the dry air, and the mountain views. What usually catches newcomers off guard isn’t the weather or the altitude—it’s the way our utility systems actually work once you’re living here. Denver runs on a small group of major providers: Xcel Energy for electricity and natural gas, Denver Water for water and sewer, and Denver Solid Waste Manage

Nov 24, 2025 3 min read

Parker 55+ and Ranch Home Search Guide

Parker 55+ and ranch-home searches should separate documented age-qualified inventory from broader main-floor and low-maintenance homes. Start with Parker homes, compare Colorado 55+ communities, and verify community rules before relying on a listing label.A Parker search may include true 55+ inventory, ranch homes, patio homes, paired homes, main-floor primary suites, and nearby age-qualified co

Nov 24, 2025 5 min read

White Glove Moving for a Colorado Luxury Home

White glove moving protects the pieces a standard mover is not equipped to handle: pianos, fine art, wine collections, and custom furniture that need individual crating and placement, not just a box and a dolly. In the Denver metro, expect to pay 20% to 40% above a standard moving quote and to book eight to ten weeks ahead.White glove moving covers custom crating, careful handling, disassembly an

Nov 23, 2025 6 min read

Highlands Ranch 55+ Downsizing Guide | Low-Maintenance Homes

If you’ve lived along Colorado’s Front Range for a while, you probably already know the particular rhythm of Highlands Ranch. Mornings feel calm as people peel off C-470 toward schools, trailheads, or the local rec centers, and by early afternoon the sidewalks around Town Center North settle into the familiar routine of dog-walkers and neighbors stopping to chat. For downsizers—especially those l

Nov 23, 2025 8 min read

Highlands Ranch Lifestyle Guide: Parks, Trails and Town Center

Living in Highlands Ranch tends to settle into your routine before you realize it. You notice it during the first week—how the foothill air feels on a morning walk, how the trailheads always have a few early risers, how the Town Center starts humming around mid-afternoon. It’s a suburban community, sure, but one built around movement, nature, and the kind of everyday convenience that keeps life r

Nov 21, 2025 11 min read

Downsizing in Denver Metro: Neighborhoods Compared for 2026

In Colorado, downsizing usually isn’t about “giving things up.” It’s about trading Saturday yard work for mornings on a trail, swapping a flight of stairs for a main-floor suite, and choosing a neighborhood that keeps you close to family, doctors, airports, and the places you actually like to go. In 2026, that decision is more complex than ever along the Front Range, from Fort Collins down throug

Nov 21, 2025 8 min read

Denver Flood Zones & Drainage: Complete Homebuyer Guide | The Kenna Group

Living and buying property in Denver means getting familiar with something people don’t often talk about during showings: how water actually moves through this city. Anyone who has been here long enough knows the pattern—sunny week, quick storm, gutters filling in minutes, and water racing toward the low points along Federal, Speer, or those quiet stretches near old gulches you don’t think about

Nov 21, 2025 8 min read

Understanding Radon in Denver Homes | Risks, Testing & Mitigation

If you spend any time looking at homes around Denver, radon is going to come up. It might be a line in the contract, a comment from the inspector, or a fan you notice on the side of the house with a white PVC pipe running up the siding. For a lot of buyers, that’s the moment the Googling starts—lung cancer statistics, EPA charts, and maps that show most of Colorado shaded in red. It can feel like

Nov 20, 2025 5 min read

Furnace vs. Heat Pump: What Makes Sense in Colorado

A cold-climate heat pump paired with a gas furnace as backup makes the most financial sense for most Front Range homes: the heat pump handles three-season heating and cooling at a lower operating cost, and the furnace covers the coldest nights when a heat pump alone struggles to keep up. A furnace-only system still costs less to install and remains the right call for a home with no existing ductw