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November 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following a push to ensure that the Senate's extension of unemployment benefits includes Coloradans, Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced Senate passage of the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. The legislation, which they cosponsored, would provide relief to jobless workers by extending unemployment insurance for the nearly 14,000 jobless Coloradans who will exhaust their benefits by year's end. It also extends the homebuyer tax credit and provides important tax relief for Colorado families and small businesses.

Bi-partisan measure will rush tax relief to Colorado’s job creators. Washington, DC - July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Betsy Markey today introduced the Small Business Growth Act, which will cut taxes for small businesses by allowing them to deduct up to $125,000 in real property from their federal income taxes. Co-sponsoring the bill are Congressmen Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Missouri) and Ron Paul (R-Texas).

DENVER, CO - April 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) and Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-7) unveiled CHFA JumpStart, a new home mortgage program to help Coloradans take advantage of the first time homebuyer federal tax credit in the American Recovery and Reinvestment

January 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — According to today's Washington Post, members of the House and Senate Banking committees are backing provisions to help out with the housing situation, including a tax credit for first time home buyers and a government subsidy that would help lower the mortgage rates.

DENVER – The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) is pleased to announce that it has hired Natasha Weaver to serve as the Manager of Tax Credit Allocation, Mark Feilmeier as the Manager of Program Compliance, and Heather Staggs as Manager of Section 8 Compliance.

Montezuma County residents should have received their 2008 property tax bills in the mail last week - a bit later than in the past.

Gov. Bill Ritter's plan to cut taxes and reduce red tape could be just the jumpstart needed to ensure Colorado remains in a competitive business environment.