RALEIGH – Red Hat is moving a big tech conference to Denver, having cancelled its planned 2024 event in San Francisco.

Here’s what Raleigh-based Red Hat had to say:

“Sometimes, even when we make plans far in advance to host an event in a given city, we have to change plans based on date conflicts on our end or other circumstances. This is the case for Red Hat Summit 2024, which will be hosted in Denver,” Red Hat said in a statement as reported by TV station KRON.

A 2025 event in San Francisco also was cancelled.

Tech giant Meta dropped an event in the city as well.

For more, read the full story at KRON.

Red Hat

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• Julia Davila moved from the Bay Area to Denver, Colorado.
• She loves her new state but noticed some differences that surprised her.
• Davila misses the California beaches and coastal hikes but she’s happy that she made the move.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julia Davila, a 25-year-old project manager who moved from San Francisco, California to Denver, Colorado. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Growing up in California, my family always went on weekend hiking trips. We visited places like Yosemite National Park and made wonderful memories on smaller hikes, too. I’ve always loved the outdoors, trails, and exploring, and I knew I wanted to do more of it. 

I also knew I didn’t necessarily want to stay in California; instead, I wanted to expand my horizons and see something new. So, during the pandemic, when I had to return home from college in Minnesota, I decided on Colorado. 

My partner is from Colorado, which made the transition easier. After lining up a job in the sustainability field, I packed up my stuff and made the move to Lakewood, a Denver suburb.

When I got here, I began exploring different mountain towns, and I learned how to hike in snowy conditions — something I didn’t learn in California. 

Now that I live in Colorado, I love it for many reasons. Everything here is super pretty, and there’s always something to do, like winter hikes through the snow. I have an endless list of places to explore.

But there are three things about moving to Denver, Colorado that were surprising to me personally.

1. The lack of diversity

I grew up in the bay area of California, which is very diverse. There are people from all ethnicities and backgrounds, and this diversity is also reflected in the food options. I was used to going to really good Asian restaurants and picking up a bag handmade dumplings to cook at home.

But Denver feels predominantly white. There are also a lot of breweries here, and I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, but it does feel different from what I’m used to.

2. The busy I-70 traffic

I’m also used to traffic in California, but the traffic in Denver surprised me. More specifically, it’s the I-70 that becomes packed — and it’s crazy.

There are a ton of people who do day trips and head to the mountains. I learned that if you’re heading to the mountains for a day of skiing, you will want to leave at 6 a.m., if not earlier.

If you don’t leave early enough, you might be stuck in at least two hours worth of traffic. Then, on the drive back home, there’s even more traffic to sit through. To me, it just felt so surprising how many people were actually out on the road that early.

3. The quick changes in the weather

I heard people talk about how quickly the weather changes and how you could experience all four seasons in one day. I thought it was an exaggeration until I experienced it for myself. The sky might be a beautiful blue, and within 10 minutes it’s thunder storming. Then, in another 10 minutes, it’s sunny again.

There was a time where I was hiking and the weather was warm enough to wear a tank top and shorts, then halfway through my hike it started raining and hailing. By the time I finished my hike it was warm again. This is very different from my experience in California. Now, I know to always pack a rain jacket in my hiking backpack and to always be extra prepared.

Overall, I’m happy I made the made the move

While I do miss the beaches and coastal hikes that California has to offer, I’m happy that I made the move to Lakewood. Moving has opened up numerous opportunities for me, such as starting a hiking group where I’ve met new people and made friends, many of whom are also Colorado transplants.

I also have a lot more fun as there’s always a new mountain town to explore. It’s been such a positive experience and I’m really happy that I made the move.

If you moved out of state and would like to to share your story, email Alyshia Hull at ahull@businessinsider.com.

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20-City index below 2022 high, 9 metros below 2022 highs, 10 metros set new highs. The unsavory “National” index cocktail in the headlines today gets shredded.

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET.

Home prices in the 20 metropolitan areas that today’s S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index covers eked out the smallest month-to-month gain (+0.2%) since January, and remained a tad below its all-time peak of June last year. Here’s the close-up. We’ll get into the most splendid of the 20 metros in a moment in all their individual glory.

The  S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index uses the “sales-pairs method,” comparing the sales price of the same house over time, thereby eliminating the issues associated with median price indices (see “Methodology” toward the end of the article). But it lags: Today’s index for “September” is a three-month moving average of home prices whose sales were entered into public records in July, August, and September.

By contrast, the national median-price index by the National Association of Realtors fell for the fourth month in a row in October and was down 5.1% from the all-time high in June 2022, making 2023 the first year since the Housing Bust that the seasonal high of the current year was below the high in the prior year. And this is an actual national index.

By contrast, the “National” Case-Shiller index hit an all-time high, which is what the headlines today screamed about. But the Case-Shiller Index, which I think is the most reliable house price index out there, does not cover the entire US; it only covers the 20 metros discussed here.

So S&P CoreLogic, in its attempts to give the 20-City data the aura of a “National” index, combined the clean 20-City Case-Shiller data with data from the FHFA House Price Index. The FHFA data is based on mortgage data from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that systematically excludes all cash deals and all deals with mortgages that hadn’t been bought by Fannie and Freddie. This systematic selection and exclusion of home price data makes the FHFA index very weird and skews it.

