File under…

File under small victory: Colorado cracks down on mortgage brokers

File under mortgage + loan + checking account : Aussie ARM can pay off

File under conforming loan limits: It’s still $417,000 in and . California is a different story.

File under money from the Feds: Rebates, What you need to know

File under 16th & Court makeover: Adam’s Mark sale done

File under not a lopsided trade after all: Manning for Rivers

File under an interesting experiment: Due to Top Five Fridays I rank well for Mailman Newman

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Monday Morning Quarterback

Microsoft may be buying Yahoo. They also might be buying the Sun complex in Broomfield. Despite Google’s meteoric rise, Microsoft is/are still the Joneses and Google knows it!

The caucus in is Tuesday. Isn’t twenty years of Bush (4) + Clinton (8) + Bush (8) enough? For the record, I’m a huge fan of Barry. If you read his bio, you might become one too. He’s half African, half Caucasian. Raised in Hawaii. Lived in Indonesia. Schooled in California and NY. Senator for Illinois. He’s got the whole country and a lot of ethnicities covered plus according to the NY times he’s a MAC.

Rate cuts, rate cuts, and more rate cuts.

I’ll be the first to admit that I really didn’t think the Giants had a shot at winning the Superbowl. I grew up watching both the Jets and the Giants but since my brother liked the Giants, I adopted the Jets as my team just to spite him. Boy do I regret that move big time!

Despite being a Jets fan, it’s hard for me to hate the Patriots. New England line backer Tedy Bruschi is the same ethnic chop suey as I am.

Why do we love sports? My brother said it best, it’s unscripted drama.

My brother is now a Broncos fan.

Suck it Peter King!

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    Just don’t get rid of the lunch boxes

    First thought upon reading this article: Annie’s Cafe may join hotel

    Developer Charlie Biederman plans to incorporate the beloved Annie’s Cafe restaurant into a hotel he intends to build at Boulevard and East Eighth Avenue.

    Just don’t get rid of the lunch boxes!

    If you’ve never been to Annie’s Cafe give it a go. They have the BEST breakfast in when it comes to price, ambiance, and service.

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    Colorado and Prepayment Fees

    From the Rocky Mountain News:

    With foreclosures at record levels, a regulator has tackled penalties that can trap borrowers in costly mortgages.

    The measure, which took effect Friday and was announced Monday, prohibits fees that extend past the dates loans are adjusted to higher interest rates.

    Read the full story: Prepayment fees limited

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    Links: Million Dollar Deals

    Million Dollar Deals in :

    Steve Forbes got rid off his:

    Trinchera Ranch in the San Luis Valley has changed hands - from a man worth almost $500 million to billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Moore Bacon. Read the full story: Forbes sells Colo. ranch

    Bandar bin Sultan decided to keep his:

    A Saudi prince who put a $135 million price tag on his Aspen-area estate has taken the off the market because he got no suitable offers, his attorney and agent said. Read the full story: Saudi prince’s Aspen estate off the market

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    Cabela’s is coming

    If you’ve ever driven to Mount Rushmore from you’ve probably know about Cabelas:

    The giant hunting, fishing and outdoor gear retailer with almost a cult following - is finally scheduled to break ground on its first store next month in Wheat Ridge.

    Read more: Cabela’s to break ground on 1st Colo. store

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    What’s with Web 2.0 and wacky real estate domain names?

    Social networking dominates Web 2.0 with sites such as MySpace, Youtube, Facebook. Web 2.0 stalwarts include Zillow and Trulia and now comes Zolve:

    Zolve is an online real estate referral network, a business exchange that connects practitioners and service providers across the country and around the globe.

    Zolve has a Colorado connection ( Springs) with an interesting twist:

    Iraq is known for many things, but being an incubator for a new high-tech, American-based real estate businesses is not one of them. But from 2006 to 2007, a Baghdad garage converted to U.S. military barracks was the launching pad for Zolve, a networking and referral website for professionals that launched this October.

    Read the full article: A site for real estate pros

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    Lying in bed in Aspen just like….

    Brian Wilson did. (obscure reference to a BNL song) Anyway, Mr. Wilson won’t be a part-time resident much longer:

    Less than a year after paying Beach Boy Brian Wilson $7.6 million for his Aspen home, real-estate investor David Lester has listed the five-bedroom house for $13.5 million.

    Read the full article: Beach Boy home for sale: Wouldn’t it be nice?

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    Another Urban/Suburban Community

    Just when you think the word “urban” becomes passe, a developer comes along and reignites the urban flame:

    Carma, known as a suburban land developer in the area, today unveiled a $225 million, “green” urban-style residential community in Adams County.

    Read the full story: Carma unveils $225 million development

    Two notes:

    1. Colorado == Gateway to the West
    2. Colorado <> Urban
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    We’re Finland?

    finland.jpgThe Mortgage Reports has an interesting article on the Global Economy with respect to where different countries and their GDP map to each state in America. According to the map:

    Colorado equates to Finland.

    Photo courtesy of Visit Finland.

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