A list of positive news items for Denver and US.

1. April 2009 • Issue 10
Denver on list of 10 cities where Americans are relocating: Denver is one of 10 U.S. cities on a new
Forbes magazine list of cities where Americans are relocating. (read more here)
Drop in mortgage rates trigger race to buy, refinance: Tumbling interest rates are setting off a
mortgage-refinancing scramble among homeowners and pulling undecided buyers into the market. (read
more here)
Mortgage Refinancing May Hit $2 Trillion in 2009: The Mortgage Bankers Association
on Tuesday
jacked up its 2009 forecast for mortgage originations to reflect the Fed's recent moves to engineer
lower mortgage rates. The group now expects mortgage originations to total $2.78 trillion this
year--an increase of more than $800 billion from its previous estimate.
(read more here)
New home sales in surprise rebound: NEW YORK: Sales of newly constructed homes rose
unexpectedly in February, rebounding nearly 5% after sinking to the lowest level on record in
January, according to a government report released March 25th. (read more here)
Xcel selects SunPower to build solar plant in Alamosa: Xcel Energy today announced it has selected
SunPower Corp. to build North America's second-largest photovoltaic solar-power plant in Alamosa. The
17-megawatt plant would come online by the end of 2010. The project is expected to create about 200
jobs during construction. (read more here)
Pueblo approves SDS: Last night, after a three hour hearing, The Pueblo County Commissioners voted
unanimously to approve Colorado Springs' proposed Southern Delivery System, which will deliver water
from Pueblo reservoir to Colorado Springs. (read more here)
Grand Junction Makes the Cut: Grand Junction makes the cut! For the first time, Grand
Junction has made the Forbes Business Top 25 as one the best small places for business and
careers (read more here)
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