Nevertheless, S&P CoreLogic mixed these two data sets into a cocktail it calls “National Home Price Index,” and the doofus reporters or bots at the media outlets to make clickbait out of it.

So today’s 20-City Case-Shiller housing numbers.

Prices are below their 2022 peaks in 9 of the 20 metros in the index (% from their respective peak):

1. San Francisco Bay Area: -11.2%
2. Seattle: -10.4%
3. Las Vegas: -5.6%
4. Phoenix:  -5.6%
5. Portland:  -5.0%
6. Denver:  -4.7%
7. Dallas: -4.1%
8. San Diego: -2.0%
9. Los Angeles: -1.1%

Prices set new highs in 10 of the 20 metros in the index (% year-over-year):

1. New York: +6.3%
2. Detroit: +6.7%
3. Chicago: +6.0%
4. Boston: +5.3%
5. Cleveland: +5.0%
6. Miami: +5.0%
7. Charlotte: +4.7%
8. Washington DC: +4.4%
9. Atlanta: +4.3%
10. Tampa: +1.5%

The most splendid housing bubbles by metro.

San Francisco Bay Area: 

• Month to month: flat
• Year over year: +0.5%
• From the peak in May 2022: -11.2%.

And here is the closeup of San Francisco:

Seattle metro:

• Month to month: -0.5%.
• Year over year: +0.9%.
• From the peak in May 2022: -10.4%.

The closeup of Seattle:

Las Vegas metro:

• Month to month: +0.6%.
• Year over year: -1.9%.
• From the peak in July 2022: -5.6%.

Phoenix metro:

• Month to month: +0.5%.
• Year over year: -1.2%.
• From the peak in June 2022: -5.6%.

Portland metro:

• Month to month: -0.4%.
• Year over year: -0.7%.
• From the peak in May 2022: -5.0%.

The closeup of Portland:

Denver metro:

• Month to month: -0.3%.
• Year over year: +1.0%.
• From the peak in May 2022: -4.7%.

Note: I will post closeups of Denver and a few other markets in the comments below as soon as I have a little extra time.

Dallas metro:

• Month to month: -0.1%.
• Year over year: +0.3%.
• From the peak in June 2022: -4.1%.

San Diego metro:

• Month to month: flat.
• Year over year: +6.5%.
• From the peak in May 2022: -2.0%.

Los Angeles metro:

• Month to month: +0.2%.
• Year over year: +5.2%.
• From the peak in May 2022: -1.1%.

Tampa metro: 

• Month to month: +0.5%.
• Year over year: +1.5%.
• Set new high by a hair, squeaking past the high of July 2022.

Washington D.C. metro:

• Month to month: 0.1%.
• Year over year: +4.4%.
• Set new high.

Boston metro:

• Month to month: +0.5%.
• Year over year: +5.3%.
• Set new high.

Miami metro:

• Month to month: +0.6%
• Year over year: +5.0%.
• Set new high.

New York metro:

• Month to month: +0.6%.
• Year over year: +6.3%.
• Set new high.

Methodology. The Case-Shiller Index uses the “sales pairs” method, comparing sales in the current month to when the same houses sold previously. The price changes are weighted based on how long ago the prior sale occurred, and adjustments are made for home improvements and other factors. This “sales pairs” method makes the Case-Shiller index a more reliable indicator than median price indices, but it lags months behind (37-page methodology).

It’s Home-Price Inflation. By measuring how many dollars it takes to buy the same house over time, the Case-Shiller index is a measure of home price inflation. The indices were set at 100 for the year 2000. So today’s index values of 425 for Miami and 419 for San Diego and Los Angeles are up respectively by 325% and 319% since 2000. Miami is thereby the #1 Most Splendid Housing Bubble in terms of home price inflation since 2000, followed by San Diego and Los Angeles.

To be included in this list of the Most Splendid Housing Bubbles, the metro must have experienced a home price inflation since 2000 of at least 180%.

By comparison, Consumer-Price Inflation, which tracks price changes of goods and services that are consumed by consumers was 82% over the same period since January 2000, according to the Consumer Price index (my latest on CPI: Beneath the Skin of CPI Inflation).

The remaining 6 of the 20 markets in the Case-Shiller index (Chicago, Charlotte, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Detroit, and Cleveland) had far less home price inflation than 180% since 2000, and don’t qualify for this list of the Most Splendid Housing Bubbles. But in 2022 and 2023, these metros were the ones with the biggest home price increases in percentage terms.

Chicago is among the 6 metros that don’t qualify for this list, with an index value of 198, which is up by “only” 98% from 2000. But here it is anyway:

• Month to month: +0.3%
• Year over year: +6.0%.
• Set new high.

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The Denver Broncos have been trying to move Frank Clark, and if they can’t find a partner, they will be cutting him, per team sources. Here’s what you need to know:

• It would be the second notable veteran defensive lineman the Broncos have moved on from recently. The Broncos traded edge rusher Randy Gregory to the San Francisco 49ers leading up to Week 5.
• The Broncos signed the former Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs defender to a one-year deal worth $5.45 million guaranteed (via Over the Cap) in June. Clark, 30, only played 36 snaps in two games this season.
• The three-time Pro Bowl has tallied 58.5 sacks in his nine seasons in the league.

