Denver ranks 10th in U.S. on housing-market strength

Denver ranks 10th out of the nation’s top 100 cities in the strength of its housing market, according to new data from market-intelligence firm Hanley Wood    LLC.

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Beating the Cost of LEED

 "Affordable LEED Gold housing comes to Dallas, with no corrugated steel or recycled tires involved." We think that this is a great example of how to incorporate LEED design in the residential community. Take a look!

Fish House by Guz Architecture

This is an amazing vacation home in Singapore designed by Guz Architects. Check out the rest of this blog posting to see the remaining photos. ArchitectureBlog.com

Parade of Affordable Homes Announced

A non-profit housing developer is hosting a Parade of Affordable Homes on Oct. 22.

The Community Resources & Housing Development Corp. will showcase eight homes in Arvada, Thornton, Northglenn, Westminster and unincorporated Adams County. All of the homes featured are considered affordable for most working families in the Denver metro area and have been renovated through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

The Parade will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and each home will have real estate professionals and non-profit staff members available to answer questions.

A list of homes is available at www.crhdc.org.

http://blogs.denverpost.com/thebalancesheet/2011/10/07/parade-of-affordable-homes-announced/821/

Smoothing Out

Denver, Philly, San Fran See Some Stability

With the exception of Friday’s report on personal incomes and spending, economic data released last week were generally more positive than perhaps anticipated.  Consumer confidence increased slightly in September, first-time jobless claims fell to their lowest levels since early April, and revised final 2nd quarter GDP estimates showed the economy steadily expanding.  Better economic data domestically was not able to offset the negative sentiment created by continued debt concerns in the Eurozone.  


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Best Cities for Seniors

Forget the Sunbelt: Colder Areas Top New List of Best Cities for Seniors

While sunny locales in the West and South often top retirement destination lists, a new survey of the best places for older residents found that many colder-weather areas actually offer the highest quality of life for seniors.

[In Pictures: Top 10 Cities for Senior Living.]

Using health, economic, and other quality-of-life measures, the survey named the folliwng 10 metro areas:

1. Minneapolis

2. Boston

3. Pittsburgh

4. Cleveland

5. Denver

6. Milwaukee

7. San Francisco

8. Portland, Ore.

9. Kansas City, Mo.

10. Newark, N.J.

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Welcome and Congratulations!

Godden|Sudik Architects is pleased to announce the addition of Christopher Walla to our team. Chris graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Architecture and is bringing over eight years of experience in custom residential, government, educational, religious and a variety of commercial projects to the firm. His extensive background in sustainability and high performance design will aid Godden|Sudik Architects in continuing to provide our clients with the highly specialized services they have grown accustom to.

Chris is married with a 2 1/2 year old daughter and enjoys golfing, hiking/snowshoeing, camping, skiing and live music.

Godden|Sudik Architects is also very pleased to congratulate Kellie Hart and Andrew Rowan on their nuptials on September 30, 2011. May their life together be one filled with much love and many happy memories through the years!!!