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February 2008 (3)
Detailed Monthly Archive
January 2008 (7)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 25: Keeping up with…
- 16: Video: The Subprime Meltdown of 2007
- 11: Pavilions, Argonaut, and more
- 07: Why don’t we save?
- 03: Spanning the web
- 02: Mad World
- 01: What will 2008 bring…
December 2007 (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 20: Just don’t get rid of the lunch boxes
- 19: Buying a Denver Home online
- 17: Colorado and Prepayment Fees
- 14: The world according to Google
- 14: At the end of the day, the only color that matters is….
- 11: Denver’s relationship with Fannie and Freddie on the rocks
- 08: Double Dealing
- 07: Gates Project or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Urban Redevelopments
- 06: These rates are freezing
- 03: Rates are really low again
- 03: My old neighborhood gets some props!
November 2007 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Links: Million Dollar Deals
- 28: Your mortgage changed your lifestyle or did it?
- 27: Cabela’s is coming
- 26: What’s with Web 2.0 and wacky real estate domain names?
- 20: Realtor woe
- 19: An intro to owning a duplex
- 19: Searching for a mortgage in Denver via Google
- 16: Foreclosures dropping in CO or rising elsewhere
- 16: Lying in bed in Aspen just like….
- 15: It’s Gold, It’s Green, It’s Stapleton
- 15: Another Urban/Suburban Community
- 14: The SKY hasn’t fallen YET
- 14: PMI PAIN
- 13: We’re Finland?
- 13: Appraising Denver
- 12: New Look
- 12: The subprime landscape is changing in Colorado… maybe not.
- 08: Mortgage Counselors have it bad too…
- 07: Interest rate last week
- 06: Building aint easy
- 05: Overland: Cheap Golf Course, Not So Cheap Neighborhood
- 05: RMN: Foreclosures slam door on home prices
October 2007 (38)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Whole Foods + Light Rail = SPRAWL?
- 30: Denver is number one in a convoluted category
- 29: Countrywide righting a wrong or righting their ship?
- 25: Ex-Rockie haunts Red Sox
- 24: Littleton couple sells home in only five days
- 24: Filipino restaurant in Denver
- 22: When real estate is involved, scams will surely follow
- 22: Option Arms are in the news again
- 19: Rockies - WOW, Mortgages - WOE
- 18: What are your chances of getting tickets to the World Series?
- 16: Here’s Stanley!
- 16: WOW!
- 15: Razing Colorado
- 12: We’re 8th!
- 12: FHASecure and your Adjustable Rate Mortgage, perfect together?
- 12: Real Estate has clout
- 12: Foreclosure Caesar
- 12: What does your Nest Egg look like?
- 11: The biggest hurdle WAS getting tenants
- 10: Chicago Mercantile known to let the house prices… drop
- 09: Coors Field, great views on and off the field
- 09: A touch of the East Coast in Denver
- 08: Jobs, Rates, and Math Standards at the Dept of Labor
- 08: Subprime stinks up the Denver housing market in September
- 08: September 2007 Averages and Medians and what it all Means
- 05: Who is Alan Blinder and why should you care?
- 05: Universal REO
- 04: Rockies rising a sign of the Times
- 04: 21 acres and a school
- 04: How does a GSE become even more bloated?
- 04: In the race to clean up the mortgage mess, the donkeys win!
- 04: Foreclosure begets REO
- 03: Mortgage Caesar
- 03: Mortgage pending, homes pending
- 03: Housing Reality
- 02: How does the credit crunch affect Denver?
- 02: Steamboat Springs hasn’t been the same since….
- 01: You’ll pay but you’ll pay less
September 2007 (48)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Every 10 Years
- 28: Hooray Rockies, Boo Mets!
- 27: When toys have lead, we blame China. When housing has lead, we blame landlords.