Why the Broncos are making this move

The decision to part with Clark, similar to last week’s move to trade Gregory, was rooted in two things: Denver’s desire to create more snaps for a young group of pass rushers led by Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper; and the Broncos’ spot at the bottom of the standings.

The Broncos may not be done making moves ahead of the Oct. 31 trade deadline. Denver is 1-4 heading into Thursday night’s game against the heavily favored Chiefs and is angling toward a rebuild. — Nick Kosmider, Denver Broncos writer 

How Clark could help a different team

It was an underwhelming and brief stay in Denver for Clark. He played in only two games due to injuries and tallied two tackles. He dealt with an adductor injury heading into Week 2 and played in only 11 snaps when he returned against the Jets last week.

Still, Clark has a reputation as a pass rusher who comes up big in the playoffs. His experience as a two-time Super Bowl champion could make him an option for contenders adding situational pass-rushing depth ahead of a postseason run. — Kosmider 

Backstory

Clark came to Denver after spending the last four seasons as a fixture among the Chiefs’ defensive front, amassing 23.5 sacks during his time there. Clark spent the previous four seasons with the Seahawks after the team selected him the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Required reading

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“To create the new Sie Welcome Center in Denver’s architecturally rich Golden Triangle Creative District, it was critical for us to design a structure that was in dialogue with the vibrant visual language of Ponti and Studio Libeskind’s designs, while also providing a connection to the museum,” says Jorge Silvetti, principal at Machado Silvetti.

Machado Silvetti and Fentress Architects, together with interior architects OMA, IKD, and Esrawe + Cadena, have completed the $150 million revitalization of the new
expanded and reimagined campus for The Denver Art Museum (DAM), unveiling all eight levels of its iconic Gio Ponti-designed Lanny and Sharon Martin Building (formerly referred to as the North Building), and the new Anna and John J. Sie Welcome Center.

The renovation of the Denver Art Museum has recently been awarded a 2023 International Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

The reopening coincides with the Martin Building’s 50th anniversary.

A key component of the revitalization—timed to honor the 50th anniversary of the North Building—is the functional and iconic alignment of this building with its monumental neighbors: the titanium-clad, Libeskind-designed Hamilton Building; the Denver Central Library designed by Michael Graves; and the Clyfford Still Museum designed by Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture.

Designed in 1965, the Denver Art Museum is Gio Ponti’s only completed building in North America.

The seven-story castle-like tower eschewed traditional museum archetypes at the time, sporting such design flourishes as unexpected window openings, a rooftop terrace with Rocky Mountain views, and 24 façades clad in more than one million reflective glass tiles.

All the new interventions, most notable is the Sie Welcome Center that adjoins the tower, newly renamed the Martin Building, references an elliptical auditorium that Ponti originally intended for the museum.

The work includes the addition of 33,328 square feet of new gallery and public space, fulfilling Ponti’s original vision for visitor access to stunning 7th-floor views; the addition of skylights that reveal new angles of the building’s design; and exterior improvements such as lighting and revitalization of the glass tiles on the building’s façade.

The renovation also includes updating environmental and other key systems with the latest technology.

The completed project received LEED Silver certification. Infrastructure and safety upgrades include a new elevator core, which adds two additional elevators and a transparent public staircase for improved visitor flow, along with updated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, new windows, new flooring, and new exterior wall insulation.

The 50,000-square-foot Sie Welcome Center’s second-story façade is comprised of a series of 25-feet tall and eight-feet wide (7.6 by 2.4 meters) curved structural glass panels with insulated glazing—an unprecedented feat of engineering and the first building to use curved panels in this way.

The welcome center serves as an entry point and a destination for visitors and seamlessly connects all aspects of the museum campus.

The team described the glazed facade as “an unprecedented feat of engineering and the first building to use curved glass panels in this way.”

“With its elliptical shape approachable from all angles, and transparent glass facade, the center is an inviting and glowing beacon to greet all visitors,” continues Silvetti.

OMA New York was responsible for exhibitions for the museum’s design gallery, and IKD of Boston and San Francisco designed a special exhibition on the building’s main floor.

A new learning and engagement center features “playful, creative, and inspired flexible spaces” created by Mexico City’s Esrawe + Caden.

Project: Denver Art Museum Renovation and Expansion
Architects: Machado Silvetti and Fentress Architects
Exhibition Gallery Architects: Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), IKD and Esrawe + Cadena
Original Architect: Gio Ponti (1965)
General Contractor: Saunders Construction, Inc.
Owner’s Representative: Grundy Construction Management & Consulting
Client: Denver Art Museum
Photographers: James Florio

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Brooklyn, Phoenix and Austin residents are doing far more research into moving to the Denver area this year than Denver residents are looking the other way. And when it comes to leaving Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Colorado Springs all choose.

Online moving platform moveBuddah surveyed the ratio of people researching moves to and from Denver between 2020 and early 2023 to better understand where population flows were going. Metro Denver remains a popular travel destination overall, but movers are now more interested in the suburbs than the core city.

“Statewide search interest in moving to Denver was consistently high from 2020 through early 2023. But if you just scratch the surface, you can see that much of the interest has been outside of Denver city limits and in the suburbs,” Nick Pipitone said in a blog post.

