Monthly Archives: July 2013

DENVER - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers today announced that his office and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have reached a settlement with Russell and Catherine Dalbey of Boulder for allegedly defrauding consumers with promises of making money by brokering seller-financed promissory notes or privately held mortgage loans. The two are now banned from telemarketing, selling business opportunities and producing or distributing infomercials.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Bank and Denver-based Mercy Housing today kicked off a partnership to provide free school supplies and ongoing financial education to families and individuals living at Mercy Housing properties in Denver and three other cities this summer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in a letter today to reimburse financing fees charged for VA-backed home loans to veterans who lost their homes in the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest Fires. Udall sent the letter after learning of a constituent who paid thousands of dollars in non-reimbursable fees for a VA-backed home refinance loan only to lose his home a few months later in the Black Forest Fire. Under current policy, he and other VA beneficiaries may be required to pay additional fees when using a VA loan to purchase a replacement home.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, House Financial Services Committee Republicans rushed through passing a radical a housing finance plan (PATH ACT) that could force homeowners into risky and exotic mortgages, gut protections for homebuyers, and end the 30-year fixed rate mortgage. U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), a member of the House Financial Services Committee called this measure a "Path to Nowhere" and voted against the measure in committee. The Republican plan would significantly raise the price of homeownership while at the same time eliminate many affordable housing programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the House Natural Resources Committee approved by unanimous consent H.R. 2337, the Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act, in a full committee markup. The bill was introduced by Representative Jared Polis (CO-02) in June and Senators Udall and Bennet introduced companion legislation, S. 1305, in the Senate last week. This bill seeks to convey 40 acres of the Lake Hill property in the White River National Forest to Summit County, Colorado. Summit County plans to use the site for affordable housing and proceeds from the sale would go to Region 2 of the U.S. Forest Service for much-needed capital improvement and maintenance of Forest Service facilities.

Washington, DC - July 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today testified before the House Natural Resources Committee, during a hearing on H.R. 2337, the Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act, which Congressman Polis introduced last month. This bill seeks to convey 40 acres of the Lake Hill property in the White River National Forest to Summit County, Colorado. Summit County plans to use the site for affordable housing and proceeds from the sale would go to Region 2 of the U.S. Forest Service for much-needed capital improvement and maintenance of Forest Service facilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Mark Udall, who chairs the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, and Michael Bennet introduced legislation today to convey 40 acres of federal administrative land from the U.S. Forest Service Dillon Ranger District to Summit County. The legislation, which Udall conducted a public-comment period on starting in May, would help the county provide much-needed affordable housing in Summit County while supporting a new Dillon Ranger District administrative building nearby.

EUGENE, OR - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The IDX, Inc. team eagerly announces today its newest client addition Ritchie Molitor with RE/MAX Mountain Vista Properties of Buena Vista, Colorado, in joining to the rapidly expanding network or real estate agents and brokers choosing their primary product, the highly customizable IDX Broker software. As a resident of Buena Vista, Molitor is an active member of the Chaffee County MLS (CCBMLS), therefore prospective home buyers browsing his site will have instant access to view a multitude of property listings and details, and all within the confines of his own personal site. The amount of search options and features are endless with this IDX Broker incorporation, aiding home seekers in narrowing their search results, in efforts to find their truly ideal property.

EUGENE, OR - July 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. happily welcomes today their newest client addition of Irerie Boatright with Blue Spruce Real Estate in Colorado Springs, Colorado to their constantly growing roster of real estate agents and brokers using their primary application, IDX Broker. Prospective homebuyers searching for their perfect Colorado home can now easily access the most current and up-to-date property listing information within the Pikes Peak MLS (PPAR), using the user-friendly and fully interactive IDX search tool. The custom and innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software has the technology to extract raw data from the PPAR, and then formats and transfers the information to indistinguishably match Boatright’s already existing page preferences and specifications

EUGENE, OR - July 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Santa Clarita, California property listings are now synced automatically to the website built by Lauren Nemeschansky and affiliated with the IDX, Inc. revolutionary IDX Broker software. As a California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS), Nemeschansky has long had access to thousands of detailed Santa Clarita area property listings. Now, her clients can experience the same level of unprecedented access, being able to view real estate listings that were once classified only for agents and broker to view, right on the convenient IDX enabled website Nemeschansky hosts. The California based real estate business Nemeschansky manages is also now completely mobile, thanks to the IDX Broker application for iPhone

EUGENE, OR - July 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has upgraded the professional website of real estate agent Bob Bell, by integrating an IDX solution onto her search page. Bell can now display thousands of Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) listings effortlessly on her website, making it a great resource for potential Arvada, Colorado area home seekers. By utilizing one of the many IDX enabled search features Bell now boasts online, potential buyers can quickly and easily find the home of their dreams. In addition, the IDX Broker application for iPhone makes searching for the perfect property mobile, further simplifying the search process for all involved parties.