With winter’s short days and single-digit temps, you’re less likely to hang out outside and run into your neighbors. Gather the gang and catch up with these fun ideas for grown-up get togethers. 1. Bunco It’s been around since the 1800s and never gone out of style.

Growing national trend aimed at building small, living large makes Colorado communities rethink building codes Posted: 11/09/2015 12:01:00 AM MST Updated: 11/09/2015 05:05:43 PM MST Colorado communities are tweaking their codes to allow “tiny houses,” the abodes built by people aiming to spend less and lighten their environmental impact

But if you decide to make a purchase anywhere, where should you do it?

The Niche website, which specializes in ranking pretty much anything and everything, has some advice via its list of the best Colorado suburbs in which to buy a house.

As you’ll see, the top ten is heavily weighted toward relatively affluent suburbs in the Denver-Boulder area.

A Clean Face This exquisite entry by Between Naps on the Porch has classic appeal. But you probably won’t notice the top reason this exterior looks so fab. The colors and textures pop thanks to powerwashing! The greenery is also key to the elegant look.

People, we have a crisis on our hands: a teacher crisis. Across the U.S. we’re suffering from a serious teacher shortage, and California alone must fill 21,500 vacancies to ensure an adequate student-to-teacher ratio. One reason for the squeeze: real estate.

Tom Calhoun Castle Rock Real Estate Agent.  (303) 663-9335

The 80122 ZIP code area in Centennial is the nation’s third-hottest ZIP code for home sales, according to a new study. Realtor.com said the 80122 ZIP code is red hot because homes there sell faster than anywhere else in the country, spending about two weeks on the market.

No one said coming up with the money for a down payment to buy a house would be easy. More often than not, to save enough money, you’ll have to make a few adjustments to your lifestyle. Thankfully, you don’t have to make any major changes to add to your savings account.

The number of first-time home buyers is on the rise, reaching a 32 percent share of existing-home sales in May – the highest since September 2012, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Read more: Where Should First-Time Buyers Live? Which cities hold some of the best deals for first-time buyers?