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Pandemic helps drive Colorado real estate boom

Laura Palmisano

 Home sales are booming in the West despite the economic downturn. In Colorado, sales broke records last month. Realtors across the state say they are seeing available real estate sell quickly in urban and rural areas. For KVNF News, Laura Palmisano explores what’s behind this trend.

Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.