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 Colorado 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!
Buying a Denver Home online
If you know what Redfin is all about, this article, Buying or selling a home? Forget the traditional realtor may intrigue you:
The Internet is increasingly taking on the duties once performed by real estate agents. And while no one - yet - is suggesting that it’s a good idea to buy a house over the Internet sight unseen, a new business model is emerging that takes advantage of the convenience of Internet shopping.
80% of all home searches start on the internet. So it’s no surprise that companies are using the internet to transform the way they buy and sell real estate.
More on online home buying:
Buyers and sellers can save thousands on sales commissions and through rebates using online real estate agencies, such as Real-a-Save:
FOR A BUYER
- Home sales price: $300,000
- Traditional 2.8% buyer’s agent commission: $8,400
- 66% Rebate Real-a-Save clients would receive: $5,400
FOR A SELLER
- Home sales price: $300,000
- Typical 3.2% sales commission: $9,600
- Real-a-Save’s standard sales commission: $2,500
- Savings: $7,100.
It’s really too soon to tell whether or not online real estate brokerages will be around or just another passing fad. If you talk to most people they love the idea but would prefer to stick to using a real estate agent no matter how much they despise agents. Why do people despise agents? Same reason people despise the government - a lot of upfront promises, not much after that. The internet won’t solve that problem.
Tags: denver, real estate, shopping, vaLinks: Million Dollar Deals
Million Dollar Deals in Colorado:
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:
Tags: colorado, property, vaA Saudi prince who put a $135 million price tag on his Aspen-area estate has taken the property 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
Cabela’s is coming
If you’ve ever driven to Mount Rushmore from Denver 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 Colorado store next month in Wheat Ridge.
Read more: Cabela’s to break ground on 1st Colo. store
Tags: colorado, denverLying in bed in Aspen just like….
Brian Wilson did. (obscure reference to a BNL song) Anyway, Mr. Wilson won’t be a part-time Colorado 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?
Tags: colorado, denverHere’s Stanley!
The backdrop for the movie the Shining is in the news:
Stanley Hotel owner John Cullen wants an Estes Park developer to scrap plans for a retail complex in front of the historic building.
Read the full article: Stanley Hotel fights for front yard
Tags: denverSteamboat Springs hasn’t been the same since….
…they closed the Inferno, a restaurant during the day and a bar at night, located beneath the lift ticket counter. Intrawest (the NY Yankees of the resort industry) is moving in and doing what they do best:
The arrival of ski-giant Intrawest in this already bustling ski town was like adding gasoline to the fire of furious development already underway.
Read the full article: Reshaping Steamboat Springs
Check out the Steamboat Springs Average Price recent explosion:
| Steamboat Springs Real Estate - Trulia |
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!
No tag for this post.Mortgage mayhem too fast for law
Mortgage article from the Denver Post:
When Denver real estate attorney Ronald Thompson contacts the Colorado attorney general’s office about mortgage fraud or real estate scams, he knows his chances of getting help are slim to none.
Read the full article: Mortgage mayhem too fast for law.
Tags: colorado, denver, mortgage, real estateColorado Association of Mortgage Brokers Convention
The Colorado Association of Mortgage Broker’s (CAMB) mission is to provide education, advocacy and networking opportunities to its members. This will result in members who are recognized service professional and will increase consumer awareness of and demand for the services provided by CAMB members.
Every September the CAMB holds a convention:
- To register, click here.
- To review the schedule, click here.
- To review the cost(s), click here.
Locations:
The Curtis Hotel
1405 Curtis Street
Denver, Co 80202
800-525-6651
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202
303-228-8000