- 27: We’ve got mountains and more
- 27: Denver declines in home prices
- 26: The Springs loads up with 839 new homes
- 26: For every positive, there’s an equal and opposite negative
- 25: The Toll on Lenders is minimized
- 24: Study confirms Option Arms not evil
- 24: Denver is becoming a zoo with all these condos, why not live near the zoo
- 23: Federal debt ceiling running out of room
- 21: Coffee and Gasoline
- 20: Fannie, Freddie mortgage caps rise
- 20: Just when I think I’m out, they write another fed rate cut story
- 20: If you can’t buy one, rent one
- 19: Renting, the foreclosure alternative
- 19: Enough already with the fed rate cut
- 19: Another article on the fed rate cut
- 19: Denver Post: Fed rate cut
- 18: 1800 Glenarm becomes condoville
- 18: Update on the foreclosure house bill
- 18: Fed Funds Rate down .5%
- 18: Colorado Foreclosure Act
- 17: 60 Minutes of Fedspeak
- 17: Bait and Switch becomes the Norm
- 17: It’s not Easy Being a Seller
- 17: It’s not Easy Being a Borrower
- 17: Not Miller Time
- 17: Random sports observations
- 14: Banner ads get a beating
- 13: Black and White is always a grey area
- 13: The R word and I don’t mean Rockies
- 13: Foreclosure in Pictures
- 13: Got $160 million?
- 12: Got $135 million?
- 12: Denver home prices up in August
- 12: Fed’s move on foreclosure too slow to help, some say
- 12: Home sale prices up slightly in flat August
- 12: Housing lenders retreat
- 12: Near-term home sales index dives
- 12: Thousands to face foreclosure notices
- 11: Site Down, Apache was the culprit
- 11: Financial market woes knock real estate deals
- 11: Rents rising in Colorado
- 11: Mortgage mayhem too fast for law
- 11: Forecast: Colo. economy will slow next year
- 09: My Home, My Security Blanket
- 07: To merge or not to merge
August 2007 (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Colorado Association of Mortgage Brokers Convention
- 29: Why the ads?
- 29: Denver Homes and blogging
- 28: Ben Stein’s take on the Market
- 23: Mortgage Primer: Your credit score
- 22: I’m not from Colorado therefore I recycle
- 21: Mortgage Primer: loans that Wall St. doesn’t like
- 20: Pigs get fat, but hogs get slaughtered
- 10: Protect Us from the W
- 10: Protect Us from Hillary
- 08: Subprime is the menthol cigarettes of loans….
- 06: What happened to the mortgage industry?
- 05: Flipping houses
July 2007 (5)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 24: Denver embraces the Simpsons
- 23: Links: Moving up like George and Weezie!
- 20: Are you dead?
- 09: Lowes vs Home Depot
- 06: Colorado Real Estate/Mortgage Bloggers Meet
June 2007 (10)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 22: Surnames and Supermarkets
- 19: Shooting from the Lip
- 18: A list Denver didn’t make
- 15: Happy Father’s Day
- 14: Links: No Free Lunch
- 14: OK Einstein, where are rates headed?
- 06: The Mortgage Professor
- 05: The Last Soprano
- 04: Bills, Bills, Bills
- 04: Hip Hop Flip Flops
May 2007 (12)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: What’s in Your Wallet!
- 30: Working with the Enemy
- 24: JD POWER Awards: Mortgage Companies
- 23: Debt and the American Family
- 15: Links: Getting caught short handed
- 15: Donde esta el Burrito!
- 03: Way off course
- 02: What’s the deal with the Nuggets?
- 01: Getting ripped off, not really
- 01: My trip by the numbers
- 01: I agree 100%
- 01: An Island in the Middle of Nowhere
April 2007 (6)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Off the grid
- 10: Spring Break and Reruns
- 09: Thank you Joe Nacchio!
