Housing Archives | Denver Westword https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:45:19 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com 144 90 Court Asked to Review Why Colorado Renters Help Finance Xcel Energy Program https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/colorado-ag-questions-xcel-energy-program-financing-40847009/ https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40847009 Hannah Metzger https://westword-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/colorado-ag-questions-xcel-energy-program-financing-40847009/#respond Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:45:18 -0700

Should landlords be able to pass down the costs of energy-efficient upgrades to renters?

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Denver had among the highest percentages of home listings that repeatedly reduced the asking price, a national report found.

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Amid housing crisis, vacancy rates in some mountain counties exceed 50 percent.

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For just $300,000, you can own a house the size of a studio apartment next to a recent murder scene.

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The 62-unit building in Five Points is limited to buyers who make up to 80 percent of the area median income.

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The Edge of Lowry apartments were ground zero for Aurora's 2024 Venezuelan gang fiasco.

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It wasn't because of affordability...

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"We [shouldn't] have to choose between a home and the loved ones we share it with."

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Prices and urgency are down for Denver metro renters, while vacancies and landlord concessions are up.

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"She had a bedbug crawling out from her shirt," recalls the daughter of a Francis Heights tenant. "They're everywhere."

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