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Home sales in Colorado and the rest of the country should rebound in 2025 after two sluggish years. But buyers shouldn’t count on 30-year mortgage rates dipping much below 6%. And homeowners in many parts of the country will be lucky to capture price gains above 2% next year, according to the National Association of Realtors. Realtor.com, however, has named Colorado Springs as its top market for 2025 and places Denver in the 20th spot, based on an above-average rebound in the number of sales and price gains after two flat years.

Modern Mexican restaurant Tamayo will start a two-month renovation in January to its longtime Larimer Square location. The two-story restaurant, 1400 Larimer St., will close its doors on New Year’s Day and reopen on March 4. “When I first opened Tamayo on Larimer Square in 2001, I wanted to introduce modern Mexican cuisine to Denver,” said owner Chef Richard Sandoval in a Wednesday morning news release. “Downtown Denver’s energy and growing culinary scene inspired me, and I knew this was the right block to share the flavors and traditions I grew up with.

A New York solar panel maker is considering Colorado Springs for what its chief executive claims could become the country’s largest solar cell manufacturing plant once completed. The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved $6.25 million in Job Growth Incentive Tax Credits on Thursday morning for Project Phoenix, the code name assigned to the company.

By ANDREW DAMPF ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — How fast can she go on her titanium knee? And how competitive will she be? Those are the big questions surrounding Lindsey Vonn’s comeback to World Cup ski racing this weekend at age 40 after nearly six years of retirement. “It’s a question that’s been going through my head a lot over the last week,” said Chris Knight, Vonn’s personal coach.

Dear Eric: My husband and I, both happily retired with good pensions and Social Security, make our weekly grocery trips together. We take turns paying with our flight-points credit cards. Once the bill arrives, we split the cost of our groceries down the middle, sharing the expenses equally for everything we purchase at our preferred grocery store. Our grocery shopping typically includes a few low-cost personal favorites that not both of us enjoy eating, but for the sake of simplicity, we have agreed to split the grocery costs evenly, 50/50. My husband sometimes indulges in a piece of costly, extra-smoked pork he orders online from a specialty shop.

Moon Alert: After 1 a.m. EST today, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Virgo. Happy Birthday for Friday, Dec. 20, 2024: You’re idealistic and fun-loving, but also careful. You strive to help others as well as yourself. This was a year of hard work and building.