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Sellers, buyers play waiting game BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Danielle and Stephan Storinsky “saw the writing on the wall.” It foretold how the housing market might change. So, earlier this year,
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the married couple sold their Arvada townhome. They timed it just right. They capitalized before concerns about inflation took center stage. They sold their home when the metro area was gripped by historically high housing prices. They bought their townhome about five years ago for $285,000. They sold for $521,000. “That part’s pretty nice because
money to put down on something,” Stephan Storinsky said. But now, on the other side of cashing in, they find themselves playing a waiting game. Even with the tidy profit they hauled in, they are struggling to find a home at a good value. Houses on the market today “are just not worth the price that people are asking,” said Stephan Storinsky. The couple are living with parents,
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constantly keeping their eyes open for a good deal. The couple isn’t alone. While the number of available metro area houses shot upward in a year, so has the number of days those homes are sitting on the market until they sell, according to the latest report by the Colorado Association of Realtors. SEE HOUSING, P2
Group A strep causing concerns in Denver metro area Complicates trifecta of viruses BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
With a trifecta of illnesses already hitting the Front Range hard with spikes in COVID, RSV and the flu, state health officials are now concerned with the increasing number of group A strep cases in children. Brian Spencer, with the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, said the state health department is closely monitoring the increase in pediatric hospitalizations caused by group A strep. Group A strep is a bacteria that can cause many different infections. Group A strep infections most commonly cause sore throat, a mild and common condition that doctors say can be easily treated. While rare, group A strep infections may be seThe residential first-place winner is the house on 442 Kahil St. COURTESY OF FORT LUPTON CHAMBER vere and cause diseases like pneumonia, sepsis, toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis. “We are working with hospital BY BELEN WARD Christmas storybook characters Chamber of Commerce combine in partners in a coordinating role to Every BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM year before Thanksgiving, First United Church Fort Lupton the Fort Lupton Bank provide community while aMethodist Kahil Street home in was theand annual contest that Food put and Clothingensure resources are available for members with food boxes. This will bepicked the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert with Change 4 Change, for its light-covered roof in a grade to the city’s best holiday those who need them,” Spencer said The Copper Kettle Kitchen tookwith the Fortfood Lupton’s Holiday Lightin the Dec. 15 news release. another organization that helps drive.annual See more on Page 2. displays. top Christmas decorating honors ing Contest. SEE LIGHTS, P3 for its display featuring whimsical The city and the Fort Lupton SEE STREP, P4
Businesses, homes honored for Christmas light displays
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