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Colorado’s real estate market is heating up as spring approaches. “The spring market has brought optimism while everyone waits to see if the rates will adjust again. Those who need to move have adapted to the rates and have come off the sidelines,” said Kelly Moye, Boulder/Broomfield-area realtor. According to the February Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado Association of Realtors, new listings jumped statewide last month, with 6,361 new single-family homes and 2,174 new townhome/condo listings. That’s up 18%…

Metro Denver’s housing market saw signs of an early spring last month, with both new listings and closings rising sharply, according to an update from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. New listings, a measure of seller activity, rose 29.1% month-over-month to 4,243, an increase of 22.6% from a year earlier. Closings were up 31.2% month-over-month to 2,864, but they remain down 0.45% from year-ago levels. There were 5,511 homes and condos available for sale at the end of the month, an increase of 13.1% from January…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study shows that the closing of education and childcare facilities in Germany during the coronavirus pandemic actually had an impact on parents' employment, as the opening of facilities led to a rebound in their work hours. For example, parents whose children had at least partial access to care or schooling in attendance worked about 1.5 to 2 hours more per week than parents whose…