EUGENE, OR - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Dave Sachleben have joined forces to present Parker, Colorado home seekers with a unique and informative online real estate search page and website. Sachleben has adopted IDX Broker software and in the process upgraded the search capabilities of his online realty solution. As a member of the Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) Sachleben has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings. Now, his clients and other Colorado buyers can experience the same heightened level of access to listings once reserved only for real estate agents and brokers.

DENVER - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. John Hickenlooper today authorized the distribution of $20.6 million in state aviation fuel tax revenues through 44 grants to Colorado general aviation airports under the Aviation Discretionary Grant program. The program is administered by the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics.

Steamboat Springs, CO - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Group Realty is a top performing real estate company in the Yampa Valley. Once a year, CGR internally gives 3 awards to brokers that show leadership and strength within the firm

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has broken ground on the new Stout Street Health Center and Renaissance Stout Street Lofts at 22nd and Stout Streets in Downtown Denver. This landmark property will blend a fully integrated health care center serving homeless and at-risk families and individuals with seventy-eight units of affordable, supportive housing. The expected completion date is April 2014.

DENVER - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Justin H. Knight, age 36, of Littleton, Colorado, was sentenced last Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve five years’ probation, with the first 12 months in home detention for shredding documents in an attempt to obstruct an investigation into a mortgage fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge James Yacone, IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd, and U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Adam Behnen announced. Judge Blackburn ordered Knight to pay a $100 special assessment as well as the cost of the electronic monitoring.

DENVER - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steven J. Mascarenas, 53, of Westminster, Colorado, was sentenced recently by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 72 months in federal prison for wire fraud, making a false statement to a pretrial services officer, and escape, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, Denver FBI Special Agent in Charge James Yacone, and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd announced. Mascarenas was ordered to spend three years on supervised release after he serves his term of imprisonment. Judge Blackburn also ordered Mascarenas to pay restitution totaling $1,776,152.21. Mascarenas will surrender to the Bureau of Prisons once a facility is designated.

EUGENE, OR - February 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ginger Matney of Home Real Estate in Golden, Colorado has adopted the revolutionary IDX Broker software. Now, Matney can integrate thousands of listings onto her website with a simple click of a mouse. The Metrolist-DenverMLS (MTOMLS) database of listings is seamlessly linked to Matney’s website, giving her clients a complete network of properties to effortlessly search through. The IDX solution customized for Matney, has forever changed the way Coloardo home seekers find their dream home online.

EUGENE, OR - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Joel Johnson had united to present Highlands Ranch, Colorado home seekers with a unique and thorough online real estate solution. Johnson has employed IDX Broker software on his website, and by doing so, created an innovative search page that gives his clients access to thousands of Metrolist-Denver MLS (MTOMLS) listings.

Denver, CO - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kentwood Real Estate, Colorado’s Premier Real Estate Company, has announced record sales for 2012 with a total of more than $1.7 billion in closed sales volume for the year, representing 3,272 real estate transactions with an average sales price of $525,219. Kentwood Real Estate is comprised of three offices staffed by a total of approximately 170 real estate brokers. The company’s performance ranks it among the top producing real estate companies in the nation.

EUGENE, OR - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Heather Lindh, a Leadville, Colorado realtor, has become the latest real estate professional to adopt IDX Broker software, allowing her to join an elite group of agents and brokers who have revolutionized the online real estate market. Lindh has integrated her Chaffee County MLS (CCBMLS) membership with her unique IDX supported search page, displaying thousands of Colorado area property listings efficiently and effectively.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The owner and president of Evans Real Estate Group LLC was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for defrauding investors in real estate funds that invested in the acquisition, renovation and continued operation of existing apartment complexes in Texas, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

October 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall congratulated the Colorado Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) today on securing a $50,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to repair and rehabilitate 50 low-income, owner-occupied homes in Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma and San Juan counties. The competitive grant is provided through USDA's Rural Development's Housing Preservation Grant program.

Clark, CO - September 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall congratulated housing agencies in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Larimer and Mesa counties on their receipt of $561,597 in competitive grant funds to help families succeed and escape homelessness.

September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall congratulated two Denver nonprofits, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and Volunteers of America’s Colorado branch, on receiving more than $1.2 million in competitive grant funds to provide critical housing services to homeless veterans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a growing need for affordable housing for middle class Coloradans, Congressman Jared Polis offered legislation this week to help expand the stock of affordable homes and support tourism businesses and 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. The site will also host a new Dillon Ranger District administrative compound.