Home sales aren’t just taking a big dive in metro Denver, they are dropping across much of Colorado and in what were some of the hottest markets in the country.

Existing home sales in the United States fell 3.4 percent in August from September. And Year-over-year, they are down 4.1 percent, according to an update from the National Association of Realtors.

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Political spending in Colorado races already has hit a record this cycle with more than two weeks still remaining before all ballots are cast.

Statewide, candidates, political action committees and groups pushing ballot measures have pulled in $186 million since December, according to a Denver Post analysis of campaign finance reports. The previous record was the just $153 million collected in the 2014 election cycle.

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/10/18/polis-stapleton-wealth-colorado-governor-race/