Article: Growing west: Greeley stretches toward Loveland, dusts off downtown as residential lags.(WHO OWNS)

"Go West young man, and grow up with the country," newspaper editor and Greeley, Colo., namesake Horace Greeley is alleged to have said. That's exactly what Greeley has been doing - moving west.

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The city's residences and retail both have edged west for decades, moving closer to the orbits of Loveland and Fort Collins.

And, while the city center turned toward the Rockies, its residential real estate scene in recent years took a decided turn south.

"For a time a year or so ago, Weld County had the dubious distinction of having the highest foreclosure rate in the nation," notes real estate broker Matt Revitte.

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