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Senate Approves The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. Legislation Will Stem Tide of Home Foreclosures, Provide Relief to Struggling Homeowners and Hasten Housing Sector Recovery. Washington, DC - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today voted in favor of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, legislation that will help keep struggling Colorado families in their homes by providing more tools to homeowners and loan servicers to stem the tide of home foreclosures.

May 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Bill Ritter today signed into law a measure that will encourage construction of "solar ready homes" as part of a long-term strategy to make the New Energy Economy more accessible to more people and to create new jobs all across the state.

Recovery Plan Investments Will Restore Landscapes and Habitat, Spur Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands and Create Jobs. Washington, DC - May 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced the release of over $20 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that will fund over 100 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Projects in Colorado and over 650 across the country. The funding, announced today by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, will restore landscapes and habitat, spur renewable energy development on public lands, and create jobs in Colorado.

Washington, D.C. - April 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, U.S. Senator Mark Udall praised Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s announcement that Colorado’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) would receive more than $110 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to advance wind, solar, geothermal and cellulosic ethanol production as well as to promote energy efficiency efforts.Senator Udall has fought for years to ensure that NREL has the staff and budget it needs to keep making cutting-edge advancements in renewable energy production and energy efficiency. In phone calls, letters, and meetings this year, Senator Udall urged the Energy Department and Secretary Chu to recognize that NREL and Colorado are critical to America’s efforts to strengthen a promising sector of the economy and become energy independent.

Washington, D.C. - April 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, U.S. Senator Mark Udall joined the Senate in passing a bipartisan bill that would increase the resources for the FBI and other law enforcement agencies so they can investigate and prosecute fraud cases and other white collar crimes that have undermined the economy and hurt working families in Colorado and elsewhere.

Funds Will Go To Weatherize Homes, Create Jobs and Save Colorado Residents Hundreds of Dollars Each Year Off Their Utility Bills

MacArthur Foundation Funding to Help Preserve and Create Affordable Rental Housing Near Rail Service and Bus Routes DENVER, CO - February 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The City of Denver and Enterprise Community Partners were named today to receive $2.25 million in funding by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support affordable housing rental preservation for Denver families near mass transit.

February 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Bill Ritter joined Colorado Attorney General John Suthers to announce a $6 million settlement with Countrywide Financial Corp. that will assist Coloradans facing foreclosure. Gov. Ritter and Rep. Mark Ferrandino also announced that a foreclosure-deferment bill will be introduced this week

GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK, CO - February 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — In a visit today to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in his native San Luis Valley in Colorado, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar described the opportunities for job creation afforded by President Obama’s economic recovery and reinvestment plan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) today joined Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) to introduce legislation to establish a federal Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that would require electric utilities to produce 25% of their electricity from wind, solar and other renewable energy sources by 2025

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, CO - December 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Bill Ritter, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), and 12 non-profit housing counseling partners announced that Colorado has been awarded a $1.7 million federal grant from NeighborWorks America to continue foreclosure prevention efforts in the state through 2009

December 12, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Bill Ritter, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and area business leaders today announced state and local efforts to stimulate the economy by accelerating infrastructure projects and initiating rapid development of a business-led economic stimulus package to be introduced early next year.

IRVINE, CA - September 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Rick Sharga, senior vice president at RealtyTrac™, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, will be a featured speaker during the Colorado Association of Mortgage Brokers Convention & Expo Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at the Marriott Denver Tech Center.

DENVER, CO – September 4, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — CHFA announces that it has closed over $100 million in mortgage loans for REO, Real Estate Owned, or previously foreclosed and bank-owned properties.