Too often, the added charges have dubious justification and are not disclosed up front. The law should forbid eviction for a renter’s inability to pay them.
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Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Denver had the second highest annual inflation rate in the U.S. last month
Inflation is slowing and economists are hopeful rates will decline further in 2024. Plus: Blame higher energy and housing costs, Colorado job growth, startups set a record and more!
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Denver still a top 10 city for tech, thanks to tech wages outpacing rent growth
There’s other factors, including the number of young, educated and tech-savvy workers. Plus: “Durable skills” vs. AI, Colorado’s June job report and more!
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Job openings in Colorado decline as employers presumably find the staff they need
Job openings are in decline nationwide, too. Have we reached a new equilibrium? Plus: Who stopped looking for work?
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Front Range rents were mostly flat in April. Here’s how they’ve changed over four years.
Fort Collins and Colorado Springs metro areas outpaced the Denver metro for rent hikes since 2019. Plus: Median home prices fell last month but not enough for many renters.
Posted inEquity
Can a mixed-income community transform Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood?
An ambitious plan to revitalize one of Denver’s poorest neighborhoods displaced 1,000 people. Fewer than 20% have returned as rebuilding drags on.
Posted inHousing
Colorado’s ban on cities, counties enacting rent control will remain in place
House Bill 1115, which would have repealed the prohibition, was rejected after a Democratic lawmaker joined Republicans in a Colorado Senate committee in voting against the measure
Posted inOpinion Columns
Carman: The illusory promise of rent control is a deal with the devil
Research suggests rent control actually “decreases affordability, fuels gentrification and creates negative spillovers”
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Proposition 123 will help working families stay in Colorado
Without it, housing costs will remain out of reach, and people will leave
Posted inNews
Denver rents are up 20% since 2019. They’re still rising, but not quite as fast.
What’s Working: A version of this story first appeared in a segment of our weekly What’s Working column on July 23, 2022. Additional details are included in this story. Read the full column. >> Sign up for the newsletter Just like home prices, rents are still much higher than they were pre-pandemic. According to Zillow’s […]