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Senate Passes Bennet’s Bipartisan Better Buildings Act
The Senate passed an energy efficiency bill yesterday that includes a bipartisan bill introduced by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to boost the use of energy efficient technology by tenants in commercial buildings. Bennet originally introduced th...
Gov. Hickenlooper announces more than $34 million in grants awarded to local communities
Gov. John Hickenlooper and Kevin Patterson, interim executive director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), today announced $34,240,176 in competitive grants has been awarded to 40 projects throughout Colorado through the Energy and Mine...
Bennet Amendment Would Extend Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced an amendment to the Senate's budget proposal that instructs Congress to extend expired and expiring tax credits for renewable energy. The tax credits should be extended for a reasonable period of time as ...
Tipton Pushes to Fully Fund PILT
Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) joined with a bipartisan group of his House colleagues to urge House leadership to prioritize funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, and to work toward a long-term, sustainable...
Democrats Join Coffman’s Call to Fire VA From Construction Business at Oversight Hearing
At a hearing this morning of the House Veterans Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-Aurora), Democrats on the subcommittee joined Rep. Coffman’s call to fire the VA from building any futur...
FEMA Colorado Housing Mission Comes to a Close
The FEMA temporary housing mission serving Colorado came to a close March 14, 2015. In the aftermath of the 2013 Colorado flooding, FEMA brought in more than 50 manufactured homes to areas where a severe housing shortage was identified. In the past mo...
Colorado receives $7.6 million award from HUD to assist vulnerable Coloradans
Gov. John Hickenlooper joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Rick Garcia, and other nonprofits, mental health centers, and housing authorities today to celebrate the announcement of a $7.6 million awar...
Tipton Pushes for Long-Term Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) joined with a number of his bipartisan House colleagues to urge House leaders to work with them to pass a multi-year transportation infrastructure reauthorization bill.
Tipton: FHA Practices Pose Risk to Taxpayers
Today, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) questioned Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro during a House Committee on Financial Services oversight hearing to examine the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) precari...
COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES SIX FAMILY MEMBERS INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE-FRAUD SCHEME
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced that the statewide grand jury has issued a 37-count indictment against six family members for using their status in the real estate industry to perpetrate a fraud-for-profit mortgage fraud scheme. The ...
The Right Realtor for You
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- When searching for a real estate professional it’s helpful to start your search by meeting with agents that have assisted family or friends that you know and trust. During your meeting, ask if ...
Hunt Building agrees to resolve stormwater violations at construction sites at the United States...
Denver, Colo. - August 11, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Hunt Building has agreed to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at two military housing construction sites at the United St...
ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARGES COLORADO’S LARGEST FORECLOSURE LAW FIRMS WITH FRAUD
DENVER - July 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today announced the filing of civil law enforcement actions against the two largest foreclosure law firms in Colorado. In separate filings, the Attorney General’s Co...
Udall, Polis Hail Senate Passage of Proposal to Expand Workforce Housing in Summit County
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mark Udall and Congressman Jared Polis hailed the U.S. Senate's passage of their bill to help Summit County support local businesses and jobs by expanding affordable workforce housing....
COLORADO REACHES $550 MILLION STATE-FEDERAL SETTLEMENT WITH SUNTRUST MORTGAGE
DENVER - June 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today announced a $550 million nationwide state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer SunTrust Mortgage Inc. to remedy mortgage origination, servicing, a...
Colorado Companies Lend Support for Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Business and community leaders joined forces this morning in supporting Mercy Housing, Inc., a national non-profit based in Denver that builds and manages affordable housing in Colorado and nationwide.
FIVE MEN INDICTED IN OPERATION ‘STEAMROLLER’ THAT TARGETED SENIOR CITIZENS IN HOME REPAIR SCAM
DENVER - May 20, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett today announced the dismantling of an asphalt paving and roofing ring that targeted and scammed Colorado senior citizens.
Udall, Bennet, Hickenlooper Announce $199 Million in HUD Funds to Help Colorado Recover from...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet joined U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Gov. John Hickenlooper today to announce Colorado will receive an additional $199....
Tipton Votes to Provide Relief from High Home Heating Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Scott Tipton highlighted legislation being considered in the House this week that would help provide relief for families struggling to pay rising costs to heat their homes. The legisla...
ATTORNEY GENERAL REACTS TO COURT RULINGS ON LOWER NORTH FORK FIRE MOTIONS
DENVER - February 20, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Late yesterday, Judge Dennis Hall of the Jefferson County District Court ruled on a series of motions regarding the Lower North Fork Fire. The judge granted motions by the state to dismiss all but the ne...
ATTORNEY GENERAL REALLOCATES $23 MILLION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM NATIONAL MORTGAGE SETTLEMENT FUNDS
DENVER - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that he is reallocating $23 million from Colorado’s National Mortgage Settlement funds to affordable housing programs with special emphasis in fund...
Udall Works to Safeguard Proactive, Cost-Saving Wildfire Prevention Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of his longtime push to ensure firefighters have the resources they need to protect Colorado communities from wildfire, Mark Udall joined a bipartisan effort today in the U.S. Senate to m...
Udall Welcomes Committee Passage of Summit County Workforce Housing Bill He Championed
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the committee's vote today to pass legislation he championed to help Summit County support local ...
Udall-Championed Land Exchange Strengthens Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District’s Ability to Fight Fires, Save...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thanks to legislation Mark Udall introduced and shepherded through Congress, the U.S. Forest Service this week completed a critical land swap with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District in Bou...
ATTORNEY GENERAL SHUTS DOWN DISREPUTABLE AIR DUCT CLEANING COMPANIES
DENVER - November 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that a civil lawsuit was filed and Temporary Restraining Order obtained against Andre Shatyko (D.O.B. 01/01/86), Alexander Kurdyukov (D.O.B. 04/18/8...
Udall Champions Bills to Expand Summit County Workforce Housing, Preserve Watersheds, Create Wilderness in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged his colleagues at today's hearing of the Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining to support two ...
ATTORNEY GENERAL INDICTS FRAUD SCHEME TARGETING DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS
DENVER - November 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Statewide Grand Jury indicted nine individuals for targeting distressed homeowners as part of a fraudulent short-sale scheme that allowed the defendants to ultimately defraud the banks and lenders wh...
Udall, Bennet: 2007 FEMA Policy Could Support Debris Removal in Evans, other Colorado Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 200 mobile homes in the City of Evans have been damaged from September's flooding and require removal, but the cash-strapped city is struggling to find the resources to foot the bill....
Town of Lyons restores critical infrastructure, recovery efforts continue to rebuild communities
DENVER - November 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. John Hickenlooper today announced that significant infrastructure repairs have been made to the Town of Lyons’ transportation, water systems and waste water systems damaged by the September floods....
Road Openings Will Enable Hundreds of New FEMA Inspections
DENVER - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Once their flood-impacted homes become accessible by regular (not off-road) vehicle, residents should schedule their FEMA housing inspection.