If a person wants to move to a certain city and a resident of that city wants to move to that location, that’s a ratio of 1. In the case of Brooklyn, the ratio was 6.5. Searching Denver for a Potential Candidate Every time you search for a Denver-area resident, move in the opposite direction. The ratio in Denver’s favor was 3.8 for Phoenix and 3.3 for Austin.

In 2020, residents of Brooklyn were also the thirstiest in Denver with a ratio of 8.25, followed by Minneapolis, San Francisco and Chicago with a ratio of 2.29. But enthusiasm among Windy City residents, while still high, has cooled from 2020’s ratio of 5.57.

On the other hand, Denver-area relocators showed the most interest this year in Las Vegas, where five searches are made in that direction for every Las Vegas resident who wants to move here. Los Angeles, which has lost residents to Denver in the past, sees a two-to-one advantage in its favor. And then there was Colorado Springs, an all-time favorite landing spot for those looking to escape Denver’s high real estate prices.

Among the cities surveyed, only three other cities are winning the migration battle against Denver this year, including San Antonio, Texas; Tampa and Atlanta.

MoveBuddah is also able to view relocation searches within a specific city area. The most popular ZIP codes for inbound arrivals in the Denver metro area were 80023 from Broomfield; Denver’s 80206, which spans Congress Park; Downtown 80202; Golden’s 80401 and Aurora’s 80011. Piptone said Westminster, Aurora and Arvada are also popular with movers.

A caveat is in order for 80202’s high rating. That’s the standard zip code assigned to someone generally viewing Denver, so it doesn’t necessarily mean they prefer downtown living, Pipitone said.

On the other end, the zip codes with the most unbalanced outbound searches were 80016 in Aurora; 80129 at Highlands Ranch; 80203 in Capitol Hill; 80112 at Centennial and 80111 at Cherry Creek.

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(Photo provided by Redaptive) Redaptive, which specializes in making commercial and industrial buildings more energy efficient, has relocated its headquarters from San Francisco to Denver. The company has had an office in the Denver area since 2019.

A company that specializes in making the facilities of some of the country’s largest companies more energy efficient has moved its headquarters to Denver.

Redaptive, which describes itself as an energy-as-a-service provider, was formerly based in San Francisco. The company opened an office in the Denver area in 2019 and made the Mile High City its official headquarters in March.

“Denver was, I would say, our HQ2 with San Francisco as our main location,” said Arvin Vohra, CEO of Redaptive.

Making Denver the official headquarters “was a natural fit for us internally,” Vohra said. The office is located at the Tabor Center on 17th Street in downtown Denver.

In recent years, companies from across the country and around the world have relocated their headquarters to Denver. For example, Bay Area company Virta Health moved to Denver last year, as did British company Macs Adventure.

The city’s commitment to sustainability was a big draw for Redaptive. Vohra noted that Denver has a climate protection plan as well as goals for the transition to renewable energy.

Vohra said other factors in the move include Denver’s central location, quality of life, talent pool and area universities. Redaptive hires new employees every week. Vohra expects the current Denver workforce to grow to approximately 100 over the next few months.

The company also has sales offices across the country.

According to Vohra, Redaptive has grown dramatically since opening an office in Denver. In 2019, the company said it managed approximately 1,300 locations with more than 100 million square feet of commercial and industrial facilities in 44 states.

According to the company, Redaptive currently manages 3,000 locations covering approximately 200 million square feet of commercial and industrial properties in 47 states. Of these locations, 46 projects are in Colorado.

“The investment we are looking to make in Denver is very significant,” Vohra said.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced in late December that it had invested approximately $200 million in Redaptive.

“The ambition of our investors and the purpose of raising this kind of money is to grow the business dramatically,” Vohra said.

It is more important than ever to make buildings more energy efficient and environmentally responsible, he added.

Buildings are the source of about 40% of the world’s heat-trapping emissions. Reducing these emissions is seen as essential to dealing with climate change. Denver and other Colorado municipalities and the state are updating their building codes to promote energy efficiency and encourage the use of electricity in buildings instead of fossil fuels.

Redaptive works with companies across the country that want to save money by reducing energy use and meeting their own greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. The company designs the project to achieve these goals, prepays for the equipment and construction, maintains the equipment, and measures and verifies the results.

Companies Redaptive has worked with include AT&T, Whirlpool, Goodyear, Cintas and Bank of America.

“Often these customers have hundreds, if not thousands, of facilities,” Vohra said.

To meet their carbon reduction goals, “they just need more people doing more things faster,” he said.

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Double digit declines from peak in San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas.

By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET.

View of Housing Bubble 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area:

This time it’s not an unemployment crisis that’s hitting the housing market. The job market is still tight with high pay rises – although the tech and social media sectors have started to shake. But it is mortgage rates that have returned to normal pre-QE levels of 6% to 7%, while CPI inflation is hovering around the same range. And they’re colliding with home prices, which have skyrocketed under the Fed’s quantitative easing and interest rate suppression.

And so home prices continued to fall, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for “January” — which is a three-month moving average of home sales publicly recorded in November, December and January, reflecting deals primarily made from October through December.

