If you know Don Draper, you know the mid-century modern aesthetic. And even if you don’t, you’ve seen it in the optimism of The Jetsons, the tailored glamour of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the polished suburban scenes of Catch Me If You Can, or perhaps in a well-preserved living room that once belonged to your grandparents.

The 2025 Corcoran Perry & Co. Awards were held at our Congress Park office, which meant the same conference table that hosts pricing debates was temporarily lined with charcuterie. Inspection responses were nudged aside to make room for champagne. A few agents were still mid-text with lenders when the first name was called. In this business, momentum doesn’t pause for applause.

In January, more listings came to market, more buyers attempted transactions, and fewer of those attempts made it to closing. According to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, active inventory rose to 8,228, up 8.2% month over month and 7.0% year over year… an unusual move for a month that typically contracts.

You know the chocolate shop. The one with the oversized stuffed bear stationed outside like a Valentine’s-day sentry. Inside, the cases are packed with marshmallows in thick candy coats and giant peanut butter cups that put Halloween hauls to [...]