Yearly Archives: 2010

August 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Bill Ritter today announced he has appointed five new members to the Board of Mortgage Loan Originators. The Governor appointed three people to terms expiring Aug. 10, 2012: Julie I. Piepho of Fort Collins, Cheryl L. Dingwell-Keckritz of Colorado Springs and Leslie J. Mitchell of Denver

EUGENE, OR - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United Property Brokers, Inc. and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to revolutionize the professional website of Realtor Ray Saenz. With the addition of IDX Broker software, his search page extracts raw listing data from the Metrolist Denver MLS (MTOMLS) and displays it directly on the website, giving his clients a bevy of properties to search through. The time saving technology of this customized IDX solution gives him and his clients a quicker, simpler and more efficient online home search experience.

EUGENE, OR - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Casey Dunn, of the Fearann Group, has teamed with IDX, Inc. to develop a comprehensive real estate search website for Denver, Colorado home seekers. The custom IDX solution now employed on the website of Dunn presents Metrolist Denver (MTOMLS) listings conveniently on his website. With the extreme flexibility of the IDX Broker software, Dunn is able to create a custom search process to best suit his clients needs, while still simplifying the entire online property search.

Washington, DC - July 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On the heels of Michael Bennet’s call to Senate Appropriations leaders to provide increased resources for housing counselors who are helping struggling homeowners stay in their homes, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it will make $79 million available for a broad range of housing counseling programs to help families find and preserve housing. The available funding is an increase of $21 million, or 27 percent, over last year.

Washington, DC - July 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, applauded Congressional passage of key provisions that mirror legislation he introduced to bolster Rural Housing Service loan programs on the brink of insolvency.

Denver, CO - July 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct an emergency removal of hazardous substances this week at the 35-acre Elizabeth Mining and Development, Inc.(EMDI) site located at 11948 6300 Road, four miles northwest of Montrose, in Montrose County. EPA estimates that the cleanup will be complete by the end of the week.

July 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing his efforts to support Colorado’s clean energy economy, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) has called on the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Edward DeMarco to either work cooperatively with stakeholders and communities toward resolving PACE programs or step down. The letter is available here.

DENVER, CO - July 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Shawn R. Tieskotter, age 37, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, and Craig D. Patterson, age 30, of Littleton, Colorado, each pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn Wednesday to one count of mail fraud related to a mortgage fraud scheme. Tieskotter and Patterson were indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on March 10, 2010. On May 20, 2010, a superseding indictment was filed. Both defendants pled guilty on July 7, 2010, and are scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Blackburn on November 12, 2010

Washington, DC - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today urged the House to pass key provisions that mirror legislation Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, introduced to bolster Rural Housing Service loan programs on the brink of insolvency.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. Congressman Salazar announced that $215,842 has been allocated for the Walsenburg Housing Authority. The funding will be used to maintain and upgrade 129 public housing units in Huerfano County. The funding comes from the federal Housing and Urban Development’s Capital Fund program, which provides funds annually via a formula to approximately 3,200 public housing agencies across the country

WASHINGTON, DC - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. Congressman Salazar announced that $157,639 has been allocated for the La Junta and Otero County Housing Authority. The funding will be used to maintain and upgrade 86 public housing units in the region. The funding comes from the federal Housing and Urban Development’s Capital Fund program, which provides funds annually via a formula to approximately 3,200 public housing agencies across the country

WASHINGTON, DC - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S. Congressman Salazar announced that $137,671 has been allocated for the Delta Housing Authority. The funding will be used to maintain and upgrade 75 public housing units in Delta County. The funding comes from the federal Housing and Urban Development’s Capital Fund program, which provides funds annually via a formula to approximately 3,200 public housing agencies across the country.

EUGENE, OR - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Realtor Christi Reece of the GBR Team has adopted the IDX, Inc. IDX Broker software on her real estate website to bring her clients thousands more listings, and in turn to bring her more potential buyers. Her partnership with the Colorado Real Estate Network (CREN) gives her the ability to display all of their listings directly on her website. Now more than ever, her clients can have the most detailed and thorough online home search experience around.

EUGENE, OR - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Crested Butte, Colorado real estate broker Channing Boucher has teamed with IDX, Inc. to create an easy-to-use professional website, changing the way he conducts business online. The efficient IDX Broker software syncs Boucher's website directly with Gunnison Country MLS (GCMLS) listings, to display a comprehensive real estate listings database from the convenience of the Benson Sotheby's International website. Combining GCMLS listings with the properties Boucher represents gives home seekers in and around Crested Butte the most in depth and reliable online property search around.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Congressman John Salazar announced that $139,962 in federal funding has been appropriated to help homeless veterans in the Grand Junction area find housing. The funding was made available through the 2010 Omnibus Appropriations Act. Congressman Salazar serves on the House Appropriations Committee which oversees the distribution of federal appropriation funding. The $139,962 is going to the Grand Junction Housing Authority which has partnered with the Grand Junction VA Medical Center to provide rental assistance vouchers under a supportive housing program for homeless veterans