On a monthly basis, today’s Case-Shiller index of single-family home prices fell in 19 of the 20 metros it covers. Miami was the only exception, where the index was essentially flat. The 10 biggest dips by month occurred in:

1. Las Vegas: -1.4%
2. San Francisco Bay Area: -1.3%
3. Seattle: -1.4%
4. Phoenix: -1.2%
5. Dallas: -0.9%
6. Denver: -0.9%
7. Chicago: -0.5%
8. Portland: -0.7%
9. Tampa: -0.7%
10. Washington DC: -0.7%

Prices have fallen the most from their respective highs (from May to July 2022) in these metros:

• San Francisco Bay Area: -17.1%
• Seattle: -16.3%
• San Diego: -11.5%
• Phoenix: -10.5%
• Las Vegas: -10.1%
• Denver: -9.5%
• Portland: -8.6%
• Dallas: -8.5%
• Los Angeles: -8.3%
• Boston: -5.7%

Cheaper year-on-year now in four of the 20 subways:

• San Francisco Bay Area: -7.6%
• Seattle: -5.1%
• San Diego: -1.4%
• Portland: -0.5%

Down faster than up is a rare event in real estate markets, but it’s happening in the San Francisco Bay Area, where prices have fallen faster in the eight months since the peak than in the eight months before the peak. The Seattle and Las Vegas subways came close (percentages from and to the top):

• San Francisco Bay Area, May peak: -17.1%; +15.7%.
• Seattle, May peak: -16.3%; +19.7%.
• Las Vegas, July peak: -10.2%; +11.6%.

Methodology. The Case-Shiller Index uses the “sales pair” method and compares sales in the current month to sales of the same homes earlier. Price changes are weighted according to how long ago pre-sales were, and adjustments are made for DIY and other factors (Methodology). This “selling pair” method makes the Case-Shiller Index a more reliable indicator than median price indices, but it lags months behind.

San Francisco Bay The housing market is being impacted not only by mortgage rates but also by the stock market — particularly by IPOs and SPACs, which have largely collapsed, and by the tech and social media giants now laying off high-paying workers. But these home prices released today are based on completed sales in January and earlier, so the recent fireworks are still not reflected. That’s coming.

The Case-Shiller Index for “San Francisco” covers five counties in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area: San Francisco, part of Silicon Valley, part of the East Bay, and part of the North Bay.

• Month to month: -1.3%.
• From the peak in May: -17.1%.
• YoY: -7.6%.
• Lowest reading since May 2021.

Seattle Subway:

• Month to month: -1.4%.
• From the peak in May: -16.3%.
• YoY: -5.1%.
• Lowest reading since September 2021.

San Diego Subway:

• Month by month: -0.4%.
• From the peak in May: -11.5%.
• YoY: -1.4%.
• Lowest reading since January 2022.

Metro Phoenix:

• Month to month: -1.2%.
• From June peak: -10.5%.
• Year over year: flat
• Lowest reading since January 2022.

Las Vegas Subway:

• Month to month: -1.4%.
• From July peak: -10.1%.
• YoY: +0.4%
• Lowest reading since January 2022

Denver Subway:

• Month to month: -0.9%.
• From the peak in May: -9.5%.
• Year-on-year: +1.0%.
• Lowest reading since January 2022.

Portland Subway:

• Month to month: -0.7%.
• From the peak in May: -8.6%.
• YoY: -0.5%.
• Lowest reading since December 2021.

Dallas Subway:

• Month to month: -0.9%.
• From June peak: -8.5%.
• Year over year: +5.0%

Los Angeles Subway:

• Month by month: -0.2%.
• From the peak in May: -8.3%.
• YoY: +0.9%.
• Lowest reading since January 2022.

Boston subway:

• Month by month: -0.3%.
• From June peak: -5.7%.
• YoY: +4.2%

Washington DC Subway:

• Month to month: -0.7%.
• From June peak: -5.0%.
• YoY: +2.4%

Tampa Subway:

• Month to month: -0.7%.
• From peak in July: -4.7%
• Year over year: +10.5%

Miami Subway:

• Month-to-month: basically unchanged (less than +0.1%).
• From peak in July: -2.6%
• YoY: +13.8%

New York subway:

• Month by month: -0.4%.
• From July peak: -2.3%
• YoY: +5.2%

For the Miami Metro, the Case-Shiller Index had a value of 399 points in January and December. The Case-Shiller indices were set at 100 for 2000. So, despite the recent drop, Miami home prices are still up 299% since 2000. This makes Miami the No. 1 in the most glorious real estate bubble in terms of price increases since 2000. Miami moved up to No. 1 because its prices have fallen less than prices in Los Angeles and San Diego, the former No. 1 at different times.

The New York Metro Index score of 270 indicates that housing price inflation has been 172% since 2000, and as crazy as that is, it ends this list of the most glorious real estate bubbles.

In the remaining six markets in the Case-Shiller Index, home prices have risen far less since 2000 and therefore do not qualify for this list. But in all of them, prices have been falling for months. Today’s Case-Shiller Index declines: Chicago (-0.5%), Charlotte (-0.3%), Minneapolis (-0.9%), Atlanta (-0.3%), Detroit (-0 .6%) and Cleveland (-0.6%). ).

