WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, re-introduced his Solar Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Act today. The bill, developed based on ideas from Udall's 2010 Colorado Energy Summit, would encourage homeowners throughout Colorado to buy into solar community projects by making them eligible for the same renewable energy tax credit homeowners receive when they install solar panels on their homes

EUGENE, OR - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The latest real estate professional to adopt the innovative IDX Broker software is Nader Coobtee of Torrance, California. IDX, Inc. welcomes Coobtee to the growing network of agents and brokers who have chosen to employ a powerful and effective IDX solution onto their professional websites. California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto the site Coobtee hosts, giving his clients a thorough, complete and comprehensive database of properties to search through online

EUGENE, OR - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Springs, Colorado area buyers can now experience a revolutionary online property search, thanks to the partnership between IDX, Inc. and Realtor Stephanie McFarland. The IDX enabled real estate website McFarland now hosts syncs thousands of Pikes Peak MLS (PPAR) listings with the search capabilities her page employs. Home seekers can find their dream home, by utilizing the dynamic online IDX solution McFarland supports, making their real estate search customizable and efficient. Potential buyers around Colorado can look for their dream property from the convenience of the search page McFarland hosts and the comfort of their own home

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet congratulated two housing agencies in Colorado for winning almost $400,000 in competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) was awarded a $372,528 Housing Counseling Grant and the Northeast Denver Housing Center won a $19,643 grant.

DENVER, COLO. - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that SmithJones Partners, LLC of Denver, a Denver-based apartment development and investment company, has completed construction on Arista Uptown Apartments, a transit-oriented, 272-unit apartment community in Broomfield, Colo., situated equidistant between Denver and Boulder, and adjacent the 1stBANK Center, a 6,500-seat entertainment venue. Located on 6.68 acres at the corner of Arista Place and Uptown Avenue in the heart of the Arista neighborhood, Arista is one of the very few town center developments in the nation anchored by a major entertainment venue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged Coloradans following the one-year anniversary of the High Park Fire — the second most destructive wildfire in Colorado history — to prepare for future wildfires

EUGENE, OR - June 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest real estate professional to integrate IDX Broker software onto a dynamic property search page: Levent Ozdemir of RE Professionals in Denver, Colorado. Ozdemir has synced his search page to an IDX solution, which extracts raw listing data directly from the Metrolist-DenverMLS (MTOMLS) Ozdemir is a member of and seamlessly displays thousands of detailed property listing online. The IDX enabled website Ozdemir hosts has forever simplified the online real estate search for himself, his business associates and clients.

DENVER - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a check this month for an average of $1,480. To date, the total cash payments for mortgage servicing abuse are Colorado is $32,882,672. This relief is in addition to $405.3 million already provided to more than 7,000 borrowers for principal reductions, mortgage modifications and other forms of relief.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who chairs the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, today asked the public to weigh in on a proposal to convey 40 acres of federal administrative land from the U.S. Forest Service Dillon Ranger District to Summit County. The legislation would help the county provide much-needed affordable housing in Summit County while supporting a new Dillon Ranger District administrative building nearby. Congressman Jared Polis announced this week that he will introduce companion legislation - the Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act - in June in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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