Yearly Archives: 2010

WASHINGTON, DC - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Congressman John Salazar announced $2,721,000 in federal funding to help moderate to very low income residents in the Pueblo area find housing. The funding comes in the form of two federal grants; one Community Development Block Grant for $1,799,904 and a HOME grant for $921,097. In 2009 Congressman Salazar was appointed to serve on the House Appropriations Committee which oversees the distribution of federal appropriation funding. The $2,721,000 is going to the Pueblo Department of Housing and Citizen Services

EUGENE, OR - June 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gunnison County MLS (GCMLS) listings just got a whole lot easier to search through, with Sotheby's International Realty team member Corey Dwan's addition to the IDX, Inc. family. Now residents of Crested Butte, Colorado and of the neighboring Gunnison National Forest can easily scan thousands of listings right from Dwan's own website. With the innovative addition of IDX Broker software, Dwan is updating his real estate website while simultaneously making his business easier to manage.

Washington, DC - May 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Senate today passed 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.

Providing low-income families, the elderly and handicapped individuals with decent, safe and affordable housing WASHINGTON, DC - May 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today U.S....

WASHINGTON, DC - May 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Congressman John Salazar announced that Colorado Housing Inc. in Pagosa Springs has won an award of $90,000 from the Housing Assistance Council to support the building of six self-help, sweat equity homes in Dolores. The funding is part of Housing Assistance Council's HUD-funded Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), which supports land acquisition or infrastructure development by nonprofit groups such as Colorado Housing Inc. that are operating self-help housing programs.

Rural Housing Service Program Currently on Brink of Insolvency. Washington, DC - May 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced today that key provisions of the legislation he introduced to bolster Rural Housing Service loan programs on the brink of insolvency were included in a bill approved by the Appropriations Committee. That bill now goes to the Senate floor for debate.

Denver, CO - May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, spoke with a homeowner hoping to stave off foreclosure while answering calls at the Colorado Foreclosure Prevention Hotline today. Bennet also heard from counselors on the ongoing challenges the organization faces as a leader in helping Coloradans stave off foreclosures and stay in their homes.

Washington, DC - April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At a time when mortgage credit markets are still uncertain, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, introduced a bill that will bolster Rural Housing Service loan programs on the brink of insolvency and ensure that families in Colorado's rural communities have the access to the credit they need to buy, build and repair their homes.

Udall: Credit Score is Critical to Buy Home or Car; Vital Information Should be Free. Washington, D.C. - April 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Mark Udall continued his effort to level the playing field for consumers by introducing a bill that would provide consumers with free access to their credit scores.

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With new accounts being set up daily, IDX, Inc. is happy to announce the addition of Brandis Meeks, of Keller Williams Downtown Realty in Denver, Colorado, to the large group of real estate professionals revolutionizing the way people find homes online. Through the use of the custom IDX Broker software, Meeks and other agents and brokers that have chosen to revamp their websites have made the online property search process monumentally easier. Visitors to Meeks' website will have access to the most up-to-date listings on the Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) online property database, without ever having to leave his page

Denver, CO - April 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe $400,000 for projects to revitalize two historic properties in Fort Yates.

Washington, DC - April 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In his continued effort to help struggling families stay in their homes, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is leading an effort to ensure there are more qualified housing counselors for homeowners facing foreclosure in Colorado and across the country. A funding shortfall has lead to a shortage of counselors.

EUGENE, OR - April 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Denver Real Estate Group's David Lampe of Denver, Colorado has recently decided to improve and advance the search functionality of his real estate website by employing IDX, Inc. to incorporate their highly customizable IDX Broker software. With this new and innovative IDX addition, prospective home buyers will be able to sift through thousands of property listings and details, and all without ever having to veer from Lampe's site. This particular Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software has the ability to display the most current and up-to-date property listing information from the Metrolist – Denver (MTOMLS), directly onto his website, providing home seekers with a sense of ease and simplicity during their online real estate search experience

April 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Among households with the lowest incomes, there are twice as many households as there are affordable rental units in Colorado. According to a report released today by the Department of Local Affairs' Division of Housing, there are 49 rental units affordable to every 100 households that earn $20,000 or less per year. The report assumes that households earning $20,000 can afford a monthly rent payment of $500, or 30 percent of monthly income.

Washington, DC - April 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today sent a letter encouraging the U.S. Treasury Department to make common-sense improvements to its mortgage loan modification program that would help Coloradans from losing their homes to foreclosure. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) provides assistance to allow families facing foreclosures to stay in their homes, and the changes Bennet is pushing for would further improve the program's ability to help struggling homeowners.