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Business 23 Jun 2026

When falling housing prices are good news — and when they're not

Denver renters are celebrating falling housing costs. But sometimes cheaper housing is a sign of economic decline. How can you tell the difference?

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Denver renters are celebrating falling housing costs. But sometimes cheaper housing is a sign of economic decline. Baumgartner is a 29-year-old internal medicine resident in Denver, where home prices. And rents have been falling. Depending on which data you look at, the Denver metro area is experiencing one of the steepest, if not the steepest, housing price declines in the nation.

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