Jan

9

Links: just what we need, another Colorado real estate site

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If you’re new to my blog, you’ll notice a definite sarcastic tone. That being said, here are some noteworthy links dealing with real estate and/or Denver:

  • Out with the old governor of Colorado (Bill Owens) in with the new governor of Colorado (Bill Ritter). Inauguration day is today, January 9th.
  • Metro Brokers here in Colorado has launched a feature laden real estate website called Colorado Home Stop. According to the site, these are the main features:
    • Save & view your favorite listings.
    • Receive RSS search updates via your favorite RSS Reader.
    • Save & view your recent home searches.
    • Schedule automated E-mail updates and more
  • If you’ve ever watched the Apprentice, you should be familiar with past winner Kendra Todd. She writes for Yahoo Real Estate. In an article called Best Places in the US to Buy a Home, she lists the following places:
    • Iowa City, Iowa
    • Lewiston, Idaho
    • Olympia, Washington
    • Spokane, Washington
    • Panama City, Florida
  • It takes a corporation to buy a village. Albeit a very expensive village.
  • Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is in the news (Denver Post) twice: Appraisal Fraud Targeted and Proposed Law Targets Appraisal Fraud
  • Caribou is coming to DIA. Now if DIA could only get the security lines straightened out, I might fly more often.

Dec

6

Getting licensed in Colorado

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When Governor Owens has signed House Bill - 1161 into law, it required all mortgage brokers to get licensed in the State of Colorado. It’s quite easy process that required three simple steps:

  1. Get fingerprinted and send in for a background check.

    2. No worries for me, I’m one of the good guys.

  2. Get a Surety Bond in the value of $25,000

    3. Again, no worries for me. The bond company I used, Above All Insurance was local and listed on the Colorado Association of Mortgage Broker site.

  3. Register with the State of Colorado, Division of Real Estate

    4. It was a snap and my license was sent to my inbox within seconds of hitting submit.

Nov

1

Bob Beauprez sighting

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When I lived in DC, I’d go to bars near the capitol. Irish Times and Tiber Creek are two bars that come to mind. My friends who were into the political scene would always spot and point out a congressman or a senator. On my own, the only politician I ran into was Oliver North (from Iran-Contra fame) who was running for the Virginia Senate seat in the mid 90’s and was pressing the flesh at the Roslyn Metro.

Denver is a different story. I’ve seen our mayor, John Hickelooper, and governor, Bill Owens, speak at several engagements. Senator Ken Salazar spoke at a dinner I attended a few years ago. Yesterday while I was eating lunch at Panera on Ulster and Belleview in the Tech Center I was stunned to see gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez sit down a few tables away to nosh (east coast term for eat) on a sandwich.

Next Tuesday, November 7th, Congressman Bob Beauprez (Republican) will be going against former District Attorney Bill Ritter (Democrat) in the race for governor. Bill Owens, our current governor, will be stepping down because his two term limit ends.

According to Real Clear politics, Bill Ritter has a sizable lead.