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Sep 15, 2026 • 6 min read

What Front Range Investors Should Verify Before Investing in Property

Property can look convincing from a distance. Clean listing photographs, updated flooring, a tidy rent estimate, and maybe a spreadsheet showing comfortable monthly income are all positives. Still, an investment succeeds or fails somewhere below that polished surface. The real questions concern recurring costs, physical condition, tenant demand, legal limitations, and how the property behaves aft

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Oct 8, 2026 5 min read

2-1 Buydowns Are Ending: What It Means for Colorado Homes

If you bought a home in Colorado two or three years ago with a 2-1 buydown, your payment is about to hit the full rate, and mortgage rates never dropped like everyone expected. Agents in south Denver, Littleton, Highlands Ranch and Parker report homeowners who locked near 7% now facing year three with no refinance and little equity. Here is what the jump costs, and the six ways Colorado homeowner

Oct 8, 2026 3 min read

Colorado Foreclosures Up 57%: How to Buy a Bank-Owned Home

Are foreclosures rising in Colorado? Yes: Colorado foreclosure filings rose 57% in the first half of 2026, the second-fastest increase of any state. ATTOM counted 3,943 Colorado filings from January through June, one for every 657 homes. This week a bank took back an apartment building in Aurora at a foreclosure auction, and four apartment complexes in Greeley face an $18 million foreclosure. If

Oct 8, 2026 3 min read

Colorado Hail-Resistant Roof Grants: What Homeowners Need

Colorado hail-resistant roof grants are coming: a new state law, SB26-155, sets up grants to help homeowners put impact-resistant roofs on their homes. The law took effect August 12, 2026, and the money starts flowing from insurers in 2027. If you own a home in Denver, Aurora, Castle Rock or anywhere on the Front Range hail belt, or you are buying or selling one, here is what the roof grant progr

Oct 8, 2026 3 min read

Colorado Leads the U.S. in Home Price Cuts: What Sellers Do

Colorado home sellers cut prices more than sellers in any other state: 32% of Colorado listings had a price reduction in August 2026, and 36% in Denver. The national figure is 26%. If you are selling a house in Denver, Colorado Springs or anywhere on the Front Range, a price cut is the most common way listings end up selling. Here is how to avoid one, and how buyers use it.Call or text 303-955-42

Oct 7, 2026 7 min read

Need to Sell Your House Fast in Colorado? 9 Moves That Work

If you need to sell your house fast in Colorado and it is sitting, you are not alone: nearly half of Colorado listings cut their price this year, and metro Denver had 13,567 homes for sale in September. Whether your Denver, Aurora or Colorado Springs house is not selling, your listing is about to expire, you want to switch realtors, or a "we buy houses" investor is calling, this guide covers the

Oct 7, 2026 3 min read

Aurora's Trident Data Center Vote: What Homeowners Should Know

A proposed 860,000-square-foot data center in northeast Aurora would sit 350 feet from homes, and Aurora City Council votes on it October 12, 2026. If you own a home in northeast Aurora or are buying in the 80019 ZIP code, here is what the Trident data center is, where it is, what Mayor Mike Coffman wants and what it means for home buyers and sellers nearby.Call or text 303-955-4220. A live perso

Oct 7, 2026 3 min read

Denver Home Sales Hit a 2008 Low: What It Means for You

Denver home sales just hit their lowest September on record: 2,849 closings, down 21% from a year ago and the fewest for any September since 2008. If you want to buy a house in Denver or sell a home in the Denver metro, this is a buyer's market with 4.76 months of supply, homes selling below list price and more room to negotiate than any fall since the housing crash. The Denver Metro Association

Oct 6, 2026 6 min read

What Is a Broker Price Opinion (BPO)? Uses, Cost and Who Orders One

A broker price opinion (BPO) is a licensed real estate broker's written estimate of what a property will sell for. Banks, servicers, credit unions and asset managers order BPOs to price REO homes, review short sales, handle loan modifications and check the value of a loan's collateral. A BPO uses recent comparable sales, the condition of the home and the local market, and it costs far less and ar

Oct 6, 2026 10 min read

7% Mortgage Rate: Only $135 a Month More in Colorado

Does half a percent on your mortgage rate matter? Not much: about $133 to $135 a month on a $400,000 loan. In Colorado, the monthly payment on a $400,000 house loan is $2,648 at 6.95% and $2,783 at 7.45%. A 7% interest rate is not a bad rate: the payment is $2,661 a month. Should you wait for mortgage rates to drop? Denver and Colorado Springs buyers who wait save $134 a month per half point, and

Oct 6, 2026 5 min read

Colorado Housing Inventory Is Piling Up: What It Means in 2026

Why are so many homes for sale in Colorado, and why are they sitting? Colorado housing inventory is piling up because buyers are holding back at a 7.28% mortgage rate. Colorado had 34,488 homes for sale in August, and metro Denver buyers closed 21.39% fewer homes in September than a year earlier. Statewide, homes take 65 days to sell, 8.3% longer than a year ago, from Colorado Springs and Fort Co

Oct 6, 2026 6 min read

Rent or Buy in Colorado at 7% Rates? The 2026 Math

Is it better to rent or buy a home in Colorado with mortgage rates above 7%? Here is the short answer for October 2026. Renting costs less every month in Denver, Colorado Springs, Greeley and Fort Collins at today's 7.28% rate. Buying a home in Colorado still comes out ahead once you stay 6 to 10 years, and sooner when you buy below list price, get the seller to pay down your rate, or take over a

Sep 30, 2026 3 min read

Moving from Florida to Colorado: Pros, Cons and What Homes Cost

Moving from Florida to Colorado trades hurricane season for ski season, humidity for 300 days of sun, and a flat coastline for the Rocky Mountains. This guide covers the real pros and cons of moving from Florida to Colorado, what homes for sale in Colorado cost city by city this week, and how Florida buyers get into a Colorado home with as little as $1,000 down. Call or text 303-955-4220. A live

Sep 28, 2026 4 min read

What to Know Before Moving to Lakewood: Cost of Living, Traffic, and HOA Rules

Lakewood, Colorado, has become one of the most sought-after suburbs in the Denver metro area, and it's easy to see why. Sitting just west of Denver with quick access to the foothills, Lakewood offers a mix of established neighborhoods, newer developments, parks, and a strong sense of community. But before you sign a lease or close on a house, a few practical things are worth understanding—what it

Sep 28, 2026 5 min read

Buying a Home in Colorado After Moving From Abroad: Legal and Practical Checks That Matter

Moving to Colorado from another country can make buying a home feel like two major projects running at once. There is the ordinary property search, with its inspections, financing questions, and neighborhood comparisons. Then there is the legal side of relocation. For instance, the following factors come into play: Although the process is not necessarily harder, it is less forgiving of loose end

Sep 25, 2026 11 min read

Why Isn't My House Selling in Colorado? What to Do Now

Why isn't my house selling? If your Colorado home is not selling, you have had no showings, or the listing has sat 30, 60 or 90 days with no offers, this is the page for you. It covers why a house does not sell in Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and the rest of the Front Range in September 2026, how to get an expired or stale listing sold, when to cancel a listing agreement and switch to a

Sep 25, 2026 7 min read

Staging a Colorado Home for Sale: The Power of Natural Scent and Indoor Air Quality in Open Houses

When preparing a property for the competitive Front Range real estate market, homeowners and listing agents focus extensively on visual staging. From decluttering and maximizing natural light to applying a fresh coat of neutral paint or staging the patio for crisp Colorado mountain evenings, every detail is engineered to help prospective buyers envision their future life in the space. However, se

Sep 25, 2026 5 min read

How to Choose the Right Patio Dining Set for Your Outdoor Space

A patio dining area can serve many purposes: weekday breakfasts, family dinners, weekend gatherings, or simply a comfortable outdoor spot to sit. Choosing the right furniture is less about finding the largest table that fits and more about understanding how you'll actually use the space. Size, layout, materials, comfort, and weather exposure all matter when creating an outdoor dining area that re

Sep 25, 2026 8 min read

Inside the Coordination Problem on a Live Data Center Site

The hardest question on a live data center site isn't how to sequence the work, but how to know, at any given hour, what state the work is actually in. Coordination failures on these projects rarely trace back to a bad schedule. They trace back to five or six organizations holding five or six partial, differently dated pictures of the same building, and making decisions from those pictures withou

Sep 24, 2026 8 min read

9 Metal Siding Panel Profiles Compared: Which Style Suits Your Build

Most people choose metal siding backward. They find a photo they like, pick the profile that matches it, and only later find out it will not fasten to their framing, or that it doubles the labor bill.Profile choice decides three things at once: how the building looks, how the panels install, and what the job costs per square.The nine metal siding panel profiles below split into two families. Seve

Sep 23, 2026 7 min read

Denver's Coolest Neighborhoods: 13 Guides to Where to Live

Denver has 78 official neighborhoods. Thirteen of them draw the most questions from buyers who call the Kenna Real Estate Group, and each of those thirteen has its own guide on this site with live listings, the housing stock, the parks and trails, the commute and the things to check before you write an offer. This post is the map: what each neighborhood is known for, who buys there, and the link

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