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.
View ArticleTown of Lyons restores critical infrastructure, recovery efforts continue to...
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...
View ArticleUdall, Bennet: 2007 FEMA Policy Could Support Debris Removal in Evans, other...
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...
View ArticleATTORNEY 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...
View ArticleUdall Champions Bills to Expand Summit County Workforce Housing, Preserve...
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...
View ArticleATTORNEY 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...
View ArticleUdall-Championed Land Exchange Strengthens Sugar Loaf Fire Protection...
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...
View ArticleUdall Welcomes Committee Passage of Summit County Workforce Housing Bill He...
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...
View ArticleUdall 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...
View ArticleATTORNEY GENERAL REALLOCATES $23 MILLION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM NATIONAL...
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...
View ArticleATTORNEY 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...
View ArticleTipton 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...
View ArticleUdall, Bennet, Hickenlooper Announce $199 Million in HUD Funds to Help...
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...
View ArticleFIVE MEN INDICTED IN OPERATION ‘STEAMROLLER’ THAT TARGETED SENIOR CITIZENS IN...
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...
View ArticleColorado 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...
View ArticleCOLORADO 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...
View ArticleUdall, Polis Hail Senate Passage of Proposal to Expand Workforce Housing in...
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...
View ArticleATTORNEY 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...
View ArticleHunt Building agrees to resolve stormwater violations at construction sites...
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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleCOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES SIX FAMILY MEMBERS INDICTED FOR...
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...
View ArticleTipton: 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...
View ArticleTipton 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.
View ArticleColorado 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...
View ArticleFEMA 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...
View ArticleDemocrats Join Coffman’s Call to Fire VA From Construction Business at...
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....
View ArticleTipton 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...
View ArticleBennet 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...
View ArticleGov. Hickenlooper announces more than $34 million in grants awarded to local...
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...
View ArticleSenate 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...
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