Living in Fort Collins The Podcast

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏆 Fort Collins Named One of America's Best Towns — CNN Travel ranked Fort Collins No. 5 on its 2026 li...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🚤 Boyd Lake Ends Motorized Boating Season Early — Boyd Lake State Park closed its boat ramps to motorized...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🎯 Target Set to Open in Firestone Next Month — A new 128,000-square-foot Target is expected to open in Jul...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🔥 Mulberry Fire Prompts Evacuations — A wildfire along East Mulberry Avenue triggered evacuation orders be...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏗️ Southeast Community Center Officially Breaks Ground — Fort Collins begins construction on the long-await...

The Fort Collins real estate market is sending mixed signals — and if you only read the headlines, you're missing the real story. In this market update, Patrick Soukup breaks down what's actually happening on the ground, backed by data from nearly 200 recent home sales. Here's what we're seeing: 41% of homes are selling below list price, 34% are selling right at list, and 25% are s...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏫 PSD Moves Forward With Potential School Closures — Poudre School District officially adopted new policie...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 📡 Flock Camera Debate Intensifies — The May 19 City Council meeting drew 34 public speakers, nearly all op...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏘️ Northern Colorado Needs 47,500 New Homes — A major new housing report from the NoCo Foundation warns the...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins — The Podcast , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from growth and development to housing, business, infrastructure, and local events shaping the region. This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏘️ NoCo Foundation Warns Region Needs 47,500 New Homes — A major new housing report says Northern Colorado...

Welcome to Living in Fort Collins , your trusted source for clear, local insight into the Northern Colorado real estate market. In this May 2026 Market Update, we break down what buyers and sellers in Fort Collins need to understand based on April’s housing data — and why the market right now is best described as two completely different environments depending on the home. This month we cover: • M...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🛒 Walmart Upgrading Stores Across Colorado — 18 locations (including Fort Collins and Timnath) will see major remodels in 2026, featuring updated layouts, expanded pickup areas, and improved in-store experiences as part of...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏫 PSD Regains Charter School Authority — Poudre School District now has exclusive control over approving new charter schools starting in 2026–27, restoring local decision-making after a state board vote. 🔬 Preston Middle S...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🚆 Passenger Rail Gets a Name: “Colorado Connector (CoCo)” The future Front Range rail line connecting Fort Collins to Pueblo has officially been named Colorado Connector . The first phase (Fort Collins to Denver) is already...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🔥 Wildfire Near Wellington Homes Quickly Contained — Crews responded to a vegetation fire that spread across more than an acre near homes in Wellington. The quick response prevented further damage, highlighting ongoing wild...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at what’s happening across Fort Collins and Northern Colorado — from city policy and development to local business openings and community events. 🌡️ Fort Collins Records Warmest Winter on Record The city just experienced its warmest meteorological winter (Dec–Feb) ever recorded, averaging 40.5°F , nearly four degrees warmer than the pre...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles, your trusted source for clear, local insight into the Northern Colorado real estate market. In this March 2026 Market Update, we break down what buyers and sellers in Fort Collins need to understand as the spring market begins to accelerate. This month we cover: • Median home price trends with month-over-month and year-over-year context • Days on market and what...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏫 PSD Authorizes Potential Teacher Layoffs — The Poudre School District board voted 7–0 to authorize possible layoffs amid a projected $17M budget shortfall for 2026–27, driven by enrollment declines and potential state fun...

Welcome to a special edition of Living in Fort Collins . In this deep dive conversation, I sat down with C urt Baer , former Mayor Jenni Arndt , and fellow Realtor Greg Roeder to have a real, unscripted discussion about Fort Collins — where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re heading. We cover: • The evolving identity of Fort Collins • Colorado State University’s role in shaping the city • G...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🗳️ Greeley Voters Decide $1.1B Cascadia/Catalyst Project — Ballot Issue 1A could repeal zoning for a massive entertainment district anchored by a new Colorado Eagles arena, hotel, and water park. Supporters cite taxpayer ris...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 📚 Fort Collins’ First Romance Bookstore Opens — Cherry on Top Bookshop debuts in Old Town at 119 E. Mountain Ave., featuring romance novels across multiple subgenres, a kids section, gifts, a photo booth, and event space. 🏗...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🥫 Wellington Food Pantry Expands — The Wellington Food Pantry moves into a temporary new location at Eyestone South and expands service to three days per week, increasing access ahead of the planned Community Services Cente...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your trusted source for clear, local insight into the Northern Colorado real estate market. In this February 2026 Market Update , we break down what buyers and sellers in Fort Collins actually need to know right now , including: • Median home price trends with month-over-month and year-over-year context • Days on market and what it signals about buyer urgency •...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏬 Vacant Albertsons May Get New Life — The Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority is proposing a temporary community event space at the long-blighted Albertsons site on North College. Plans include murals, food trucks, vendor...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🚆 Train Strikes Vehicle in Old Town — A train hit an unoccupied car on the tracks near Old Town Fort Collins on Jan. 20, shutting down key intersections along North College, North Mason, Cherry Street, and Vine Drive for se...