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Businesses and lawmakers are trying to address the U.S. affordable housing crisis by turning to alternative ways to build homes. These include 3D printing houses out of concrete, building homes in a factory and shipping them to their final destination, and even using the hemp plant in construction.

The proposal aims to curb the size of homes in unincorporated Boulder County. It is likely to face opposition from the home construction industry.

Affordable housing is a top concern and was the topic of discussion during the Western Governors鈥� Association winter meeting in Las Vegas recently. They discussed a number of options.

If high mortgage interest rates are making you feel trapped in your home, you鈥檙e not alone. Many Coloradans bought houses at historically low interest rates during the pandemic. Now they feel tethered to that mortgage even if they badly need an upgrade. Hear how we got here and where we might be headed on today鈥檚 In The NoCo.

Colorado鈥檚 deferral program has traditionally helped seniors and active military personnel, but it was expanded last year to provide relief to homeowners affected by increased property taxes for the tax years including and between 2020 to 2023. Homeowners who aren鈥檛 seniors or active military can apply under different criteria 鈥� they鈥檙e eligible if their property taxes increased above what the program calls a 鈥済rowth cap.鈥� Given the headline-grabbing spikes in property values 鈥� as calculated for tax purposes 鈥� last year in the Front Range and other parts of the state, many homeowners will likely qualify for the program because of how much their home鈥檚 property tax bill has increased.

Home prices increased significantly during the pandemic, and markets in the Mountain West saw some of the country's biggest hikes. But now, some cities in the region might see those prices come back to earth.

When Nancy and Steven Innis built their new home in Greeley, they equipped it with the latest in water conservation tech.The automatic kitchen faucet鈥�

It鈥檚 spring, which means more house-for-sale signs are going up. And according to a report from the real estate website Trulia, homes in our region are鈥