One orphaned well was added to Colorado regulators’ long list of projects, and another may be joining it. Both may have to wait in line.
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How two big Denver suburbs are approaching the reality that they’re running out of water
Fast-growing Castle Rock starts with a turf ban, while Arvada doubles connection fees. Water prices are now part of the affordable housing equation.
Posted inBusiness, Housing, News
Aspen City Council limits short-term rentals, imposes fees on home construction and eases path for affordable housing
The Aspen City Council this week approved strict regulations limiting short-term rentals and easing the process for developing affordable housing, concluding seven months of work to rein in a real estate market frenzy that has homes selling for as much as $6,000 a square foot. “Are we a community or a commodity?” Aspen councilor Rachel […]
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Record lumber prices are adding $35,000 to the sale price of a new home, further crunching Colorado’s housing market
With housing demand pushing lumber prices to more than double what 2x4s cost a year ago, workers at the Allweather Wood manufacturing plant in Loveland are treating lumber as fast as possible. But they’ve run into issues aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic. Not all employees returned to work after a brief closure last year. Staffing […]
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Students designed a net-zero solar home in one of Colorado’s coldest mountain towns that could help a housing crisis
While touring a temporary neighborhood of student-designed solar houses in Denver a few years ago, college sophomores Gabi Abello and Hannah Blake wondered out loud: “This is so cool. We have to do this. Why doesn’t CU have a team?” The two University of Colorado Boulder engineering students became the leaders of that team, which […]
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Opinion: Colorado home owners need more time to respond to defective construction
My first home, a historic Cap Hill condo, made for great memories, but was also a ton of work. In 2015, when I purchased my current townhome by Sloan’s Lake, I opted for new construction and was looking forward to reduced maintenance headaches, plus it would have a dishwasher! A few years after purchase, in […]
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Homes with no energy bills are catching on — even in Pueblo — and the extra cost isn’t as high as you’d think
A few months ago, Boulder resident David Resnick had an epiphany. Actually, his real estate broker, Thorne Davis, barraged him with emails, research and news stories about clean energy construction. Then the report arrived. The Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to a clean energy and low-carbon future, concluded that building net-zero energy houses — […]