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Despite the ongoing challenges of mortgage rates exceeding 6%, the metro Denver housing market continues showing signs of resilience, with increased buyer demand and rising home values. According to the December Denver Metro Association of Realtors monthly report, active listings fell by 26% from the previous month. Still, they were up 39% over last year, indicating a shift as sellers facing life changes enter the market. The number of active listings remains historically low.

By Sally French, NerdWallet Big hotel brands are adding vacation rental properties to their portfolios, creating new options for large groups and families. Related Articles Travel | 10 things you can only do in (or around) Denver Travel | The deepest hot springs in the world feeds this Colorado wintertime playground Travel | Travel: These cruise ships will make their maiden voyages in 2025 Travel | Discover 10 of Colorado’s best après-ski bars Travel | Keystone is getting a game-changing revamp.

I live an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park. Emily PogueI live near Rocky Mountain National Park, so I know of lots of hidden gems in the area. In the park, I recommend checking out the Holzwarth Historic Site and Alpine Visitor Center. Outside the park, it's worth visiting the picturesque Chapel on the Rock and the Stanley Hotel.

A lawsuit alleges Capital One's Shopping browser unfairly claimed credit for driving affiliate-marketing sales. UCG/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesInfluencers have filed a lawsuit against Capital One. They allege its Shopping extension hurt their earnings by unfairly claiming credit for sales. Capital One said it disagreed with the premise of the lawsuit.

"Onyx Storm" will be released on January 21. Red Tower BooksThe third book in Rebecca Yarros' "Empyrean" series comes out on January 21. It will pick up where dragon rider Violet Sorrengail left off in "Iron Flame."Warning: This article contains major spoilers for "Fourth Wing" and "Iron Flame."The much-anticipated third installment of Rebecca Yarros' "The Empyrean" series is finally hitting bookshelves."Onyx Storm," which continues Violet Sorrengail's journey to become a dragon rider, will be released on January 21 by Red Tower Books.

Pali High School rests across the street from homes destroyed in the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades on January 7, 2025. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesMom Lisa Ward lives in Topanga, between Palisades and Malibu, where the LA wildfires are raging. Her family was horrified when they saw TV images of their local high school burning to the ground.