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Denver chef’s dumplings take to the sky

August 25, 2026

Penelope Wong of Denver’s Yuan Wonton flies coach. She is used to a life of hard work and minimal frills. That’s...

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Most Home Sales Close – Here’s How To Keep Yours on Track

August 24, 2026  |   KCM Crew

Few things are as rattling as the thought of your home sale falling through at the last minute, right before clo...

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Denverite is 10! Here are (some of) our favorite stories

August 24, 2026  |  Andrew Kenney

In June 2016, a handful of people huddled in a glass-walled coworking space in Golden Triangle. We were sending ...

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Discovery of historic sewer caused $18 million in over-budget costs to 16th Street Improvement Project

August 21, 2026

The 16th Street Improvement Project has been completed, but it is still causing a headache for city officials an...

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The Book Rack is closing after 49 years. I’m not the only one struggling to say goodbye

August 21, 2026

I found one of my favorite books of all time at The Book Rack: “The Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. I ...

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One Number Could Change Everything About Your Next Move

August 20, 2026  |   KCM Crew

When's the last time someone told you what your house is worth? Not what some online valuation tool guessed. Not...

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Denver Museum of Nature and Science to open new wing next month

August 20, 2026

After the largest private donation in its history, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is opening a new wing...

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Everything we saw at DIA’s wild ‘plane crash’ simulation

August 19, 2026

A plane on fire, a child unable to breath and lifeless bodies marked with ribbons were strewn across a runway at...

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I rode in a Waymo for the first time. Here are 5 things I noticed

August 19, 2026

There have been hiccups in Waymo’s slow roll-out in Denver — namely, numerous incidents as the autonomous vehicl...

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Higher Rates Could Actually Help Housing Supply – Here’s How.

August 19, 2026  |   KCM Crew

You may have heard the number of homes for sale isn’t growing like it was. And maybe that has you worried you wo...

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Meet California Street’s alter ego, ‘Califorina’ Street

August 18, 2026

A Redditor noticed on Tuesday morning that the city had made a grave error: Misspelling “California” on a new st...

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Bears are wandering around Denver

August 18, 2026  |  Kyle Harris

Bears are hanging out on Denver’s Westside. Councilmember Kevin Flynn first saw them a week and a half ago in th...

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Bow Mar hires lawyer, PR firm for controversial gate plan

August 18, 2026  |  Kiara DeMare

The town of Bow Mar is continuing with its controversial plan to gate off public roads through its community — a...

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The Kind of House Buyers Are Willing To Pay More For

August 17, 2026  |   KCM Crew

That spare room on the main floor. The finished basement with a kitchenette and its own entrance. The bonus room...

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Denver is actually doing a good job with scooters, according to this professor

August 17, 2026

Earlier this year, the Denver City Council decided to make Veo Micromobility the city’s sole provider of dockles...

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How VantageScore 4.0 is expanding opportunity in wholesale lending

August 17, 2026  |  HW Media Content Studio

Mortgage lenders and brokers are navigating an affordability-constrained market in which a borrower’s qualifying...

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Inventory edges slightly higher year over year as rates rise

August 15, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

While it’s been a relatively boring year for housing inventory — even with higher mortgage rates — the movement ...

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Summer heat sets in across Northeast housing markets

August 14, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier

The Northeast continues to command a disproportionate share of the nation’s hottest housing markets, with four o...

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Why 2026 foreclosure gains are not a housing crash signal

August 14, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

The quarterly New York Fed foreclosure data came out for Q2, and once again — to the surprise of many doomers — ...

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Broncos hope to start stadium construction by spring 2027

August 13, 2026

The Denver Broncos could start construction on the team’s new stadium in spring 2027, the team’s leaders told co...

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Cause of the City Park bandstand fire remains unknown, investigation finds

August 13, 2026  |  Paolo Zialcita

The cause of the fire that destroyed the historic City Park bandstand will remain a mystery as the Denver Fire D...

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Where are boomers and Gen X moving in 2026?

August 13, 2026  |  Neil Pierson

Older Americans continue to account for the lion’s share of home buyers and sellers across the country. Data pub...

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The Inc. 5000 just named 17 of real estate’s fastest-growing private brokerages

August 13, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

Residential real estate brokerages claimed 17 spots on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list — led by Houston-based Epique Rea...

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Who Has the Upper Hand in Today's Housing Market?

August 13, 2026  |   KCM Crew

Ask around and almost every homebuyer out there wants to know if there’s a way to get a better deal. And just ab...

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Cap Hill businesses want you to stay in the neighborhood all day this Saturday

August 13, 2026  |  Sandy Battulga

Denver already has First Fridays in several neighborhoods like the River North Art District and Five Points. Now...