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And the field for the US Coffee Championships 2023 is already set. After an exciting weekend of coffee competitions in Denver for the second and final qualifier event of the season, we have a much clearer picture of what’s in store for April’s national round of competition, taking place as part of the SCA Expo event in Portland.

Nearly 200 coffee professionals took to the stage this weekend in Denver in six disciplines: Barista Championship, Brewers Cup, Coffee in Good Spirits, Cup Tasters, Latte Art and Roasters Championship. And the intrigue was great. Several coffee competition veterans came out of retirement to win a title (or another). Nonetheless – and perhaps a testament to just how high the achievements are even at this stage – newcomers to the competition showed up alike, walking in step with the old guard.

From here it only gets harder. With Portland in mind, where the Denver winners will join the other half of the field at the first qualifying event, held in Baltimore in January, competitors have just six short weeks to tweak the screws and fine-tune their routines to take it to the next level. It’s the most exciting time on the US coffee calendar. But before we forecast and let all the Spostradamus know who’s best positioned to win it all, let’s celebrate those who punched their tickets to Portland over the weekend. Here’s everyone moving on from the second qualifier event of the 2023 US Coffee Championships in Denver, Colorado.

Barista Championship

1. Seidy Selivanow (she/they) – Kafiex Roasters – Vancouver, WA
2. Isaiah Sheese (he/him) – Archetype Coffee – Omaha, NE
3. Anthony Ragler (H/H) – Black & White Coffee – Zebulon, NC

Jenna Gotthelf (she/she) – Counter Culture Coffee – New York, NY
Nora Brady (she/she) – Blueprint Coffee – St. Louis, MO
Gray Kauffman (she/she) – Caffe Vita – Seattle, WA
Becky Reeves (she/her) – Creature Coffee Co – Austin, TX
Frank La (he/him) – Be Bright Coffee – Los Angeles, CA
Veronica Pearl (she/she) – Futura Coffee Roasters – Los Angeles, CA
Maja Balabanova (she/she) – Novo Coffee – Denver, CO
Reyna Callejo (she/she) – Olympia Coffee – Seattle, WA
Reef Bessette (him/her) – The Coffee Movement – ​​​​San Francisco, CA
Phillip White-Jackson – Little Lunch Coffee – Los Angeles, CA
Adrian Gomez (him/her) – Independent – ​​Chula Vista, CA
Heather McCullough (she/she) – Novo Coffee – Denver, CO
Jason Yeo (him/her) – Saint Frank Coffee – San Francisco, CA
Keziah Hjellen (her/her) – Narrative Coffee – Everett, WA

Brewer Cup

1. Korachai Silapavitankul (him/her) – Amberson Coffee – Indianapolis, IN
2. Danesha Toro (she/her) – Greater Goods Roasting – Austin, TX
3. Jesus Iniquez (he/him) – Archetype Coffee – Omaha, NE

Heather McCullough (she/she) – Novo Coffee – Denver, CO
Wenbo Yang (H/H) – Independent – ​​Vancouver, WA
Yudi (she/she) – Fellow – Los Angeles, CA
Marissa Childers (she/she) – Tanbrown Coffee – Atlanta, GA
Hugo Cano (him/her) – Amberson Coffee – Indianapolis, IN
Eduardo Padilla (H/H) – Pair Cupworks – Mesa, AZ
Daniel Teplitz (H/H) – Klatch Coffee – Los Angeles, CA
Will Johnson (he/him) – Messenger Coffee – Kansas City, MO
Justin Bull (him/her) – Helm Coffee Roasters – Indianapolis, IN

Coffee in a good mood

1. Garrett VanWambeke (he/she) – Independent – ​​Atlanta, GA
2. Natasha Solowoniuk (she/she) – Caffe Vita – Seattle, WA
3. Edwin Gorritz (him/her) – Barista Squared – Orlando, FL

Linea True (she/she) – Boxcar Coffee Roasters – Arvada, CO
Kyle Hamlin (him/her) – Jubala Coffee – Raleigh, NC
Kebechet Moxen – (vehicle/view/xyr) – Independent – Boston, MA
Kimhak Em (H/H) – Pair Cupworks – Tempe, AZ

Cup tasters

1. Thomas Chandler – Black Oak Coffee Roasters – Ukiah, CA
2. Sebastian Legner (he/him) – Coda Coffee – Denver, CO
3. Mehmet Sogan (he/him) – Memli Coffee – San Diego, CA

Jake Donaghy (him/her) – Olympia Coffee Roasting – Olympia, WA
Ryan Jie Jiang – Less and More Coffee – Beaverton, OR
Steve Cuevas (he/him) – Black Oak Coffee Roasters – Ukiah, CA
Andy Sprenger (him/her) – Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters – Lakewood, CO
Reuben Villagomez (he/him) – Paloma Craft Coffee – Brooklyn, NY
Rooney (her/her) – Luce Coffee Roasters – Houston, TX
Rachel Stanich (she/she) – Red Fox Coffee Merchants – Port Costa, CA
Genifer Ness (she/they) – BRC Inc – Manchester, TN
Aaron Rollins – Cafe Ibis – Logan, UT
Andrew Shelley (him/her) – Brio Coffeeworks – Burlington, VT

