Colorado RealEstateRama

Frisco - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today announced the introduction of legislation that would help expand the stock of affordable housing and support businesses that thrive off tourism as well as their workers. The Affordable Housing Regulation Simplification Act would ease regulations that prevent families from financing affordable homes in high-tourism areas. The Lake Hill Affordable Housing and Forest Service Support Act would convey a 40-acre parcel of the U.S. Forest Service Lake Hill site to Summit County for the construction of affordable housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall congratulated six Colorado public housing agencies on receiving more than $1 million in competitive grants to help homeless veterans get off of the streets. The competitive grant funds will help provide permanent supportive housing for nearly 200 veterans, many of whom are living with chronic disabling conditions in Denver, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Aurora, Boulder County, El Paso County and Durango

DENVER - May 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State of Colorado announced today the historical veterans’ facility in Bent County will begin serving veterans and chronically homeless individuals from across the state in late August

DENVER - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Joseph A. Smith, Jr., Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement, has received an update on the consumer relief activities the five banks that are parties to the Settlement reported through March 31, 2013. The banks sent these reports to each state that is party to the Settlement with copies to the Monitor and the Monitoring Committee.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following the signing into law of a bipartisan plan from Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to end long lines at the nation's airports and end costly flight delays, the duo renewed their call on Congress to quickly implement a broader flexibility plan to replace the indiscriminate budget cuts of sequestration with more targeted and strategic spending reductions. The plan, which Udall and Collins introduced earlier this year, would keep the federal spending reductions associated with sequestration but ensure they are done in a more targeted, responsible

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the National Science Foundation's decision this week to award $298,045 in competitive grant funds to the University of Colorado to examine how agencies and other organizations can better encourage homeowners to proactively prepare their properties and reduce wildfire risks. The study will focus on Coloradans living in fire-prone areas of the Western Slope.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the doors closed on 2012, high-country real estate sales blasted to their highest mark since 2008. Real estate sales in Eagle, Grand, Pitkin, San Miguel, Routt and Summit counties reached 37 percent higher sales marks than they did in 2009. When looking at the numbers they are still well shy of reaching the glory marks of 2007. But statistics tell us that if the trend continues, we will well be on our way to basking in the numbers from 6 years ago. The inventory is out there and the buyers are stepping out of the woodwork.

Washington, DC - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Polis issued the following statement regarding the Galena Fire in Larimer County:

DENVER - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three panels of nationally renowned land use and community development experts convened by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) will be recommending strategies for creating healthy living environments in three Colorado communities this spring, starting with an assignment next week in Arvada.

DENVER - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General John Suthers today localized the latest report by Joseph A. Smith, Jr., Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement outlining the consumer relief activities the five banks that are parties to the settlement have conducted since March 1, 2012. The banks disclosed that they have extended more than $45.83 billion in gross relief to more than 550,000 borrowers. These figures include first and second lien modifications, facilitations of short sales, refinancing and other forms of relief. In Colorado, 6,277 consumers have received almost $358.0 million and benefitted from an average of $57,000 per homeowner.

DENVER - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. John Hickenlooper today authorized the distribution of $20.6 million in state aviation fuel tax revenues through 44 grants to Colorado general aviation airports under the Aviation Discretionary Grant program. The program is administered by the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics.

Steamboat Springs, CO - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Group Realty is a top performing real estate company in the Yampa Valley. Once a year, CGR internally gives 3 awards to brokers that show leadership and strength within the firm

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has broken ground on the new Stout Street Health Center and Renaissance Stout Street Lofts at 22nd and Stout Streets in Downtown Denver. This landmark property will blend a fully integrated health care center serving homeless and at-risk families and individuals with seventy-eight units of affordable, supportive housing. The expected completion date is April 2014.

DENVER - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Justin H. Knight, age 36, of Littleton, Colorado, was sentenced last Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve five years’ probation, with the first 12 months in home detention for shredding documents in an attempt to obstruct an investigation into a mortgage fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge James Yacone, IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd, and U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Adam Behnen announced. Judge Blackburn ordered Knight to pay a $100 special assessment as well as the cost of the electronic monitoring.

DENVER - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steven J. Mascarenas, 53, of Westminster, Colorado, was sentenced recently by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 72 months in federal prison for wire fraud, making a false statement to a pretrial services officer, and escape, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, Denver FBI Special Agent in Charge James Yacone, and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd announced. Mascarenas was ordered to spend three years on supervised release after he serves his term of imprisonment. Judge Blackburn also ordered Mascarenas to pay restitution totaling $1,776,152.21. Mascarenas will surrender to the Bureau of Prisons once a facility is designated.