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A new study from Highland Cabinetry shows Colorado is the second-best state for house flippers.The study considered remodeling prices, high sales rates, and a return on investment of 20%.It ranked Arizona first, and Colorado and Florida tied for second. Colorado offered fewer sales for more money, while Florida offered more sales for less. In Colorado, the average remodeling cost is $64,325, with an average home sale price of $548,602.Home flipping profits dropped in 2023In 2023, there were 308,922 flipped single-family homes and condos in the U.S., down 29.3% from 2022, according to research from ATTOM, a real estate data curator.Flips…

The Denver Metro Association of Realtors and the South Metro Denver Realtors Association boards approved a resolution to immediately dismiss all the board members of REcolorado, escalating a heated dispute among the three groups.REcolorado, the state’s largest multiple listing service or MLS, called out its two owners in the national trade press earlier this week for selling it to an out-of-state private equity buyer after rejecting a buyout proposal REcolorado had made earlier in the year that would have kept ownership in local hands.Four of the 11 REcolorado board members resigned this week in protest to the group’s action. On…

An 83-year-old Englewood man was convicted of first-degree murder, tampering with a deceased body and false reporting in the 2023 deaths of his wife and daughter in Arapahoe County District Court on Friday.Reginald Maclaren was convicted of all counts by an Arapahoe County jury on Friday, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. He was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder after deliberation, two counts of tampering with a deceased body and one count of false reporting in the deaths of his wife, 70-year-old Bethany, and daughter, 35-year-old Ruth Jennifer, on March 25, 2023.Investigators accused Maclaren of…

LAS VEGAS — The Colorado Avalanche began Friday short on draft capital after years of making trades in pursuit of the Stanley Cup.Chris MacFarland began changing that late in the first round of the NHL draft at The Sphere in Las Vegas.The Avs general manager turned the No. 24 pick in the draft into three selections by making a trade with the Utah Hockey Club. The Avalanche traded No. 24 to Utah for pick Nos. 38 and 71 in the 2024 draft and a second-round selection in the 2025 draft.“We felt it was pretty good value, dropping down 14 spots…

SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time in as many weeks, the Giants lost a legend.Orlando Cepeda, the 11-time All-Star inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1999, died Friday at the age of 86, his wife, Nydia, said in a statement released by the Giants.“Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this evening, listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved ones,” Nydia said. “We take comfort that he is at peace.”Cepeda’s death was announced between the fifth and sixth innings of the Giants’ game Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the crowd on…

KJ Simpson says the most frequent question he received during interviews throughout the pre-draft process simply was, “Why?”NBA front office personnel wanted to know the reason behind Simpson’s remarkable jump between his sophomore and junior seasons. His scoring average jumped from 15.9 to 19.7. More impressive were his jumps in rebounding (4.3 to 5.8), assists (3.8 to 4.9), assist-to-turnover rate (1.50 to 2.23), field goal percentage (.396 to .475) and 3-point percentage (.276 to .434, the No. 4 mark in program history).Was it an aberration? Or something Simpson believes he can continue building upon? NBA personnel wanted to know, and…

The Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge on U.S. 50 is on track to open to limited traffic next week before the Fourth of July holiday, sparing travelers potential hours in detours, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.Repairs on the bridge started in May after state and federal transportation officials found a cracked steel girder during an April safety inspection and closed U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison.With the first phase of repairs complete, emergency vehicles and smaller passenger vehicles can start crossing over the U.S. 50 bridge on Wednesday, July 3 at 6:30 a.m., CDOT officials said in a news…

Aurora police are looking for two people suspected in a bias-motivated vandalism, including tearing down Pride flags and damaging a vehicle and home Saturday.Home surveillance video recorded two people tearing down Pride flags from two homes near the 10000 block of East Seventh Avenue and 700 Galena St. on Saturday, according to the Aurora Police Department.  Do you know these individuals? #APDAlert Officers are looking for two suspects involved in bias-motivated vandalism near the 10000 block of E. 7th Avenue and 700 Galena Street. On June 22nd, Ring camera footage picked up two suspects (pictured) ripping pride flags off of…

The man shot by Colorado Springs police officers while fleeing on foot earlier this month struck a woman across the face with a gun in the city’s downtown area before pointing it at another man, security footage released Thursday shows.Around 12:48 a.m. on Sunday, June 9, three officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Downtown Area Response Team were patrolling on foot along South Nevada Avenue when they heard a disturbance up the street, according to a video briefing released Thursday by the department.As one officer — identified by the Colorado Springs Police Department as Benjamin Hengel — moved toward…