He mentioned that the city is looking for more housing, which makes me wonder if there is a trend right now of converting commercial to residential in the area? 

He explains what he thinks is going on with relation to the market e.g. it is still trending down so if we float the rate you may save a bit more (saved me another 1/8 or quarter...I don't remember), and he helps with docs/forms etc. so I don't have to go hunt for what he can find.

But in general the same trends are present - 1.

Add to that the trend of migrations to early ring suburbs (read move out of urban core to get space, but still want to be able to walk to a couple restaurants and coffee shop), and you are placing a lot demand in typically fully developed areas.  

I am a big fan of near black houses with natural wood accents. https://www.allisajacobs.com/s...But depending on the style of the house, this can go from the current trend of "moody" to goth real quick. https://fwtx.com/culture/glimp...

@Roberto Collazo If you are analyzing markets, look for markets for the following to best protect your investment:Population growth, job growth, job diversification, income growth, affordable housing (yet increasing), affordable rents (yet increasing), crime stable or trending down, favorable taxes, favorable landlord tenant laws.As you can see, LA misses the marker on a few of those boxes.

PcW in their Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2021 lists Salt Lake City as number 7.

Upon conducting research on Real Estate Markets I learned that Columbus, OH was in the top 5 housing Markets in the country and that I was correct; investors were buying properties to rent and at a great profitAs I dug deeper into data research on the Columbus market, I saw that Cleveland was following similar trends to Columbus in 2018 which led to analyzing the market.  

When it comes to pricing and inventory trends this year, should I expect it will be the same an hour radius around Denver and all the way down to the Springs?

Just start going through redfin and looking at the map to see where properties are located, do your own rent comps, see how many saves they get and how long different properties sit on the market and notice if you see a trend with the types of properties certain agents list.