Airbnb Crackdown in Denver

Denver is finding and fining unlicensed short-term rental owners

Not sure if you need a license? You probably do.

The Mile High City is an extremely popular place to both live + visit, as so many Denverites know. A way people can experience Colorado life from a local's perspective, is by renting airbnb units on a short-term basis, and Airbnb is a viable option for many. But many Denver landlords with investment properties on Airbnb are on borrowed time.

Six months after regulations banned the practice of renting investment properties for less than 30 days – a lucrative niche that could earn a landlord $1,000 to $2,000 more per month than a year-long lease – Denver is sniffing out the scofflaws and making suspicious Airbnb hosts prove with a…

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Millennials: From Renting to Buying

Where are millennials living?

More of them are Buying homes instead of paying rent.

So many people are moving to Denver nowadays; especially Millennials. It used to be that Millennials could only afford to rent, but times have changed and buying is now the preferable option. Young adults in Denver own homes at a higher rate than their peers in the rest of the country — 34.2% versus 32.1%, according to a study from Abodo. 

Among the 45 largest metro areas, Denver ranked 15th for the most Millennial homeowners.

After trending downward over the past decade, the homeownership rate among young adults in Denver appears to have hit a bottom in 2014 at 32.8%. In 2006, before the housing bust, 43.8% of adults ages 18-35 lived in homes or condos…

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Home Design Trends for 2017

It's easy to incorporate fresh trends into your home's decor

Choose one or several of these popular styles.

2017 is full of new ideas and trends in clothing, ideas, and decor, but it also has embraced the revival of many trends. You could call this year "the mixing pot of style". When selling your home you want it be appealing to buyers, or if you just need to redecorate; the trends of 2017 can help you. 

Unique Paint

According to celebrity interior designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, green is “strong again.” From lime green to emerald, the hue works throughout the home—whether it’s as a wall color or a room-filling rug. If you’re not too keen on the idea of using green in large doses, Lawrence-Bullard has a suggestion: “Add really fun…

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Prime Location in the Heart of Capitol Hill - 789 Clarkson St.

Denver's Capitol Hill Neighborhood is full of character + charm

Live in the heart of Capitol Hill & enjoy the numerous restaurants, bars, museums, parks & coffee shops that surround you! This is city living at its best!

Well designed studio with bamboo floors, open layout that maximizes space, with 1 bath at 341 square feet. It has built in Murphy bed & glass tile backsplash in kitchen. Amenities in the building include pool, fitness center, on site laundry, bike storage in garage, designated off street parking space & a storage unit. Enjoy this studio as your first home in the city, as a perfect rental or as a second home where you stay when you come to the city!

789 Clarkson St. #306

$150,000

Listed by Nicole Rufener for West + Main…

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Denver Finalizes Pot Laws

Marijuana has been a deeply debated topic in Colorado since 2000 when Amendment 20 was passed, legalizing medical marijuana and then again in 2012 when recreational marijuana was legalized with Amendment 64. The state has come a long way in terms of pot growing and pot usage.

Now, as of last Friday, Denver has finalized its plan to begin the licensure of businesses who want to allow marijuana consumption.

Reistroffer is the campaign director for Initiative 300, which voters approved in 2016. He was part of the process for developing rules that no American city has ever developed before.

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Surprise! Everyone Wants to Live in Denver

If you live in Denver, you know that the city is becoming more and more popular for people to move to. In a recent nationwide survey compiled by the real estate website homes.com, Denver is the most popular place to move in the United States, according to 1,000 respondents.

The respondents chose between six major U.S. cities — Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Miami — 40 percent of respondents (a full 18 percentage points over the runner-up, Miami) said that they'd most want to move to Denver.

The question was included in a general survey about moving trends, and it underscores other rankings we've reported on; in 2016, U.S. News and World Report listed Denver as its No. 1 place to live in the United States…

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Check Out Denver's 1st Ever Pop-Up Park

We might be biased, but we think Denver is pretty darn awesome.

We are very into Pop Up Shops at the moment, with our first Pop Up Shop opening at the West + Main HQ this weekend, when we saw the following article on 303Magazine.com we just had to go check out Downtown Denver's first Pop Up Shop ourselves, and we were totally impressed:

Nearly seven years ago, when Denver was creating a plan to develop the northeast side of downtown, an idea was proposed. The concept revolved around 21st street and how to activate it for the community. “We talked about transforming 21st into a festival street. [We] didn’t really give too much background into what that was,  [but] it was kind of a big idea at that point,” explained Steven Chester,…

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What NOT to Paint

When it comes to the color of your home, not everyone will agree with your style. But according to recent research, the paint colors you choose can directly impact the value of your home.

"Zillow analyzed 50,000 homes across the country to find that color decisions within a home can affect the final sale price of the home by over $1,000, give or take."

The study found that there are four paint colors that should be avoided in order to get the maximum sale price for your home.

Here are the colors that you should try to avoid at all costs...

1. Slate Gray

Gray is a popular and well-liked paint color choice, but you have to be careful when choosing the shade. Choosing the wrong shade of gray may either increase or decrease the final…

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Will Rising Interest Rates Flatten Home Sales in the Denver Metro Area?

Photo cred: Denver Post

Higher mortgage rates this year haven't capped home price appreciation, which is adding to the pressure on buyers.

If first-time buyers were counting on home price gains to slow or flatten out as the trade-off for rising mortgage rates, they need to recalculate, some of the nation’s leading housing economists said in Denver on Friday according to The Denver Post.

“We are looking for a further crunch in affordability,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors, said at the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ annual conference in Denver.

Yun said builders aren’t producing enough homes to keep pace with demand in many markets, pushing up prices on existing…

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4838 E Kentucky Ave. Listed by Dave Christie for West + Main Homes.

A beautiful community in a great location at an incredible value makes this condo a smart choice. This home lives larger than you'd expect, thanks to the open great room, which includes a fireplace. Both bedrooms are conforming. The garage opens into the kitchen, which is unusual in Cedar Pointe. Not only is there a washer/dryer hookup in the unit, the stacked washer/dryer is included. The property has been very well maintained and is move-in ready. The price reflects the fact that it could use some updates, which provides the potential for sweat equity. Only one block to Infinity Park or the Cherry Creek bike path, for a very easy ride downtown.

4838 E Kentucky Ave #A, Denver CO

$225,000

Listed by Dave Christie for West + Main Homes. For…

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