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How ADUs can help address affordable housing crisis

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Audree Grubesic 100 Views 0 Comments modular building, offsite construction

As our population continues to expand and individuals live longer, affordable housing options are increasingly strained.

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Industry and Economy Remodel

Remodeling spending to slow in 2020: JCHS

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Danielle Andrus 189 Views 0 Comments housing market, remodeling

Spending on home remodeling may increase just 1.5% in 2020, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, down from

Creating more affordable single-family homes requires some creative solutions. (Photo: Liderina, Dreamstime.com)

Build Industry and Economy The Homebuyer

Pride of place—How builders shape their communities

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Danielle Andrus 179 Views 0 Comments affordable housing, homebuyers

Over 82% of owner-occupied homes in 2017 were single-family detached homes, according to the American Community Survey.

There are affordable options in new construction, but they're not going to be necessarily in Denver (Photo: Imagepixel, Dreamstime.com)

Industry and Economy The Homebuyer

Affordability crunch is remodelers’ opportunity

March 11, 2020April 1, 2020 Michael Beninati 151 Views 0 Comments affordable homes, remodelers

The lack of affordable options for first-time or move-up buyers has been felt across the country, and Denver is no

Although most cases of COVID-19 are mild, contractors could expect to see some disruptions. (Photo: Milkos, Dreamstime)

Business Management Coronavirus Industry and Economy Labor and Safety

Colorado confirms first cases of coronavirus

March 5, 2020March 24, 2020 Danielle Andrus 96 Views 0 Comments

The state is taking an ‘aggressive approach’ to testing for COVID-19.

Charlie Chupp, founder of Fading West Development, speaks at a event on using modular to value engineer the building process. (Photo: Audree Grubesic, Modular Sure Site)

Build Design Industry and Economy Technology

Fading West creating end-to-end modular solution to address attainable housing shortages

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Danielle Andrus 513 Views 0 Comments modular building, offsite construction

Fading West is the developer behind The Farm, an “architecturally interesting” development in Buena Vista.

Amy Marks of XSite Modular addresses attendees at the Advancing Prefabrication event in February. (Photo: Audree Grubesic)

Build Industry and Economy Technology

Prefabrication proponents offer solutions for an industry in flux

February 19, 2020February 20, 2020 Audree Grubesic 427 Views 0 Comments modular, offsite construction, prefabrication

The main topic in every conversation about prefabrication is change: builders changing their focus from cost savings to cost certainty.

Some jurisdictions and homeowners have been resistant to growth, going so far as to cap housing growth. (Photo: NexMetro)

Build Industry and Economy The Homebuyer

Overcoming resistance to renters

February 3, 2020February 25, 2020 Danielle Andrus 216 Views 0 Comments builders, built-for-rent

A for-rent sign strikes fear into the heart of many a homeowner who worries about the impact these short-timers will

Builders are experimenting with single-family built-to-rent homes. (Photo: Iurii Osadchi, Dreamstime.com)

Build Industry and Economy

Builders bet on built-for-rent

January 27, 2020February 10, 2020 Danielle Andrus 473 Views 0 Comments builders, built-for-rent

Large home builders around the country announced their intentions to invest in the single-family rental space this year, including Taylor

For builders, who are not building homes and sitting on them for a decade, the advantage to the program may be in where they do most of their work. (Photo: Michael Rice, Dreamstime.com)

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