Yearly Archives: 2011

Greenwood Village, CO - December 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A key aspect of any move is selecting a reputable, dependable carrier to transport your possessions to your new destination. It’s a very important aspect of any successful move.

DENVER, CO - December 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lea VanSchaack, a fourth generation Colorado native and great granddaughter of Colorado real estate legend Henry C. VanSchaack, has joined Kentwood City Properties in downtown Denver as a Broker Associate and Assistant to Heather Faircloth. VanSchaack brings a wealth of knowledge in both residential and commercial real estate to Kentwood City Properties.

DENVER, CO - December 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dee Chirafisi and Deviree Vallejo of Kentwood City Properties have announced the opening of sales at Boardwalk31, an exciting new residential development at the corner of 31st and Irving in Denver’s West Highland neighborhood. Boardwalk31 showcases five detached homes priced at $599,000 each with three bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths, a two-car garage, and 2,050 square feet of beautifully finished living space.

DENVER, CO - December 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- After deliberating for less than four hours, a federal court jury found Vicki Dillard Crowe, aka Vicki R. Dillard, age 32, of Denver, guilty of mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, FBI Special Agent in Charge James Yacone and U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Oscar Villanueva announced. Crowe pocketed close to $1,000,000 during the course of her fraudulent scheme. The jury trial, heard before U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S. Krieger, lasted approximately two weeks. During the course of the trial the government called over 50 witnesses. Crowe is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Krieger on March 19, 2012.

DENVER, CO - December 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Peter Blank and Liz Richards of Kentwood City Properties have hit the $1 million price point in Denver’s hip LoHi neighborhood with the recent sale of the distinctive 5280 House. Located at 1730 W. 35th, the 5280 House’s living room floor is exactly at 5,280 feet above sea level.

DENVER, CO - December 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three men were recently sentenced for implementing a mortgage fraud scheme, United States Attorney John Walsh, FBI Special Agent in Charge James Yacone and IRS Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Sean Sowards announced. U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer sentenced Cedric Lipsey, age 36, of Denver, a licensed real estate agent, to serve 63 months in federal prison. Losses to the mortgage lenders caused by the fraud totaled over $4.2 million. Lipsey was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims of his crime. Judge Brimmer sentenced Philip A. Martinez, age 36, of Denver, a mortgage broker, to serve 50 months in federal prison. Martinez was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims of his crime. And in a separate but related case, Judge Brimmer sentenced licensed appraiser David Vukovinsky, age 49, of Castle Rock, to serve 12 months and one day in prison and pay restitution.

DENVER, CO - December 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. (REMN), one of the largest, privately held non-bank lenders in the US, is pleased to announce the opening of their first Denver area retail location. As REMN’s first branch in the state of Colorado, this new location will help the company better service the needs of the region’s year round residents, vacation home buyers and real estate professionals.

DENVER, CO - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Andrea Bell, a leading real estate professional with the Kentwood Company at Cherry Creek, is co-hosting a fundraising event with a personal friend to benefit the Clothes to Kids Denver (CTKD) charitable organization on Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 3-5 p.m. CTKD is a registered non-profit 501(c) charity which provides new and quality used clothing to low-income school-age children in Denver County free of charge.

DENVER, CO - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce the construction of Bluff Lake Apartment Homes, a new high-quality, eco-friendly residential community for 92 families earning between 30 percent and 50 percent of the area median income. This $11.5 million affordable housing community is the result of extensive collaboration with leading national affordable housing developer Mercy Housing, the City of Denver, and architecture and planning firm KTGY Group in Denver. Bluff Lake Apartment Homes is slated to be completed by spring 2012.

DENVER, CO - November 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kentwood Real Estate, Colorado’s Premier Real Estate Company, has surpassed $1 billion in total sales volume for 2011. The landmark milestone, recorded in mid-November, was the leading real estate firm’s 11th such accomplishment and firmly establishes Kentwood Real Estate as a national leader in marketing expertise and customer service.

DENVER, CO - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gayle Glucksman and Tiffany Glucksman, a top-producing real estate team with the Kentwood Company at Cherry Creek, have been named Five Star Real Estate Agents by Denver’s 5280 Magazine. The Glucksmans and the 2011 list of the area’s outstanding real estate agents were published in the September issue of the popular magazine.

Columbus, OH - November 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Red Mortgage Capital, LLC has provided one of the nation’s first Fannie Mae DUS ARM 7-6 (“Fannie Mae 7-6”) structured product loans for a 46-unit/52-bed Memory Care Facility located in Louisville, Colorado.

DENVER, CO - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Carol Ihli, Marketing Director for Kentwood Real Estate, and Lance Smith, Chief Information Officer for the leading real estate company, recently attended the Active Enterprise Network Annual Conference held October 5-7, 2011 in downtown Denver.

Clark, CO - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall announced that preliminary findings are available from a scientific study on the 2010 Fourmile Canyon fire in Boulder County. The U.S. Forest Service report, which was conducted at Udall's request, lays out the factors that influenced the most expensive fire in Colorado history so that our government agencies and homeowners can better prepare for future fire emergencies.

DENVER, CO - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sandy Weigand, a leading Broker Associate with The Kentwood Company in the Denver Tech Center and one of the country’s most accomplished real estate professionals, has been recognized by the Denver Board of Realtors (DBR) as the organization’s top-producing individual agent for 2010. The DBR’s Million Dollar Realtor Roundtable Awards Luncheon was held earlier this year at the Ritz Carlton in Denver. Weigand received her DBR recognition award and plaque at the Kentwood retreat held October 8-9 in Vail.