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This Northeast Park Hill neighbor recruited 70 people to make a community bike co-op

August 12, 2026  |  Kyle Harris

John Hyde, who moved to Northeast Park Hill in 2017, wanted to do something good for his neighborhood — somethin...

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Inventory is down year over year, but months of supply says the market is functioning

August 12, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

Housing inventory is down year over year, and price growth stands at 2.0% per the NAR existing home sales report...

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Cotality: Wildfire risk threatens $1.4T in properties across western states

August 12, 2026  |  HousingWire Automation

More than 2.5 million properties across the 10 most exposed western states face a moderate or greater risk of wi...

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CPI inflation cools in July as shelter rises 0.1%

August 12, 2026  |  Brooklee Han

Inflation pulled back slightly in July, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic...

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Mortgage applications climb 3.6% after slight drop in rates

August 12, 2026  |  Sarah Wolak

Mortgage applications increased 3.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Associat...

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Here’s Why Mortgage Rates Are What They Are Right Now

August 12, 2026  |   KCM Crew

If you're waiting for mortgage rates to fall a lot before you buy, you may be waiting a while.

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Green Valley Ranch has a brand new park

August 12, 2026

Dozens of Green Valley Ranch residents gathered under a sweltering summer sun to celebrate the opening of Denver...

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Denver sues Big Tobacco over butts on city streets

August 11, 2026  |  John Daley

Every cigarette butt tossed on the sidewalk winds up somewhere. That somewhere is ultimately a city’s landfill o...

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Rain is coming. That means cooler temps and less smoke

August 11, 2026

Expect sweet relief from both the heat and the smoke as storms hit the metro every day for the rest of the week....

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Small businesses shun retirement plans over cost, complexity fears

August 11, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

Only about half of U.S. private-sector workers participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan at any given...

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One Book One Denver links a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel with free events around Denver

August 11, 2026

One Book One Denver, a program put on by Denver Public Library, connects a book with events around Denver that c...

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After the Beazer agreement, can Dream Finders reach top 5?

August 11, 2026  |  Dan Oppenheim

Now that Dream Finders and Beazer have reached an agreement, Dream Finders can now look further ahead. Soon afte...

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Fix-and-flip market shows signs of strain as mortgage rates climb

August 11, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

A 40- to 50 basis-point jump in mortgage rates during the second quarter has weighed heavily on fix-and-flip dem...

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NAR reports July existing home sales down 1.7%

August 11, 2026  |  Brooklee Han

The pace of existing home sales cooled as temperatures heated up in July. According to data released Tuesday by ...

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The city tried to radically change La Alma Lincoln Park once. What will the Broncos do?

August 11, 2026  |  Paolo Zialcita

Johnnie Johnson, a radio DJ and musician, often found himself in La Alma Lincoln Park despite living on the othe...

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Alameda Avenue will look a little different as city tests out road diet

August 10, 2026

After many twists and turns in a hotly contested debate between city transportation officials and a divided neig...

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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston files to run for a second term

August 10, 2026

Mayor Mike Johnston filed on Monday to run for his second term as Denver mayor, entering an already crowded fiel...

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Grand Rapids leads Midwest housing surge as buyers chase affordability

August 10, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier

The Midwest is no longer simply a lower-cost alternative for homebuyers priced out of coastal markets. Increasin...

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The Case for Putting 20% Down on Your Next Home

August 10, 2026  |   KCM Crew

If you’re planning to buy your next home soon, you’ve probably heard the old rule about saving 20% for your down...

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A last look inside the Sports Castle before its transformation

August 10, 2026

Some buildings do their jobs with little panache — standing there all plain Jane. But at Broadway and 10th Avenu...

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Mortgage spreads keeping housing demand intact for now 

August 9, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

Mortgage spreads are once again playing our friendly neighborhood housing hero by keeping mortgage rates under 7...

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‘He was every father’s dream’: Family calls for change after deadly Aurora hit and run

August 7, 2026

Eighty people bowed their heads in prayer and held candles on Thursday night to honor the life of Arthur Lance W...

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Will the negative jobs report hold off a September rate hike?

August 7, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

The Fed hawks must feel very awkward today. Before the July Fed meeting, Fed Governor Chris Waller said that if ...

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Construction to rebuild a stretch of Santa Fe Drive starts Aug. 10

August 7, 2026

People traveling along Santa Fe Drive will have to navigate detours on one of Denver’s busiest urban highways. T...

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U.S. loses 23K jobs in July, economists detail housing effects

August 7, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

The U.S. labor market lost momentum in July, with employers cutting jobs and federal statisticians sharply revis...

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Yak and Yeti owner barred from new liquor applications for two years after Ultra nightclub shooting 

August 6, 2026

The owner of Ultra Lounge East, where nine people were shot and one was killed last month, will surrender the pr...

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A Waymo got confused by Colfax construction

August 6, 2026  |  Paolo Zialcita

Plenty of Denverites are frustrated and confused by the maze of transit construction happening along Colfax Aven...

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Real estate brokerage AI adoption hits a tipping point as holdouts disappear

August 6, 2026  |  HousingWire Automation

Real estate brokerages are rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), with just 2% reporting no plans to ad...

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Thinking About Waiting for Lower Mortgage Rates? Read This First.

August 6, 2026  |   KCM Crew

Imagine waiting a year to buy a home, only to find mortgage rates haven't changed much. That may sound frustrati...

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From clicks to home sales: How connected builder websites convert traffic

August 6, 2026  |  New Home Star

Today’s homebuyers are exploring communities, comparing floor plans and evaluating builders long before they spe...

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Denver wants to know how failed immersive theater spent $400,000

August 5, 2026

The city of Denver is looking into how the failed Denver Immersive Repertory Theater spent a large loan from tax...

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People struggling with fentanyl addiction have a new option in Denver

August 5, 2026

Kicking opioids is famously tough. Nicole learned this the hard way at 19, when she tried to help her boyfriend ...

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Sarah Parady resigns from Denver City Council, setting up an unusual election season

August 5, 2026

At a somber special meeting, Denver City Council officially accepted the resignation of at-large Councilmember S...

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Weekly mortgage demand slips 2.9% as rates climb past 6.8%

August 5, 2026  |  Sarah Wolak

Mortgage applications decreased 2.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Associat...

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Housing Market Spotlight: What the national median price isn’t telling you

August 5, 2026  |  Rachel Bader, HW Data

The national median list price declined last week. The median price of newly listed homes increased. Both are tr...

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Big Investors Are Backing Off and That’s Your Opening

August 5, 2026  |   KCM Crew

For years, a lot of would-be homebuyers have worried about the same thing. How do you compete with big investors...

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Here’s how the Broncos stadium (and beyond) in Burnham Yard could look

August 4, 2026

The Denver Broncos on Tuesday published early illustrations of the team’s proposed new stadium and development a...

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Could Denver get a future Women’s World Cup? Summit FC owner has a plan

August 4, 2026  |  Outside Contributor

By Justin Goodrum Soccer — or fútbol, if you prefer — is no longer flying under the radar for casual American sp...

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An emerging source of affordable housing supply

August 4, 2026  |  Auction.com

Foreclosure auction volume increased 23% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year ago, matching a six-ye...

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Denver kills proposal for 4 a.m. nightlife closing times

August 4, 2026

Nightclubs and bars won’t have the option to stay open until 4 a.m., after all. The Denver City Council on Monda...

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Owner of Squire Lounge blames Colfax bus construction for flooding

August 3, 2026

On Friday afternoon, a brief but intense downpour hit the city — and 3 feet of rainwater flooded into the Squire...

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Wildfire smoke from Utah brings haze to Denver and the Front Range

August 3, 2026

No, you’re not just wearing sunglasses: Wildfire smoke has tinted the Front Range sepia and aggravated lungs and...

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Here’s Where To Start if You’re Selling and Buying at the Same Time

August 3, 2026  |   KCM Crew

If you're a homeowner getting ready to move, one question usually comes first: should you buy your next home bef...

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Dr. Shimon Blau says he wants to fight extremism

August 3, 2026  |  Kiara DeMare

Updated at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 Dr. Shimon Blau said he believes that Denver will be ground zero f...

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Where do Denver’s unwanted roosters go? Take a trip 40 miles east

August 3, 2026  |  Outside Contributor

By Daliah Singer The sounds of roosters’ crows, clucking hens and the slap of pigeons’ wings greet visitors as t...

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The housing market defies expectations even with higher rates

August 1, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

Housing demand still showed positive year-over-year growth last week, despite the hawkish Fed, escalation of the...

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AI’s housing impact is strong — but highly localized

July 31, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier

Artificial intelligence (AI) and broader tech investment is reshaping broad swaths of the U.S. economy, but its ...

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Changes to city zoning code could ‘unlock’ affordable middle housing

July 31, 2026

A throng of dense housing enthusiasts descended upon Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood on Wednesday, h...

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Fed hawks are on the war path, sending mortgage rates higher

July 31, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

Today the 10-year yield hit a yearly high of 4.74% and mortgage rates rose six basis points to 6.83% (as of this...

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Indigenous-owned café Ollin Cafetzin serves community, education and pre-Columbian lemonade

July 31, 2026

By Maddie Browning Jasón Romero and Cynthia Moreno-Romero are creating a movement. The name of their café, Ollin...

