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Colorado Economy Articles

• Metro Study Predicts More Home Starts in 2019

  April 2019 / Colorado Economy / Share

  What to expect for the Denver homebuilding market in 2019.

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• 26th Annual Economic Forecast Event Recap

  February 2019 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Experts at Economic Forecast Event predict slowing, but still expanding economy in 2019.

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• Colorado Housing Market One to Watch in 2019

  February 2019 / Colorado Economy / Share

  The spotlight will continue to be on the Colorado housing market in 2019.

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• Tips for Buying in a Tight Housing Market like Denver

  August 2018/ Colorado Economy / Share

  Here are some tips for homebuyers active in a tight market.

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• Waves of Change in the Homebuilding Market

  May 2018/ Colorado Economy / Share

  What to expect for the Denver homebuilding market in 2018.

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• Pikes Peak Economic Forecast Event Recap

  May 2018/ Colorado Economy / Share

  Experts at the Pikes Peak Economic Forecast discuss turning trends into opportunities.

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• Metro North Sees Population and Wage Growth

  March 2018/ Colorado Economy / Share

  Experts at the North Metro Economic Forecast discuss turning trends into opportunities.

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• 25th Annual Economic Forecast Event Recap

  February 2018/ Colorado Economy / Share

  Experts at Vectra Bank's Annual Economic Forecast event get back to basics for 2018.

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• Uncertainty Dominates U.S. Finance Headlines

  January 2018/ Colorado Economy / Share

  Recent surveys show that there is low satisfaction with personal finances in the U.S.

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• Houston Housing Market Recovers Quickly From Harvey

  October 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Even as the Harvey recovery effort was barely a few weeks old, the economic powerhouse that is Houston, Texas, was already showing remarkable signs of resilience.

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• Denver Could Be Top Contender For Amazon HQ

  October 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Amazon plans to open a second headquarters in the U.S., and according to some analysts, Denver looks like a prime candidate to host it.

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• Denver Housing Market Q2 Update

  October 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  A recap of Vectra's second quarter Homebuilders Breakfast 2017.

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• Denver Home Prices, Sales Slip in July

  September 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  With the release of home sales and price data from July, some real estate professionals are seeing cause for concern.

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• Rental Market Changes May Affect US Homeowners

  September 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  As Americans drift away from homeownership, for a variety of hotly debated reasons, they seem to be more attracted to renting instead.

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• Denver Tops List of Cities With Younger Homeowners

  August 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Prospective or current homeowners under age 35 are probably looking for a lively city to call their own, but still need to make finances a high priority.

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• Denver’s Housing Market Remains Strong, but 2017 Brings Its Own Influences

  April 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  A recap of Vectra's first quarter Homebuilders Breakfast 2017.

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• 24th Annual Economic Forecast Recap

  February 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Experts at Vectra Bank's Annual Economic Forecast event predict a strong 2017.

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• Colorado still leading the way in green energy

  February 2017 / Colorado Economy / Share

  The Centennial State ranked in the top 10 states for wind energy production in 2015, with 14 percent of its net power production coming from wind.

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• The Challenges and Opportunities of Growth in Metro Denver

  December 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  The fast past growth of Metro Denver presents both challenges and opportunities.

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• How commercial real estate impacts Denver economy

  November 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  The entire state of Colorado, and particularly its bustling capital city Denver, have seen a high degree of change over the last several years.

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• Colorado real estate: renaissance or crisis?

  September 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  A recent article in a Denver publication tells of the story of a rapidly diverging city through two personal narratives.

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• NASA's Juno a Colorado victory

  August 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  On July 4 at approximately 9:53am local time, with more than 100 stressed and sleep-deprived engineers packed into one room, a three-second beep was all it took to elicit cheers from everyone inside.

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• Colorado energy industry in state of transition

  June 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  What's been good news for the typical consumer has been troubling for the oil and gas industry.

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• Economists at Vectra Bank’s Annual Economic Breakfast Report Colorado Springs with Second Best Job Growth in State

  May 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  While Growing More Slowly than the Front Range, Economists Forecast Continued Growth and New Opportunity Ahead for El Paso, Teller and Pueblo Counties

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• Study: Medicaid expansion helped Colo. economy

  May 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  The expansion of Colorado's Medicaid program has resulted in billions of dollars in economic activity over the last two years.

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• Colorado economy remains strong, with room to grow

  April 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Colorado Springs is the latest Colorado city to report strong employment figures and one of the best economic outlooks in over a decade.

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• The future of the Colorado energy sector

  March 2016 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Energy businesses in Colorado had a successful 2015, even though the oil industry as a whole saw prices drop considerably.

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• Colorado fall housing outlook

  November 2015 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Few areas of the country currently have a stronger real estate market than Colorado.

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• Fall spending trends in Colorado

  November 2015 / Colorado Economy / Share

  Throughout the U.S., consumer spending is rising. The declining unemployment rate and steady rise in average income has given people the ability to spend more.

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