Latte Art

1. Wenbo Yang (he/him) – Artly Coffee – Portland, OR
2. Truc Ngo (she/she) – IO Coffea – Los Angeles, CA
3. Piyapat Lapteerawaut (he/him) – Coffee Project NY – New York, NY

Kayla Herrera (she/she) – Iconik Coffee Roasters – Santa Fe, NM
Benjamin Parham (him/her) – Independent – ​​Denver, CO
Patrick Gibbs (he/him) – Luce Coffee Roasters – Houston, TX

Roaster Championship

1. Kiara Freysinger (she/she) – Huckleberry Roasters – Denver, CO
2. Kimhak Em (H/H) – Pair Cupworks – Mesa, AZ
3. Steve Cuevas (he/him) – Black Oak Coffee Roasters – Ukiah, CA

Matthew Selivanow (him/her) – Kafiex Roasters – Vancouver, WI
Andrew Coe (him/her) – Elevator Coffee – Portland, OR
Alex Huang (H/H) – Equator Coffees – San Rafael, CA
Mark Kove (him/her) – White Nene Coffee Roasters – Kialua Kona, HI
Sam Larobardier (he/him) – Theory Coffee Roasters – Redding, CA

Congratulations to everyone who keeps going. See you in Portland!

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When it comes to previewing the Denver Broncos’ Week 3 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, it’s difficult to narrow it down to just three keys. With Jimmy Garoppolo back in the fold, the Niners represent a very different challenge than they may have last week.

The Broncos don’t seem like a bad team per se, but a lot has to go right to have a chance of beating the Niners. It would be remiss to not discuss a talented Niners’ pass rush, but it goes without saying that Broncos offensive tackles Garett Bolles and Billy Turner, or Cameron Fleming, have to win against Nick Bosa and Samson Ebukam.

The Broncos have had a lot of success, albeit against lesser on-paper defenses, in moving the football. The Niners present a stern challenge for this Broncos offense, despite Russell Wilson’s steller record against them.

So what are the keys to a Broncos victory in Week 3? Let’s dive in.

Clean up the Self-Inflicted Miscues

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It’s inexcusable for the Broncos, in two games, to be flagged 28 times, with 25 accepted penalties against them. It’s the first time in franchise history that the Broncos have had 25 accepted penalties in any two-game span, and it’s juxtaposed against the Vic Fangio-coached teams that had a relatively low number of penalties called against them.

After the Houston game, Wilson said, “We have to quit hurting ourselves… We have to quit getting penalties as players. That’s on us. That’s discipline.”

The good news is that cleaning up the penalties is fixable. The not-so-good news is that Shawn Hochuli’s crew generally calls for a higher number of penalties than the league average. That puts the onus on the Broncos’ players and coaching staff to show improvement and more discipline, as the last thing they’ll need is to give the Niners free yardage or more chances to beat them.

In addition, it also means the Broncos’ offensive hive needs to get the play calls in quickly and Wilson needs to break from the huddle much faster. Often, through two games, the Broncos’ offense is breaking from the huddle with around 10 seconds left on the play clock, and therefore, most snaps feel rushed, and that’s when negative plays happen, or else the coaching staff has to call a time out.

Nathaniel Hackett also has to have more trust in his scheme and coaching decisions, as his scheme is the principal reason why the Broncos made him the 18th head coach in team history. That means not over-correcting, like not running the ball in goal-to-go situations against the Houston Texans because of miscues in rushing the ball in goal-line situations against the Seattle Seahawks, for instance.

Finally, it’s frankly embarrassing that the fans at Mile High had to count down the play call last week. It goes without saying this is something that the Broncos’ offense should want to avoid.

First, it keys to the defense when the snap comes in, and with teams utilizing every advantage, the last thing the Broncos’ offensive line needs is Bosa timing the snap perfectly. Second, it also takes away from the Broncos’ ability to audible and exacerbates the communication difficulties especially prevalent on the offensive line through two games.

Imagine the crowd counting down for Peyton Manning. It’s unthinkable.

Having so many difficulties getting the play calls in on time is inexcusable. To his credit, Coach Hackett has suggested that the process of getting in the plays will be tightened up, so in front of a national prime-time audience, it’s time the Broncos show it.

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Stop the Niners’ Short Passing Game

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This is one aspect of the Niners that has changed significantly since last week. Firstly, Garoppolo, while he has a lower ceiling than Trey Lance, has a significantly higher floor at this stage of their respective NFL careers.

Garoppolo has shown to be dependable and accurate when throwing short, timing-based routes, and he has significant experience running this offense. It would be nice to see the Broncos’ cornerbacks line up closer to the receivers because allowing eight-yard cushions consistently is a recipe for disaster as it limits their ability to be physical at the catch point, limits their ability to turn to run with the receivers, and limits their functional change-of-direction ability.

Garoppolo can fit it into the soft spots in zone coverage, and will feast on the off-man coverage, which Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero seems to utilize at a much higher clip than Fangio did on all downs, but especially the money downs.

The Broncos must also be aware of Niners WR Brandon Aiyuk, who’s in his third season and showing more glimpses of why he was so highly rated in the 2020 NFL draft. He has elite length and wingspan and is a dangerous yards-after-catch (YAC) specialist who is hard to bring down with the ball in his hand.

