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 [...]

Interior decor trends have a way of taking inspiration from the runways… but with a year-long delay. Clothes test looks first (colors, proportions, textures, moods) without triggering the commitment-phobic among us. By the time those ideas reach living rooms, they’ve been edited, softened, and translated from fleeting trends into a more timeless version of home style. It’s easier to try something bold when it can be folded, returned, or exiled to the back of a drawer. Furniture and paint don’t get that kind of escape route.

December’s numbers answer two questions the market has been circling for two years: Who is still willing to transact and who has shut the front door (but left the window [...]

Fellow thrifty Denverites, we all know things don't cost what they used to: groceries, houses, even car maintenance. But there are a few things that haven't gone up a penny. In fact, they don't even cost a dime.