Blog Posts From June 2026

Jun 16, 2026 • 12 min read

Real Estate and Identity Theft in Colorado: What Buyers, Selle

A real estate scam rarely starts with something obvious.It may start with an email that looks like it came from the title company. A text with new wire instructions. A seller who claims to be out of state. A deed notice that looks official. A request for your ID, signature, bank details, or Social Security number.The danger is the timing.Buyers are trying to close. Sellers are trying to move. Pro

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Jun 12, 2026 7 min read

8 Ways to Make a Small Denver Home Look Bigger

A small Front Range home reads larger with the right paint, layout, mirrors and storage choices, no addition required. These eight changes work for a homeowner who wants more breathing room today and for a seller getting a smaller Denver metro home ready to list.Most small homes feel cramped for the same three reasons: dark or busy wall colors that close a room in, furniture sized for a bigger ho

Jun 12, 2026 12 min read

Teacher Home Buying Programs in Colorado 2026: CHFA, metroDPA

Teacher home buying programs in Colorado for 2026: the biggest is CHFA Schools To Home, open since July 1, 2026. It lends full-time Colorado public school employees up to 25% of their CHFA first mortgage for the down payment and closing costs, with no monthly payment, repaid later along with a share of the home’s appreciation. Teachers can also use CHFA’s down payment grant (up to the lesser of 3

Jun 12, 2026 5 min read

Schools-to-Home and Down Payment Assistance in Colorado: How It Works

There's a myth that's kept thousands of hard-working Coloradans renting for years: "You need 20% down to buy a house." It's wrong. It's been wrong for a long time. And nobody in Colorado has spent more energy proving it wrong than The Kenna Group.Over the years, we've helped hundreds of buyers — teachers, nurses, tradespeople, first responders, young families, divorcing spouses starting over — ge

Jun 12, 2026 3 min read

Who Qualifies for CHFA Schools-to-Home? The Eligibility Guide for Every Colorado School Employee

The name "Schools-to-Home" makes people assume "teachers only." That assumption is going to cause thousands of eligible Coloradans to miss out on up to 25% of their mortgage in down payment assistance. Let's fix that.CHFA defines an eligible "public school employee" as any individual employed by one of the following, who is classified as full-time by their employer:Notice what's not in that defin

Jun 12, 2026 6 min read

Colorado CHFA Schools-to-Home Shared Appreciation Explained

Shared appreciation means CHFA's Colorado Schools-to-Home Program puts up to 25% of a home's purchase price toward a school employee's down payment today, with no monthly payment on that money, and gets a share of the home's increase in value back when the employee sells, refinances or pays off the loan.Think of Schools-to-Home as a partner that funds a large share of the down payment upfront and

Jun 12, 2026 5 min read

Colorado School Employees Can Get Up to 25% Down Payment Help

In June 2025, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 25-167 — a bipartisan bill sponsored by Senator Judy Amabile (D-Boulder) and Senator Lisa Frizell (R-Castle Rock), along with Representatives Shannon Bird and Meghan Lukens. The law creates a Community Investment Portfolio inside Colorado's Public School Permanent Fund and directs CHFA to run a shared-equity down payment assistance program for publi

Jun 12, 2026 8 min read

CHFA Schools-to-Home Program: The Complete Guide for Colorado Educators

Quick Answer The CHFA Schools-to-Home Program is a new Colorado down payment assistance program launching in July 2026 that offers full-time public school employees a second mortgage loan worth up to 25% of their first mortgage amount to cover down payment and closing costs. In exchange, the borrower agrees to share a percentage of the home's future appreciation with Colorado's Public School Perm

Jun 12, 2026 6 min read

How to Pick the Best Real Estate Agent in Colorado

Choosing the best real estate agent in Colorado comes down to five things you can check before you ever sign an agreement: local closed-sale data, commission structure, communication style, negotiation track record, and whether the agent actually works your target city. Here is how to compare candidates on the Front Range and pick with confidence.Start with closed transactions in your specific ci

Jun 11, 2026 5 min read

Denver Homebuyers and Sellers: Check the Payment Behind May’s $615K Median

More listings do not make a Denver payment smaller.DMAR's May 2026 Denver metro report gives homebuyers more to compare, but it does not erase the monthly math. You may think more inventory means easy relief. Not quite. The local reality: a Denver metro home can look affordable on price and still feel different once principal, interest, taxes, insurance, HOA dues, and any metro-district fee are a

Jun 11, 2026 5 min read

Denver Homebuyers and Sellers: Check DMAR Before National Headlines

A national “steadying” headline is not a Denver pricing tool.You may think Realtor.com’s May read means the Denver market is settling into something easier to use. Not quite. The local reality is that a Denver decision starts with DMAR’s metro read, then the live listing set, then the payment and competition around the specific home.Quick ReadRealtor.com’s claim is national, not a Denver instruct