- 06: Top Five Fridays - Dream Jobs
- 04: More books I’m reading
- 04: Blogs start with B and ends with S
March 2007 (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Top Five Fridays - Baseball Movies
- 29: Apathy and Ignorance
- 23: Top Five Fridays - Television Doctors
- 19: Keeping subprime and foreclosures in perspective
- 16: Top Five Fridays - March Madness, Things I like
- 13: Let’s Go Shopping
- 13: Going full tilt!
- 09: Top Five Fridays - March Madness, Things I don’t like
- 07: Got ads Part Deux
- 07: Got ads?
- 06: Life in Reverse
- 02: Top Five Fridays - Denver Radio Stations
- 01: FAQ: What exactly do you do?
February 2007 (16)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: We’re better than Minneapolis!
- 28: Why are there 28 days in February?
- 26: All proceeds benefit someone else
- 26: Links: Weekend Highlights
- 23: Top Five Fridays - Spike Lee Joints
- 22: It’s about fricking time!
- 21: Band aid lenders go broke
- 16: Top Five Fridays - Actors who would play me in a movie
- 14: Allard and Clinton spells doom
- 13: NASCAR is coming to Denver…. maybe
- 12: If you build it, they will visit
- 09: Top Five Fridays - Sesame Street
- 09: Just watch it!
- 05: Kiplinger’s Overlooked Tax Deductions
- 02: Top Five Fridays - Super Bowl
- 01: What’s the next Wash Park?
January 2007 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Ask me a dumb question, you’ll get a sarcastic answer
- 31: Links: Going broke on medical bills
- 30: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
- 29: This is not news, it’s spam!
- 26: Top Five Fridays - Sports teams and players
- 25: 100% Financing
- 25: FAQ: How do I save on closing costs?
- 24: It pays to be cheap
- 23: Links: Ben Stein gets real
- 19: Top Five Fridays - Sports Movies
- 17: FAQ: How do I get the best rate?
- 15: Links: The Onion needs a real estate section
- 12: Top Five Fridays - ESPN Personalities that don’t suck
- 11: It’s a sad day to be a Nuggets Fan
- 11: Democratic National Convention is coming!
- 10: Links: You’re fired!
- 10: Lending to the credit averse
- 09: Links: just what we need, another Colorado real estate site
- 08: New Years resolutions and other misgivings
- 05: Top Five Fridays - ESPN Personalities that suck
- 04: Jets fans unite in Boulder
- 04: Subprime Meltdown
- 03: What will 2008 Bring: Housing
- 02: Steps to stop foreclosures
- 02: Spanning the web
December 2006 (15)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: Links: Seven
- 22: Christmas
- 21: You’ll get snow and like it!
- 16: Boulder = Smart
- 15: Top Five Fridays - Christmas songs
- 14: Mortgage Insurance Tax Deductible in 2007
- 11: An analysis of the Denver Real Estate Market
- 11: Links: Poor Priced Out of Homes
- 08: Top Five Fridays - Sunday Night Football, why not Pink?
- 06: Getting licensed in Colorado
- 05: Rates are pretty frickin low
- 05: 2006 is ending, tax time is coming
- 03: Links: Welcome Back Woody
- 01: Top Five Fridays - Seinfeld characters
- 01: Musings on my search results
November 2006 (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Links: Seniors moving to yuppieville and Denver home prices tumble
- 28: Personal Finance Blogs
- 28: Lets go fry a turkey
- 21: Good reasons to refinance
- 20: Weekend Highlights: Altus again in the news
- 17: Links: Southeast Denver Lightrail
- 17: Top Five Fridays - James Bond Movies
- 15: Mr. and Mrs. Too Much Home Buyer
- 15: Why you need Title Insurance
- 15: The Feds explain high risk mortgages
- 14: Life comes at you quick
- 13: Forget this, I’m going on LendingTree
- 10: Top Five Fridays - Bob Marley Songs
- 09: It’s gotta be the shoes!
- 08: Want to be on television?
- 08: Bill Ritter wins!
- 06: Get out and vote!