It’s another reason why the Broncos should make their coverage tighter, for example, with their cornerbacks lining up closer to four yards off the line of scrimmage rather than eight yards. If the Broncos can keep the coverage tighter, it will present chances for the pass rush to get home.

The Broncos can win against the Niners’ tackles. While they are very good, they have shown some weaknesses thus far in the early season in pass protection, and RT Mike McGlinchey has usually been susceptible to edge rushers who can convert speed-to-power. The play of OLB Randy Gregory, in particular, has been one of the highlights for the Broncos in the early season, especially with his freaky size and athleticism.

The Broncos will need to win against a young Niners interior offensive line, push the pocket and flush Garoppolo. Garoppolo can pick apart the Broncos’ secondary if he has a pocket to step into.

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And then, because the Broncos have not struggled against tight ends enough already, they have to slow down George Kittle making his season debut. He will be healthy, and the Broncos will not have the luxury of slowing him down with Justin Simmons, out for the season.

The last time Kittle faced the Broncos, he cut through the defense with seven receptions for 210 yards, with a long of 85 yards and touchdown. The Broncos may be able to call on the services of CB Patrick Surtain II, who participated in full on Friday and is officially listed as questionable on the injury report.

LB Josey Jewell would be a welcome return but is also listed as questionable. At safety, Kareem Jackson has lost a step, and Caden Sterns has a lot to prove overall, but slowing down Kittle somehow will be critical.

Defensive Integrity Against the Run

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Kyle Shanahan’s offense runs through a talented running game. While the outside zone is a staple of the Shanahan system, the rushing schemes are multifaceted, making it difficult to prepare for.

Niners RB Jeff Wilson, elevated to a feature role, had 18 carries for 84 yards last week, at 4.7 yards per carry, although he had a long of 16 yards, and was held to zero touchdowns. However, WR Deebo Samuel, is a multifaceted offensive superstar who will get his fair share of rushing and receiving opportunities. Samuel exploded for a 51-yard rush against the Seahawks, and he has made the Niners’ running game very difficult to stop.

Kittle’s return will also be felt in the running game with his physicality and blocking ability. Again, Jewell is listed as questionable, but if he can play, he is the straw that stirs the drink of the Broncos’ defense.

Jewell is the defensive field general and leader in the absence of Simmons, organizes players to line up in the right place, and gets the plays in. The Broncos must limit the missed tackles and keep defensive integrity against the run.

The defensive line cannot be pushed back in the run game, and as such, the Broncos may benefit from limiting the snaps in obvious running situations given to DL DeShawn Williams, who, while he has shown flashes in previous years against the pass, has given up almost an 85% rushing success rate when teams run in his direction.

Fellow D-linemen Dre’Mont Jones, Mike Purcell, and DJ Jones are important to slow down the running game, while the Broncos’ linebackers must read their keys, attack the correct gap and not miss their tackles, but Dre’Mont Jones is trending down and is likely to miss the Niners game, and Purcell is also listed as questionable.

It would be interesting to see rookie Matt Henningsen get a chance to play after impressive in the preseason. The edge rushers must not over-pursue because that will create numerous cut-back opportunities on the backside of the play.

The Broncos’ secondary must show the requisite physicality, with fewer ankle-biting tackles, greater urgency in getting off their blocks, and turning tackles into stops short of the sticks.

Wilson Must His Receivers & Utilize the Whole Field

Wilson’s heat map so far this season is quite interesting. Through two games, he has heavily targeted the left side of the field, which is not surprising given that Courtland Sutton usually lines up on the left, and the Broncos’ receiving corps has been injured.

Wilson has done a good job going through all of his reads but will often work through his progressions, go to his checkdown, go off his checkdown, go through more reads, and miss the checkdown opportunity because it becomes covered. He has historically had a very high percentage of pressures and sacks given up that are attributable to the quarterback.

Not trusting the receivers, not taking the checkdown option when that is what the defense is giving him, further exacerbates that situation. Wilson is not moving like he used to, and through two weeks, it’s clear that he is still facing a significant adjustment to the new offense and is not yet comfortable in the scheme or throwing to receivers not named Sutton.

Tyrie Cleveland is trending down on the injury report, but there is hope that Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler can play, after being listed as limited and full participants, respectively, in practice. Wide receiver depth is an issue for the Broncos, but it will be a significant shot in the arm for the Broncos offense if Jeudy and Hamler are both able to play.

In particular, Hamler can create more opportunities for offensive spacing, and Jeudy is an easy separator that was much missed in the second half of the Texans game, although the set-up for his moves would indicate that he should not be the first read on most plays.

The Niners have a very good front seven, with linebackers who are exceptional in coverage and a secondary that is not to be overlooked. They play a physical brand of football and mix up their pressures quite well.

The Broncos have to match that physicality on offense, with the receivers doing a better job at run blocking, getting open, and winning the trust of Wilson. If the Broncos’ wideouts can step up and make plays, they will win Wilson’s trust in critical situations, especially in the red zone.

bottom line

The Broncos do not seem to be a bad football team, and they are fully capable of putting things right and executing a complete game that can beat the Niners. It would certainly be a statement win if the Broncos can pull it off in prime time.

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