Every 10 Years

It seems like every ten years a baseball team comes along and makes me want to watch baseball.

1986: When I was a kid, the 1986 Mets were my team. I lived and died watching them. I couldn’t sleep when they lost and I couldn’t sleep when they won. Looking back it seems silly to lose sleep over what happens with a sports team considering it has ZERO impact on your life. When they won the World Series, it was amazing.

1996: I stopped watching baseball after the strike scandal plus I had A LOT of other things going on in my life. However, there was a Yankee team with a rookie shortstop that was more substance than style. They were different. They were helped by a kid in the right field stands against the Orioles. Then they won four in a row against the Braves.

2007: (Close Enough) Ever since I moved here, I’ve enjoyed going to see the Rockies play at Coors Field. There are no tolls, parking is super cheap and they’re surrounded by bars and taverns. Two years ago the Rockies got younger quickly. They called it Generation R and it seemed like a huge mistake until the Rockies brought up a young shortstop who’s more substance than style and who wears #2 (sound familiar). Despite the fact that major league baseball has a major league steroid issue, I’ve enjoyed the Rockies run this year and they made watching baseball fun!

Go ROX!

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Hooray Rockies, Boo Mets!

The Rockies are in third place in the National League West. However, they’re only two games behind Arizona and one game behind San Diego. In the wild card they are tied with Philadelphia and New York. After a 6 game road trip where they swept division rivals San Diego and Los Angeles the Rockies return home for a three game series with another division rival Arizona. If they sweep Arizona there’s a very good chance we’ll see the Rockies in the playoffs for the first time since 1995.

As for the Mets, their inconsistent season has resulted in an epic collapse. Up 7.5 games with 17 games to play, they’re now tied with the Philadelphia Phillies. As a Mets and Rockies fan all I have to say is this….

HOORAY ROCKIES, BOO METS!

However, this epic collapse will have epic ramifications. Keep this in mind: the Mets are the only team in Major League Baseball with a Black Manager and the Mets are the only team in Major League Baseball with a Minority General Manager.

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When toys have lead, we blame China. When housing has lead, we blame landlords.

When toys have lead, we blame China. When housing has lead, we blame landlords:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing civil penalties against five landlords in and one in Utah for not including lead warnings as part of their leases.

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We’ve got mountains and more

File this under another article from the Rocky Mountain News:

Fresh evidence suggests the -area housing market may be in the early stages of recovery, even as the national housing market faces an even bigger slump.

I don’t know why ’s housing market would ever fall into a slump, we’ve got mountains! We’ve got trails. We’ve got parks. We’ve got golf. We’ve got 300 days of sunshine. We’ve got the most franchise restaurants in the entire country - Applebees, Chilis, Hops, Cheesecake Factory, you name it we’ve got it! We’ve got 75 degree on September 27th.

Read the full story: Home prices hint at turn

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Denver declines in home prices

….but not nearly as bad as other parts of the country!

Home prices in the area have fallen much less than the nation as a whole, according to a closely watched, national report.

Read the full story: Nation outpaces Denver in decline in home prices

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The Springs loads up with 839 new homes

Two Springs Air Force bases are poised to get 839 new homes, which could bolster the city’s homebuilding industry as it works its way through a slump. Read the full article: Springs AF bases to get new housing

If you’re moving to the Springs and need a LOAN, call me today. Wow. Did I just write that? Yikes! How about this:

As a professional licensed in , I help military borrowers procure loans.

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For every positive, there’s an equal and opposite negative

Postive: The Rockies won last night, making it 9 wins in a row.

Negative: This article from the Post:

Home resales, depressed by turmoil in credit markets, fell for a sixth consecutive month in August, pushing activity to the lowest point in five years.

Read the full article: Home resales drop to 5-year low

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The Toll on Lenders is minimized

The headline is much better than the article:

“Quick action by Erin Toll, state Division of director, kept lenders from pulling out of because of new laws.”

In June, some major lenders (OptionOne Mortgage, IndyMac, SunTrust Mortgage and Aurora Loan Services) threatened to stop making home loans in after they disagreed with new requirements the state placed on providers.

The lenders were beefing about this law:

Mortgage providers must show that loans are reasonable and benefit borrowers, and they must also disclose more about how they are compensated.

Seriously, don’t waste your time reading the full article: Regulator keeps money flowing for homebuyers

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Study confirms Option Arms not evil

The study comes from NYU and Columbia, two universities known for academia not athletics:

according to a new study by professors from Columbia and New York universities, the “optimal” mortgage in a perfect world is precisely that kind of loan—an adjustable- with an option for and a ban (or at least severe restriction) on .

Read the full article from Business Week

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Denver is becoming a zoo with all these condos, why not live near the zoo

Fom the Rocky Mountain News:

The $165 million Pinnacle at City Park South luxury condominium community, which boasts the classic Chamber of Commerce view of - capturing City Park, the downtown skyline and the mountains - is entering its final phase.

Read the full story: Priciest condos excite most interest

If you plan on buying one of these condos, just hope your balcony isn’t downwind from the Zoo.

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