- 03: Top Five Fridays - Denver Nuggets
- 02: Saying goodbye to your mortgage
- 01: Bob Beauprez sighting
- 01: I found you on the internet
October 2006 (19)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: Top Five Fridays - Zombie Movies
- 26: When flipping goes wrong!
- 24: COLORADO FORECLOSURE HOTLINE
- 21: Denver Infill Blog
- 20: Top Five Friday - Scary Movies
- 19: Want to save money, drink tea
- 19: Bad Ads Banned?
- 17: T-REX unleashed next month
- 16: Flipping in Denver
- 16: Denver Post gets a makeover
- 16: Boy am I lucky!
- 14: Raising your “Profile”
- 13: Survival of the slickest
- 13: General Tso is not Chinese
- 13: Holy crap, I’m on a top 500 list!
- 13: Top Five Fridays - Michael Crichton Novels
- 12: What’s with the chickens?
- 10: Are you a local?
- 02: On Vacation
September 2006 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Top Five Fridays - Good Eats, Fast Food edition
- 27: The witchhunt continues
- 26: I don’t want to sell anything….
- 26: A letter from a reader
- 25: When Wayne Allard speaks….
- 25: The Mastermind versus the Genius
- 22: Top Five Fridays - Saturday Night Live
- 21: When is the best time to buy airline tickets?
- 20: We liked you better, but….
- 19: Buy a house, get a Benz
- 18: A game for the ages and a quote to match
- 18: Weekend Highlights
- 15: Top Five Fridays - Colorado Ski Resorts
- 14: Ski season is around the corner…
- 12: The Option Arm Nightmare
- 12: Trulia is now in Denver
- 11: 9-11-2001
- 08: Want to ride a roller coaster?
- 08: Top Five Fridays - Halloween Candy
- 07: Wapiti is just a fancy word for Elk
- 07: Mortgage rates are dropping
- 06: 50 articles on Personal Finance
- 06: Blogging about the mortgage industry
- 04: A Modern Way of Living
- 01: Top Five Fridays - Reality Television
August 2006 (31)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Zillow and Brady Bunch
- 28: Weekend Highlights
- 25: Fraudulent Friday?
- 25: Top Five Fridays - Nintendo Games
- 24: Fantasyland
- 24: Be Cool
- 23: Luxury housing taking a toll
- 23: When banks won’t compete, where do you go?
- 22: Aren’t all homes 100% financed?
- 21: Weekend Highlights
- 18: Mortgage rate shock, not Denver
- 18: Top Five Fridays - Looney Tunes
- 17: Aspen Property is 2nd most expensive in the world
- 17: Buying where the students live
- 16: Mail Box Finder
- 15: gas prices = less urban sprawl?
- 15: Denver is Sportstown USA
- 14: Weekend Highlights
- 11: Creative Financing gone wrong
- 11: Relocation Mistakes
- 11: Top Five Fridays - Colorado Rockies
- 10: FEELING BLUE!
- 09: Feds don’t raise rates
- 08: Scrapes abound
- 08: You’ve got Bert
- 07: Would you pay $1,411 per square foot?
- 07: Weekend Highlights
- 04: Top Five Fridays - Denver Broncos
- 02: 2006 Parade of Homes
- 01: Qwest DSL with a DLINK wireless router
- 01: Tie goes to the runner
July 2006 (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: FSBO grows in Denver
- 28: FOOTBALL IS HERE!
- 28: Top Five Fridays - Denver coffee shops
- 27: Charles in Charge
- 27: The Automatic Millionaire
- 26: NY Times articles explores mortgages and real estate
- 26: Looking to blog, Part 3
- 25: Highlands Ranch is 25 years old
- 25: RIP Patrick
- 24: Looking to BLOG start here, part 2
- 24: Weekend Highlights
- 21: Oh Yeah! Youtube rules!
