Blog Posts From April 2025

Oct 29, 2026 • 9 min read

Denver's Unlocking Housing Choices Proposal Narrows Ahead of November Meetings

Editorial illustration of a fictional Denver streetscape with an older brick bungalow, a small multi-unit building and autumn trees. No actual property or approved development is depicted.Denver is taking a narrower housing proposal to five public meetings beginning November 4, 2026. The latest version of Unlocking Housing Choices would concentrate incentives for additional homes near designated

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Apr 23, 2025 7 min read

How Capital Gains Tax Hits a Colorado Home Sale

Most Front Range home sellers owe no federal capital gains tax at all, because the home-sale exclusion wipes out the first $250,000 of gain for a single filer and $500,000 for a married couple. Above that line, Colorado does not add a second real estate-specific tax — it folds the gain into your regular state income tax return.Only on gain that exceeds the exclusion. Gain is your sale price minus

Apr 23, 2025 8 min read

Selling an Inherited Home in Colorado: Sales-Ready Tips

An inherited Colorado home sells fastest when the legal paperwork is settled first, the house is cleared and cleaned second, and pricing reflects its actual condition third. Skipping the order costs heirs time, and in a competitive Front Range market, time on market shows up in the eventual sale price.Confirm legal ownership before you touch the house. Get a certified copy of the death certificat

Apr 23, 2025 8 min read

Hold or Sell Colorado Property When Your Business Relocates

Sell the Colorado commercial property when the business relocates if the building is worth more than 12 times its net annual rent, if it sits in a submarket with vacancy above 20 percent, or if managing it from two time zones away costs more than 10 percent of the rent. Hold it when the net rent covers the debt with 25 percent to spare, the building sits on a Front Range growth corridor, and the

Apr 23, 2025 7 min read

Water Softeners for Colorado Homes: What to Buy

Most of the Front Range runs hard water, somewhere between moderately hard and very hard depending on the municipal supply and whether the home is on well water, and the fix is a correctly sized water softener, not guesswork. Getting the sizing and system type right the first time saves a homeowner from replacing an undersized unit within a year or overpaying for capacity a smaller household will

Apr 22, 2025 5 min read

Transform Your Space: The Golden State Design Engineering and Accessory Dwelling Units

In the always-changing world of real estate and home improvement, which is a top priority for homeowners in California, we see those focused on maximizing space and increasing property value. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are rapidly gaining traction in that space as a cost-effective and adaptable way to expand living space. For those looking to extend living spaces, get in the rental market, o

Apr 22, 2025 7 min read

Styling Ottomans in a Colorado Home

An ottoman earns a spot in a Colorado living room by doing at least two jobs at once: footrest and coffee table, extra seating and hidden storage, or a soft landing spot and a place to set a tray. The right size and fabric make that double duty work without looking like a compromise.Pick an ottoman with a flat, firm top, and add a large tray to create a stable surface for drinks, books or a candl

Apr 22, 2025 6 min read

Caring for Velvet Bedding in Colorado's Dry Climate

Velvet reads as luxury in listing photos, and it shows wear faster than almost any other fabric in Colorado's dry, high-UV climate if it isn't cared for with the climate in mind. A primary bedroom staged with velvet bedding photographs beautifully, but a crushed or sun-faded quilt cover undercuts that same photo just as fast, so knowing how to care for it matters as much as choosing it.Most care

Apr 21, 2025 8 min read

Storage Sheds and Home Value in Denver Metro

A well-built storage shed pays for itself on a Front Range property when it is sized right, anchored for wind and permitted where the city requires it. A shed thrown up over a weekend without a permit does the opposite: it becomes a line item on a seller's disclosure and a question at the inspection table.Denver and most Front Range cities, including Aurora, Lakewood and Fort Collins, exempt deta

Apr 21, 2025 5 min read

Choosing a Paint Sprayer for a Colorado Home Exterior

An airless sprayer is the right choice for most Front Range exterior painting jobs, siding, fences, and fascia, while an HVLP unit fits detail work on trim and doors. Colorado's dry air and altitude change how both perform enough to plan around before starting a project.Airless sprayers push paint through a small tip at high pressure and cover large flat surfaces like siding fast, which suits mos

Apr 21, 2025 6 min read

Epoxy Resin Furniture in Colorado: Cost, Care, Sun Fading

Epoxy resin furniture, a live-edge wood slab set in clear or colored resin, holds up better to Colorado's dry indoor air than solid wood alone, which makes it a practical statement piece for a Front Range home as much as a design trend. A river table or resin countertop does not crack or shrink the way an unfinished wood slab can when winter humidity drops.Front Range indoor humidity commonly fal