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Reducing risk: Why the right IT service provider matters

July 31, 2026  |  Bruce Phillips

In real estate, title insurance and mortgage lending, technology keeps transactions moving. Production platforms...

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The Real Brokerage adds northern Virginia’s Chris Colgan Team

July 30, 2026  |  HousingWire Automation

The Real Brokerage has added the Chris Colgan Team, bringing 28 agents to the company’s growing network and expa...

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Buying a Home? Here's What You Should Know About Home Insurance Costs.

July 30, 2026  |   KCM Crew

If buying a home is on your radar, you've probably been keeping an eye on mortgage rates and home prices. But do...

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All the wild and creative stuff people are making at the Denver library

July 30, 2026  |  Outside Contributor

By Maddie Browning for Denverite When Stephanie Behrens needed a new way to store her skincare products, she did...

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Mortgage applications fall 6.4% as 30-year rate hits 6.76%

July 29, 2026  |  Sarah Wolak

Mortgage applications decreased 6.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Associat...

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Home Price Growth Slowed Down. That May Be Changing.

July 29, 2026  |   KCM Crew

After more than a year of headlines talking about how home prices are going to crash, the latest data shows that...

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One weekend, two music festivals: What did Denverites think?

July 29, 2026

Denver overflowed with music last weekend as two distinctly different music festivals took over the city. Like t...

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‘I see a building you cannot create today:’ The ruins of Cathedral High School have a new future

July 29, 2026

The old Cathedral High School at 1840 Grant Street has seen better days. Passersby might be distracted from the ...

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Open letter to FHFA, HUD, CFPB and Congress 

July 29, 2026  |  Mark Milam

The President neither signed nor vetoed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, proving that sometimes doing absol...

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The fight to make Florida more affordable

July 28, 2026  |  Sarah Wheeler

Florida continues to attract new residents from other states, particularly New York, and the influx has raised h...

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The Fed hawks are winning even without a rate hike

July 28, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

To hike or not to hike? That is the question being discussed today as the Fed’s two-day meeting is underway, but...

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Case-Shiller home prices rise 1.1% in May, still lag inflation

July 28, 2026  |  Brooklee Han

Despite rising at a faster annual pace than a month prior, home prices continued to decline in real terms in May...

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21 tons of taters disappeared in 90 minutes as ‘the community showed up’

July 27, 2026

Denverites managed to take home a literal truckload of potatoes in just 90 minutes on Monday morning. “Potato Pa...

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Agent movement stalls as retention takes hold in Q2

July 27, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

The landscape for real estate agent recruiting is undergoing a structural shift, with agents increasingly choosi...

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Selling a Luxury House? Here’s Why Now Is a Good Time

July 27, 2026  |   KCM Crew

If you own a luxury house, you're in a stronger spot than most sellers right now. While much of the market has c...

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Denver to mow Park Hill Park more amid neighbors’ fire concerns

July 27, 2026

Two years after a fire burned 5 acres of the former Park Hill Golf Course, some worry the city-owned property ha...

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Beyond the mortgage: Alex Song on how Made Card is building homeowner loyalty through everyday engagement

July 27, 2026  |  HW Media Content Studio

Homeownership really starts at closing, yet that’s often where the relationship between borrowers and lenders en...

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From weeks to minutes: How AI-native land acquisition is changing the game for homebuilders

July 27, 2026  |  HW Media Content Studio

Land acquisition has become one of the homebuilding industry’s most important competitive advantages. Yet many t...

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Home sales are positive but higher rates slowing demand

July 25, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

Mortgage rates hit a yearly high last week and even though housing demand is still positive year over year, it i...

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‘We genuinely have too many potatoes, I cannot stress enough’: 42,000 pounds of free taters headed to ...

July 24, 2026  |  Kiara DeMare

A giant pile of potatoes is headed to Denver, and someone needs to eat them. “We genuinely have too many potatoe...

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Don’t fall for a fake foreclosure crisis

July 24, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

Recently, the foreclosure data showed a 21% year-over-year gain, and the floodgates of doom porn were flung wide...

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Why homebuilders aren’t building more homes

July 24, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

Today, the new home sales data perfectly explains why housing permits are near cycle lows and why we can’t get a...

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Mortgage rates hit yearly high as Iran conflict escalates 

July 23, 2026  |  Logan Mohtashami

As the Iran conflict 2.0 escalates, mortgage rates hit yearly highs today at 6.85%, compared to the same day las...

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‘Tale of two’ Miami housing markets reflects changing priorities, international demand

July 23, 2026  |  Jonathan Delozier

South Florida’s housing market is navigating a notable shift in mid-2026, characterized by a sharp divergence be...

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The House That Started It All Could Kickstart What's Next

July 23, 2026  |   KCM Crew

Remember how exciting it was to buy your first place?

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