The Denver Board of Realtors® reported today that Denver is conducting a green pilot study for homebuyers.
The program includes a free walkthrough of prospective homes, and discounts on furnaces, insulation and appliances.
In order to qualify, the home must be a single family detached home, have a Denver address and be built before 2000.
This is a voluntary program with no requirement that the buyer purchase any upgrades.
For further information, please contact:
Matt Gibbs
University of Colorado Denver
Director, GAAN and IGERT programs in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure MATTHEW.GIBBS@email.ucdenver.edu (303) 501-9075
The Wall Street Journal reported on June 11th that a bill to expand the homebuyer benefit has been introduced in the Senate.
The bill would increase the tax credit to $15,000 from the current $8000 credit for first time buyers.
The proposal would lift the income maximums and apply to all homebuyers, not only first time buyers.
The current tax credit applies to first time buyers only. First time buyers are defined as anyone who has not owned real estate for 3 years. Current income limits are $75,000 for a single person and $150,000 for a couple.
The current tax credit for first time buyers is set to expire on December 1.
While the proposed legislation has the potential to improve the real estate market, the elimination of income restrictions is controversial.
The bipartisan bill is estimated to cost another $35.5 billion over the $2 to $3 billion the current measure is expected to cost.
On June 19, 1985 slaves in Galveston, TX found out that they were free…fully two and a half years after The Emancipation Proclamation, which granted freedom to all American slaves on January 1, 1863.
Juneteenth commemorates this history and date.
At Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country, the horror of slavery is marked and African American history is honored.
The event will kick off with a parade.
There’ll be music, and food available for sale. This is a kid-friendly event.
Three lenders, Golden First Mortgage Cop., Beneficial Mortgage Corp., and Great County Mortgage Bankers are being investigated for allegedly violating FHA regulations. They are prohibited from originating FHA loans until the investigation is complete.
The suspension is likely to have a serious impact on the volume of loans these companies originate, as FHA loans are currently very popular.
FHA has increased its vigilance against unscrupulous lenders.
Dinosaur Discovery Day: Geocache and Earthcache Day
Saturday, June 13, 10 am to 2:30 pm
Dinosaur Ridge
16831 West Alameda Parkway
Morrison, CO 80465
New exhibit will be free all day.There’ll be kid-friendly activities including searching for fossils. Guides will be on site to help direct the activities and answer questions.
Free!
Denver Civic Center Tour
Sunday, June 14, 2009, 11 am
Meet at the Sea Lions Fountain on the north end of Civic Center Park (Broadway and Colfax)
Learn about the artistic and architectural history of Denver.
Denver Black Arts Festival 2009
Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Fourth of July Fireworks!
The Wall Street Journal reported on June 11th that a bill to expand the homebuyer benefit has been introduced in the Senate. 
