Grant seeks women, minorities
ULI Colorado received a $20,000 grant to partner with the city and county of Denver and the University of Denver on a new program aimed at getting women and minorities into real estate development.
The program will offer academic training through the DU Real Estate School in combination with year-long paid apprenticeships with private developers.
The next deadline for applications is in August. For more information, go to.
ULI Colorado was one of five district councils selected for the grants, funded through the ULI Foundation. Others were Memphis, Tenn.; San Francisco; Seattle; and South Carolina.
Slump no worry to wealthy
Rich folks aren’t worried about the slumping real estate market, according to the 2007 Coldwell Banker Previews International Luxury Survey.
About 40 percent of those responding to the survey are considering buying a second home in the next year, compared with 30 percent last year. Fifty-six percent think their home’s value will increase in the next year.
The survey polled 301 U.S. homeowners whose primary residence is valued at more than $1 million
($2 million for California residents) and who have investable assets of more than $1 million.
Church calls dome home
Lakewood’s Mile Hi Church last week inflated a dome that will serve as the infrastructure for its new 44,000- square-foot sanctuary. It took about an hour to inflate the dome, a fabric structure 232 feet in diameter made of PVC coated nylon and polyester fabrics. The interior will be sprayed with polyurethane foam, steel rebar will be attached and a concrete mix sprayed over the steel.
In three years, the church has grown 24 percent to 5,500 members. The new building will support the expanding congregation, initially seating 1,500 people.
Denver rentals up to speed
More than 74 percent of metro Denver rental properties have high-speed Internet, according to a. survey. In addition, 92 percent of rentals are cable-ready, and 28 percent have controlled access.
provides detailed amenity descriptions of apartment properties throughout the metro area.
Staff writer Margaret Jackson can be reached at 303-954-1473 or mjackson@denverpost.com.
