Missing Middle
-
Builders say state’s push fails to create more affordable housing
—
by
What’s the secret sauce for making homes more affordable in Colorado? That’s the question that renters are asking when the median price of a home — now $550,000 — ranks Colorado as one of the least affordable places to live in the nation. Fourth or fifth from the bottom, according to some rankings. Colorado is…
-
Denver ramps up efforts to increase affordable housing
—
by
With a population of more than 729,000 and growing, the city of Denver has long struggled with an unaffordable housing market and needs to create close to 44,000 affordable units over the next decade, according to the city’s Department of Housing Stability. The median sale price of a home in Denver stands at $584,500, up…
-
Searching for the ‘missing middle’: Denver metro area cities scramble to meet housing needs
—
by
As Denver and other cities in the metro area race to comply with state mandates to change zoning and plan for more affordable housing, it remains to be seen if their varied approaches will succeed. Laws enacted in 2024 require cities with populations over 5,000 to draft a housing action plan and limit how much…
