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The Denver-area housing market ranked No. 3 of the 20 cities tracked in the closely watched S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report released today.The Denver metropolitan statistical area was one of four cities that in November showed a year-over-year improvement, ?something we really haven?t seen in at least two years in most markets,? said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor?s.The Denver housing market showed a 0.5 percent gain in the year ending in November, bested only by Dallas and San Francisco, which showed a 1.4 percent and a 1.0 percent gain, respectively. San Diego also was in positive territory, with a 0.4% improvement.Overall, the 20 markets in the index showed a loss of 5.3 percent.In ... more »

Denver performed the best of the 20 major metropolitan housing market tracked in the closely watched S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report released today.Denver's housing market showed only a only a 0.1 percent dip in housing prices in the year ending in October, compared with an overall drop of 7.3 percent for the 20 areas in the report. The 10-city index in the report fell overall by -6.4 percent."Once again, this shows the strength of the Denver market," said Gary Bauer, an independent Denver real estate broker. "We continue to lead the nation as far as recovering from the recession ? the recession is not over yet ? but we will be one of the first to emerge."Bauer said that "two-thirds" of the Denver-area housing market "still ... more »

Top 10 Cities to Earn a LivingThe best cities to earn a living are those that have plenty of companies doing business in high-paying, growth industries.Combine that with a high-quality business environment, job growth, and a low cost of living and you get a select-few locations where the pay check is generous and the cost of necessities like food and housing is modest.Here are the top 10 cities where Forbes magazine says this is the economic reality now and the conditions are likely to get even better as health care, technology, and energy draw more employees into their ranks:1. Dallas2. Houston3. Minneapolis4. Austin, Texas5. Washington, D.C.6. St. Louis7. Seattle8. Atlanta9. Kansas City, Mo.10. DenverSource: Forbes, Francesca Levy ... more »