- 21: Top Five Fridays - Rock Groups
- 19: Looking to blog, start here
- 18: Weld County Foreclosure highest in CO
- 18: Holy Crap, I guess I’m old
- 18: Imagine paying $788K per month on a mortgage
- 14: Top Five Fridays - Cartoons
June 2006 (9)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Top Five Fridays - Denver Brew Pubs/Bars
- 29: Crack park gets a makeover
- 29: Feds raising rates, again!
- 23: Top Five Fridays - Tom Cruise movies
- 16: Top Five Fridays - Denver Pizza
- 10: Whose fault is it?
- 09: Top Five Fridays - Pizza toppings
- 03: Top Five Fridays - NY Jets QBs
- 03: Autumn is a windfall for best home prices
May 2006 (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Colorado Residential Mortgage Fraud Act
- 26: Top Five Fridays - Mexican Beer
- 19: Top Five Fridays - Rap Groups
- 18: Trendy stuff from the boys at Google
- 16: A little too late?
- 13: Geting an Adjustable “Russian Roullette” Mortgage
- 09: Denver Homes showing promise?
- 08: Denver is affordable compared to Salinas, CA
- 07: Shorting the Housing Market
- 02: Downtown Livin
- 01: NFL DRAFT
April 2006 (10)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 21: A new spin on Interest Only Rates
- 19: Amerasians
- 14: What are rates doing?
- 12: Suze Orman has some competition!
- 12: Real World: Denver
- 11: CBS Weighs in on Mortgage Regulation
- 08: Nigerian Email Conference
- 08: Life is short
- 07: Denver running amok with foreclosures?
- 04: Opening Day
March 2006 (17)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: March Mayhem
- 27: Oodle
- 23: Representing!
- 22: Donde Esta mi equidad?
- 18: My least favorite email signature quotes
- 17: It was bound to happen
- 15: St Patrick’s Day
- 14: March Madness
- 14: 780 Credit Is Mediocre….
- 12: The Sopranos
- 09: Networking
- 09: Sarcasm
- 08: Bud Selig, you’re a genius!
- 08: Are you a budding Donald Trump?
- 08: Adjustable Rate Mortgage Holders Prepare for Increase in Interest Rates
- 08: Renters Have Much to Gain by Pursuing Home Ownership
- 08: A Qualified Mortgage Consultant Can Help Boost Credit Scores
February 2006 (4)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: A test for the physically gifted
- 25: Winter Olympics
- 09: Zillow
- 09: The Superbowl Stunk
January 2006 (395)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 25: How many homes in Denver were sold in 2005?
- 25: WB + UPN = CW
- 24: Broncos Update
- 19: Best Damn Sports Blog
- 19: Broncos in the Superbowl
- 12: Denver’s best pizza
- 12: Metro Denver Area house values
- 12: Behind the Mortgage
- 12: 2006, New Year, same old Jets
- 02: Mortgage Refinance
- 01: Zero Down Home Loans
- 01: Zero down home loan
- 01: You Can Qualify to Buy a Second Home
- 01: Will Stated Income Work for You?
- 01: Why Would I Choose a Mortgage Broker
- 01: Why use a mortgage broker
- 01: Why should I use a mortgage broker
- 01: Why should I refinance?
- 01: Why Pay Retail?
- 01: Why pay interest only?
- 01: Why Isn’t My Loan To Value Based On The Appraisal?
- 01: Why is my credit bad?
- 01: Why do I have different credit scores
- 01: Why deal with a mortgage broker?
- 01: Why Buy a Resold Home?
- 01: Why Buy a New Home?
- 01: Why are second mortgage rates higher?
- 01: Who is Eligible for a First Time Buyer Loan?
- 01: Who Can Benefit From an Payment Option ARM
- 01: Which Index Should I choose?
- 01: When to get qualified for a mortgage?
- 01: When is the right time to refinance?
