Yearly Archives: 2013

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

EUGENE, OR - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. welcomes Aurora, Colorado Realtor Frank Gillen to the team of agents and brokers utilizing the amazing IDX Broker software for their professional websites. Now, Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) listings are seamlessly integrated onto the search page Gillen hosts, simplifying the search process for home seekers. Thousands of detailed listings make it easy for potential buyers to scan the MTOMLS listings to find properties that match their desires and budgets. Gillen can customize his IDX solution to meet the needs of his clients and his real estate business. Never before has it been so simple to participate in the online property search

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.

Denver. CO - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the City of Minot as the recipient of $600,000 in Brownfields grant funds which will be used to assess and clean up properties downtown, including areas affected by the flooding of the Souris River in 2011. Today’s announcement is part of $62 million in EPA Brownfields funds awarded to 240 grant recipients across the nation to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated properties

EUGENE, OR - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. welcomes Denver, Colorado real estate professional Neil Spencer to the growing network of agents and brokers who have updated their realty websites with a customizable IDX solution. As a subscriber to IDX Broker, Spencer receives the ability to seamlessly integrate thousands of area listings onto his website. In fact, IDX Broker extracts raw listing data directly from Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) and displays it on the website Spencer hosts. Clients of Spencer can now experience unprecedented access to Denver property listings, making the online real estate search simpler than ever before. By adopting his own customized IDX solution, Spencer has proven himself as a smarter agent.

EUGENE, OR - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has teamed with Glenda Holt to deliver Elizbeth, Colorado property listings to home seekers. Holt has adopted IDX Broker software, giving her website a thorough database of detailed home listings for potential buyers to search through. As a member of the MetroList-Denver MLS (MTOMLS), Holt has long had access to thousands of area listings, once reserved only for agents and brokers. Now, thanks to her IDX solution, clients of Holt can experience the same level of access to the MTOMLS database of property listings, without ever leaving the convenience that the real estate website of Holt affords.

EUGENE, OR - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Centennial, Colorado real estate professional Joshua Hunt, today announce the website Hunt hosts synced with a customizable IDX solution, revolutionizing the online property search for potential Colorado buyers. By utilizing IDX Broker software on his website, Hunt is seamlessly integrating thousands of Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) listings onto the search page he supports. Home seekers can now experience unprecedented access to MTOMLS listings and the dynamic website of Hunt, thanks to IDX Broker software

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

EUGENE, OR - May 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Telluride, Colorado real estate professional Mike Zuendel to the growing group of agents and brokers upgrading their online real estate solution with IDX Broker software. Zuendel has chosen to integrate an IDX solution onto his website, syncing thousands of Telluride MLS (Tride) listings directly with his website and search page. Home seekers have never before had so much access to Tride listings, thanks to the dynamic and customizable IDX solution Zuendel employs. The online real estate search has been forever changed, for potential buyers and real estate professionals alike, with IDX Broker software.

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.

EUGENE, OR - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The custom IDX solution Christopher Bench now hosts on his Parker, Colorado real estate website has forever simplified the online real estate search process for area home seekers, agents, and brokers alike. With the unique IDX Broker software, thousands of Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) listings are seamlessly displayed on the website Bench hosts. Potential buyers can experience a level of customer service comparable to none, and finding a home in and around Colorado has never been so easy!

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: