Tag: Bill Craighead
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As home prices reach historic high in Pikes Peak region, is the American Dream of homeownership out of reach?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The median sale price of single-family homes in the Pikes Peak region reached a historic high this summer. The hot sales market underscores the area’s exponential growth over the last decade, coupled with a shortage of available and affordable housing units to meet demand, some…
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UCCS Economic Forum: Fact over fiction says there’s reason for cheer around Colorado Springs
Over the past year, Bill Craighead has found himself in the unfamiliar position of telling people to cheer up about the economy. “We economists have a reputation for being curmudgeons who, if somebody has an idea, might rain on people’s parade by pointing out hidden costs and unintended consequences,” Craighead told an audience of more…
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UCCS forum to outline economic bright spots, challenges in Pikes Peak region
A broad range of economic issues and challenges directly affecting the Pikes Peak region — including housing, wages, tourism, interest rates, infrastructure and population growth — will be outlined and discussed at the 28th annual University of Colorado Colorado Springs Economic Forum on Thursday. Originally called the Southern Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum when it…