- 01: What To Do When The Lender Says “No”
- 01: What to compare when choosing an option ARMs
- 01: What not to do after you apply for a Mortgage
- 01: What Moves Mortgage Rates?
- 01: What Length Mortgage Loan Should I Get?
- 01: What lenders look for
- 01: What is title and escrow?
- 01: What is the maximum Loan-to-Value (LTV)?
- 01: What is the benefit of refinancing?
- 01: What is PITI
- 01: What is Negative Amortization?
- 01: What Is Interest In Arrears
- 01: What is an ARM loan?
- 01: What is Alternative Documentation
- 01: What is Alternative Credit?
- 01: What is a Real Estate Bubble?
- 01: What is a Pay option ARM
- 01: What is a mortgage broker?
- 01: What is a HELOC?
- 01: What Information is Needed for a Mortgage?
- 01: What if I cant make my mortgage payment
- 01: What determines my credit score
- 01: Ways to show income
- 01: VA
- 01: Unlimited Cash-out Refinance
- 01: Understanding the Adjustable Rate Mortgage
- 01: Understanding a Good Faith Estimate
- 01: Types of Loan Programs
- 01: Types of closing costs
- 01: Truth N Lending (TIL)
- 01: Tips to Avoid Mortgage Fraud for Consumers
- 01: Tips for Moving
- 01: Tips for managing your bills
- 01: Tips for lowering your homeowners insurance
- 01: Tips for keeping your heating bill down!
- 01: The Value of a Mortgage Broker
- 01: The Loan Process (Start to Finish)
- 01: The Loan Process
- 01: The Lending Process
- 01: Coops and Condos
- 01: The Home Buying Process
- 01: The difference between residential and commercial
- 01: The 4 Cs That Count When Buying a Home
- 01: Tax Advantages of Home Ownership
- 01: Sweat Equity
- 01: Super Jumbo Loan
- 01: Subprime lending
- 01: Stated Income Mortgage Loans
- 01: Stated Income Loan
- 01: Staging Your Home for Selling
- 01: Sources for Down Payment funds
- 01: Should you refinance?
- 01: Should You Pay Points?
- 01: Should You Invest In Foreclosures?
- 01: Should I refinance my second mortgage?
- 01: Should I refinance my ARM to a fixed rate
- 01: Should i refinance into a Pay Option ARM
- 01: Should I refinance
- 01: Should I become a real estate investor?
- 01: Short Sale
- 01: Selling your home with a real estate agent
- 01: Seller paid closing costs
- 01: Seller Concession
- 01: Seller carry back
- 01: Self Employed Borrowers
- 01: Second Mortgage
- 01: Second Homes and Vacation Homes Investing
- 01: Saving for a down payment
- 01: Rural Property Explained
- 01: Reverse Mortgage
- 01: Reserves Explained
- 01: Reserves
- 01: Rent-Versus-Buy
- 01: Rental Property
- 01: Rent vs. Own
- 01: Rent to Own Home
- 01: Remodeling your home
- 01: Refinancing Your Home Mortgage Loan
- 01: Refinancing online
- 01: Refinancing
- 01: Refinance to Lower Your Monthly Expenses
- 01: Refinance Out of An Adjustable With A Fixed
- 01: Refinance Checklist
- 01: Reducing Your Monthly Mortgage Loan Payment
- 01: Reduced Documentation Loans
- 01: Reasons Loan Applications Are Rejected
- 01: Reasons for loan denial
- 01: REALTOR
- 01: Real Estate Financing
- 01: Real estate agent
- 01: Rate-Improvement Mortgage
- 01: Rate Lock
- 01: Quitclaim Deed
- 01: Questions to ask your lender
- 01: Questions to ask a realtor
- 01: Qualifying ratios
- 01: Purchasing a Home
- 01: Protect Yourself from the Real Estate Bubble
- 01: Property Taxes Explained
- 01: Property Taxes
- 01: Property flipping
- 01: Principal Balance
- 01: Prime Rate
- 01: