What projects bring the highest return for Denver homes? Off the top of my head, I would have guessed kitchens, baths or additions. But according to 2010-11Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report, REALTORS recently rated exterior replacement projects among the most cost-effective home improvement projects, demonstrating that curb appeal remains one [...]

With Valentine's Day happening next week, Trulia asked 1,200 American couples - currently married or living together - to rank 11 home features based on what they though would best enhance their relationship.As a Denver-area Realtor who shows a lot of homes to a lot of couples, I found some of the results to be spot-on, while others to be [...]

When are there going to be new apartments in Highlands? For quite awhile now, there has been talk about what is going on with the strip mall on the corner of Zuni and Caithness Place in LOHI. The strip mall currently there certainly doesn't fit in with the rapidly changing neighborhood and when the metal fence went up surrounding the [...]

Urban Green Development is proud to announce the groundbreaking of Denver's first LEED Platinum single family home to be built in the NW Denver's Highland neighborhood. œThe Green Cube Showhome has received a LEED Platinum level classification from the US Green Building Council, the highest level of green sustainable building. [...]

What are HUD homes andare there a lot of HUD homes in Denver? A HUD home is a residential home acquired by HUD, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as a result of a foreclosure action on an FHA-insured mortgage. HUD becomes the property owner and offers it for sale to recover the loss on the foreclosure claim. And since [...]

People who live in walkable communities are more socially engaged and trusting than those who live in less walkable areas, says a new study from the University of New [...]

How do I protect my Denver home when it gets this cold? Luckily in Denver, it doesn't get this cold very often. But when it does, it certainly makes you think about what kind of damage this cold can do to your home and how best to protect your home when it gets this frigid. To find out the best steps, I asked a top Denver home inspector, [...]

Trulia.com just released a great interactive website tooi for home buyers to figure out whether it makes sense to buy a home instead of renting. Trulia's Q1 2011 Rent vs. Buy Index provides guidance to help you make a smart decision on whether it is better to rent or buy in each of America's 50 largest cities by population. The 'Rent:Buy [...]