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Boulder Colorado Committed to Affordable Housing
December 10th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Colorado Round Up, First Time Buyers, Focus on Boulder
The city of Boulder is committed to offering housing to people that could NOT afford a home in today’s market. Boulder offers home ownership to those with low or moderate incomes. In order to make home ownership possible to people of lesser means, Boulder offers assistance. To qualify for the various programs, incomes and assets must be below specified levels for each program. Click income levels to find out more.
Other than income being the most important qualifier there are other qualifications: Read the rest of this entry »
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Water, Colorado’s Liquid Gold
November 24th, 2008 Categories: Colorado Round Up, Real Estate Tales
Where do we get our water? Yes, you turn on the kitchen tap and viola, there’s water. Seriously where does 
our precious water originate. Most of Colorado’s water is largely dependent on Colorado’s winter weather, from the mountain snow-melt. Once the snow melts it either streams east toward the Atlantic or West towards the Pacific oceans. Some water is diverted, some replenishes our aquifers and the rest is captured in our reservoirs.
Because most of Colorado’s population is on the east side of the Rockies or Continental Divide, Pacific bound water is transported to the east side reservoirs. Did you know that 90% of Colorado’s water usage is for agriculture! Pipelines have been established to move water through the Continental Divide moving water from the Western Slope to the Front Range. Read the rest of this entry »
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Only in Boulder
November 17th, 2008 Categories: Focus on Boulder
It’s a catchy headline, but I’ve been saying that ever since I moved to Boulder, Co in 1993. Boulder has a unique culture, I guess is one way to describe it. I tell people that someone could walk down Pearl St. naked and no one would bat an eyelash. They did just do that as hundreds of nude runners took the streets with the Naked Pumpkin run this past Halloween. It’s an annual event that takes place every halloween and not one that you would take your children to. Boulder did have a M
unchkin Masquerade on the Pearl Street mall for the children that was held during the day.
On November 21, the Boulder Ice rink at One Boulder Plaza will open. You can enjoy outdoor skating and the cafes and shopping that surround this area. Read the rest of this entry »
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First Time Home Buyers on The Rise
November 11th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, First Time Buyers, Trends
According to the National Association of Realtors, NAR, the number of first time home buyers is definitely on the rise. The number rose from 39% to 41% in 2007. What do we attribute this to?
Several factors: Read the rest of this entry »
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Explanation of Fannie Mae Math
November 3rd, 2008 Categories: Real Estate Tales
I came across this video that someone emailed me and I just had to post it. It’s not something I produced but I thought it was pretty funny. It’s Fannie Mae Math explained to Americans and it’s probably the best explanation I’ve seen so far! Does anyone have a better explanation?
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Anthem Highlands Offers Unbeatable Amenities
October 27th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Colorado Round Up, First Time Buyers, Relocating
Broomfield, Colorado is the home of Anthem Highlands development. Here you will find new homes, all styles, ranch, two story, stucco, frame and stone.
The oldest homes are only 2 years old! Prices start from the low $400’s and up, the mountain views will take your breath away, there’s green space, parks and the most fantastic Recreation center for the development that I have ever seen.
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Colorado’s Largest Pumpkin Patch
October 21st, 2008 Categories: Colorado Round Up
Just in time for Halloween, right here in Broomfield Colorado, I stumbled upon the largest pumpkin patch I have ever seen! You drive in and drive through miles of pumpkin fields, park your car and walk through the fields searching for the perfect pumpkin. Yup, you pick em! Located at the intersection of Highway 287 and Dillon Road, it has easy access from any direction.
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Trick or Treat, Give Me Something Good to Buy?
October 20th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, First Time Buyers, Market Conditions, Relocating, Selling Thoughts
With halloween just around the corner, I know spooky isn’t it. Wow, where did this year go? You are sick and tired of hearing that now is a good time to buy real estate, well it’s not only good it’s the best ever. 
Buyers, wake up, get your butts out there and look at all the fantastic homes that are at bargain basement prices. Wah wah, you don’t have the down payment, think FHA. Now more than ever before, FHA type mortgages are becoming the most sought after loans by consumers. Today about 41% of the buyers are obtaining FHA type loans. What a sweet deal and the down payment is reasonable. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mork from Ork?
October 14th, 2008 Categories: Boulder Subdivisions and Neighborhoods, Colorado Round Up, Focus on Boulder, Real Estate Tales
Who is that couple? Look familiar, yes, a young Robin Williams and is tv co-star Pam Dawber.
Stroll down Pine Street in Boulder, Colorado and you will stumble on the “Mork & Mindy” house. In the late 1970’s, “Mork & Mindy” was a fairly popular tv show, where Mork, Robin Williams, was sent to Earth to study our culture since Orkans didn’t have any. Boulder is a good place for that!
The Mork & Mindy show launched the careers of Robin Williams and his co-star Pam Dawber. Miss Dawber played “Mindy”, a college student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Read the rest of this entry »
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Find Me a Home Where The Buffalo Roam
October 6th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Colorado Round Up, First Time Buyers, Focus on Boulder, Mountain Living
“Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard A discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day.” Sounds like the wild, wild west? This could be the description for Boulder, Colorado, we have Buffalo, lots of Deer, not many antelope but loads of Elk. Read the rest of this entry »
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