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An abundance of unused office space in Denver’s skyscrapers could be transformed into affordable living units. That’s the conclusion of a recent study that looked at converting unused office space to increase the available housing in the city.

Some renters have a beef with their landlords over something called junk fees. It’s a term for extra expenses landords charge on top of the rent. And the Colorado Attorney General’s Office has been cracking down on them. Hear more about junk fees, and what people can do about them, on today’s In the NoCo.

Governor Jared Polis signed a bill Monday that eliminates discriminatory occupancy limits statewide. Several communities in Northern Colorado will be impacted, including Fort Collins, and residents have mixed responses.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty announced that Four Star Realty will pay the state $1 million dollars during a joint press conference last week.

Steamboat Springs created three different zones to regulate short-term rentals, including a red zone where no new permits for those rentals can be issued. Three people living within that zone share their experiences with how the regulations have shaped their lives.

The Colorado Sun Editor Lance Benzel joined us to talk about a new bug swarming northwestern Colorado now that the moths are gone and a group of Denver renters who crashed a party for landlords with a protest.

Housing costs are rising fast in our region as economic development attracts new residents and supply chain problems cause building delays. But a federal program that helps low-income renters is falling short.

Real estate prices have reached new heights in many of our region's ski towns. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, buyers spent a record $2 billion in the first nine months of 2021. Meanwhile, the number of homes on the market is at an all-time low. That's pricing out many long-time residents. The Mountain West News Bureau's Maggie Mullen reports.

A new report shows that rental prices are cooling off for the first time in several months. Apartment List, which is a national rental marketplace, found that rental prices have started to stagnate, or in some cases, even drop. That’s normal for the fall months, but especially welcome in a year that’s had unprecedented increases in rents across the Mountain West.

More than 17% of Coloradans are renters. According to an analysis from Headwaters Economics, a Montana-based, independent think tank, the largely unprecedented growth in housing costs over the last year has impacted renters more than homeowners. This is especially the case with housing unaffordability.