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Are more Coloradans throwing in the towel on owning a home?

Census numbers seem to suggest that, but more time is needed to confirm trend, economists caution

The U.S. Census Bureau reported a big drop in Colorado's homeownership rate in the second half, one that would point to 160,000 more household renting rather than owning. But economists caution it could be a statistical anomaly, not a real trend.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported a big drop in Colorado’s homeownership rate in the second half, one that would point to 160,000 more household renting rather than owning. But economists caution it could be a statistical anomaly, not a real trend.
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Aldo Svaldi - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Colorado suffered the biggest drop in its homeownership rate of any state last year, according to counts from the U.S. Census Bureau. But economists and demographers in the state aren't buying it.
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