real estate
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Anti-growth backlash bubbling up in fast-growing Western states
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Colorado’s job growth has a downside. Along the urban corridor where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains, home prices are climbing, luxury apartments are multiplying, and commuters are getting stuck in traffic. Parking spaces on some main streets and popular trailheads are jam-packed. Now some locals, frustrated with the pace of development, are trying to…
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Denver community workers struggle with housing
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Many of Denver’s community workers – teachers, patrol officers, janitors, licensed nurses and full-time retail associates – cannot afford to either rent or buy a home, according to a study released last week by the National Housing Conference. Commissioned by Housing Colorado, and a supplement to the NHC’s Paycheck to Paycheck Report, the study profiled the five…