Blog Posts From May 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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May 6, 2025 7 min read

DIY Renovation Planning for Your Front Range Home

A DIY renovation on the Front Range goes smoother when the layout is settled on screen before a single stud comes out — and when the homeowner knows exactly where Colorado law and Denver's permit desk draw the line between a weekend project and a licensed-trade job. Get both right and a DIY renovation saves real money. Get either wrong and it costs more to undo than to have hired out from the sta

May 6, 2025 8 min read

Junk Removal Before Selling a Denver Home: Costs and Steps

A Colorado home with an empty garage, a cleared yard and half-full closets sells for 1 to 5 percent more than the same home with junk in view, and it draws its offer weeks sooner. On a $600,000 Denver metro home that is $6,000 to $30,000 for a weekend of hauling that costs $400 to $1,200.Buyers read clutter as neglect. A yard with a dead cottonwood limb, a rusted grill and three seasons of leaves

May 6, 2025 7 min read

Carpet Cleaning Tips for Colorado Property Owners

Front Range carpet wears out faster than carpet almost anywhere else in the country. Dry winter air, mile-high UV, and six months of tracked-in dirt and de-icer put more stress on carpet fiber than a humid, low-altitude climate ever will. For property owners, that means a cleaning schedule built around the Colorado calendar, not a generic national guide.Between every tenant turnover, and once a y

May 5, 2025 6 min read

Redesigning Your Basement: A Colorado Homeowner's Guide

A finished basement in the Denver metro costs $30,000 to $75,000 and can add real resale value when it's permitted, has proper egress and solves the moisture problem first. Colorado buyers want flexible space: a home office, a rentable suite or a media room, not a generic rec room with mismatched carpet.Flexible, multi-use space tops the list: a home office or guest suite that can also function a

May 5, 2025 7 min read

Maximizing Rental Income for Colorado Landlords

Colorado landlords raise rental income by pricing a unit correctly, screening tenants inside the law, and keeping a property in the condition Colorado's warranty of habitability requires. The fastest gains come from cutting vacancy days and avoiding costly turnover, not from pushing rent past what the Front Range market supports. A single week of extra vacancy on a $1,800 Denver rental costs an o

May 5, 2025 7 min read

Prepping a Colorado Home for Pest Control Service

Colorado's dry climate keeps some pest pressure lower than in humid states, but the Front Range still deals with a real seasonal lineup — mice and voles looking for a warm space each fall, miller moths swarming in late spring, wasps building nests through summer, and the occasional raccoon in an attic. A little preparation before a pest control visit makes the treatment work faster and reach the

May 5, 2025 8 min read

Hardscape Design for Colorado Patios and Walkways

Hardscape design covers the built, non-plant parts of a yard — patios, walkways, retaining walls, fire pits and low walls — and in Colorado the material choice matters more than almost anywhere else in the country. A patio that holds up in Phoenix or Atlanta can crack in two winters here because of what's under it, not what's on top of it.Hardscaping is anything built rather than planted: a paver

May 5, 2025 6 min read

Why Timely Foundation Repair Matters in Colorado

A foundation crack that starts as a hairline in October can become a load-bearing problem by the next spring on Front Range clay soil. Acting on early warning signs costs a fraction of what a delayed repair runs, and it protects a home's value along the way.Denver metro and Colorado Springs sit on expansive bentonite clay, soil that swells when it absorbs water and shrinks as it dries. That swell

May 5, 2025 7 min read

Foundation Repair Costs in Colorado: A Homeowner's Guide

Foundation cracks show up in more Front Range homes than almost anywhere else in the country, because Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, and most of the I-25 corridor sit on expansive clay soil that swells and shrinks with moisture. A repair job runs anywhere from $400 to patch one crack to $60,000 or more to underpin an entire foundation. Here is what drives that range and what a crack means at r

May 5, 2025 3 min read

Highlands Ranch Real Estate Team | The Kenna Group

Kenna Real Estate Group at Keller Williams DTC | Highlands Ranch's Trusted Real Estate ExpertsWhen buying or selling a home in Highlands Ranch, Kenna Real Estate Group stands out as the area's top-performing, most trusted real estate group. With a proven track record, 5-star reputation, and unmatched local knowledge, we've helped thousands of buyers and sellers achieve their real estate goals — a