1/31… Denver’s version of a Groundhog :-)

Celebrate Groundhog Day with Denver Zoo and Punxsutawney Phil’s distant cousin the prairie dog for a local twist on the holiday. Join in the celebration by discovering how prairie wildlife rely on prairie dogs for survival, how and why we should protect these intriguing creatures and even get nose to whisker with Denver Zoo’s resident [...]

Park Hill Open House TODAY Noon-3pm @ 2910 Ash Street.. Come on by!

PARK HILL OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 12PM-3PM 2910 Ash Street, $346,900 Please Come by and check out this truly charming home in the highly desirable area of Park Hill… Surrounded by beautiful yards and an organic garden, this home has oozes character and charm while being fully updated and very well-maintained with fantastic [...]

Residents torn on dog rules; Master plan attempts to solve hot-button issues in Denver parks. MTG SAT JAN 30th!

Voice YOUR opinion on this matter:  Parks and Rec will continue gathering feedback either online or at the next open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jan 30 at Cook Park Recreation Center, 7100 Cherry Creek Drive South. Denver Parks and Recreation is proposing off-leash dog hours at City Park and up to two more [...]

PARK HILL OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 12PM-3PM

PARK HILL OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 12PM-3PM 2910 Ash Street, $346,900 Please Come by and check out this truly charming home in the highly desirable area of Park Hill… Surrounded by beautiful yards and an organic garden, this home has oozes character and charm while being fully updated and very well-maintained with fantastic [...]

New Rules for Lead-Based Paint – Pay attention!!!

The Toxic Substances Control Act resulted in the EPA creating a new rule dealing with lead-based paint (LBP) hazards created by repair, painting and renovation activities that disturb lead-based paint in affected housing constructed prior to 1978. It also applies to a public/commercial facility of similar date where children are present on a regular basis [...]

The guy’s got $8 million in assets… and still can’t get a mortgage!

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The wealthy have money problems, too — yeah they do. Even refinancing a mortgage for their fancy digs or getting a new loan can be near impossible these days thanks to skittish lenders.  And the higher the loan value, the more they worry.  Still, that people with high six-figure incomes, stellar [...]

The key to getting what you want is finding the person that can help you achieve it.

US Housing Starts Decline – Good For Housing: Starts of new homes have dropped well beyond expectations in December.  New home starts have dropped 4.0% in December to a seasonally adjusted rate of 557,000 units per year.  A much sharper decline than the 0.2% drop expected by industry experts.  However, building permits have increased by [...]

Store-Closing Sale at Fairfax Hardware starts later this week…

Local customers and friends are invited to shop Fairfax Hardware this Thursday, January 28th, thru the following Wednesday, February 4th, and save huge off of their entire inventory …  After more than 70 year in business (they opened in 1939!), Fairfax Hardware is closing their doors for good and therefore need to liquidate every single [...]

FHA 90-Day Seasoning Rule Lifted Great News for Denver Homebuyers and Investors!

The Federal government is taking action to speed the housing market recovery by lifting the FHA 90-Day Seasoning Rule with the hopes that it will speed the resale of foreclosed properties.  This is great news for Denver homebuyers (especially first-time buyers) and investors, who up until now, have been required to wait at least 90 [...]

New FHA Policies effective sometime in the 1st Half of 2010…

1. Effective for FHA (federal housing administration) loans for which the case number is assigned on or after April 5, 2010, FHA will collect an upfront mortgage insurance premium of 2.25 percent. This policy change will increase premiums for purchase money and refinance transactions, including FHA-to-FHA credit-qualifying and non-credit qualifying streamlined refinance transactions… 2. Reduce [...]

The time to BUY REAL ESTATE in Denver is NOW…

“Do You Wish You Would Have Bought More Residential Real Estate in 1988?  Don’t wish the same thing for 2010.” 2009-2010 will be the timeframe known as the bottom of the real estate market in Denver, Colorado and many will ask the question in the future, “Do you wish you would have bought more real [...]

Measure to help bring stability to home values and accelerate sale of vacant properties.

HUD TAKES ACTION TO SPEED RESALE OF FORECLOSED PROPERTIES TO NEW OWNERS Measure to help bring stability to home values and accelerate sale of vacant properties WASHINGTON – In an effort to stabilize home values and improve conditions in communities where foreclosure activity is high, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a temporary policy that [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” “Take the first step in faith, you don’t have to see the whole staircase just take the first step.”

Stock show’s in town…

New Sunflower and Vitamin Cottage markets opening soon in South Metro Denver!

South metro Denver is getting two new grocery stores that will occupy vacant storefronts.  Boulder-based Sunflower Farmers Market will open a store later this year at Arapahoe Marketplace on East Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village.  Lakewood-based Vitamin Cottage plans a new outlet at the Cherry Knolls shopping center on South University Boulevard in Centennial. Sunflower [...]