April 24, 2012
History Colorado, a new state-of-the-art museum that mixes high tech, interactive exhibits with treasures from Colorado’s early days, will hold its grand opening on April 28, 2012.
The Society of Colorado Pioneers, formed in 1866, wanted future generations to remember and celebrate their achievements. The state created the State Historical and Natural History Society in 1879 and gifted it $500 to collect and publicize Colorado’s heritage. The society eventually found office and More...
April 22, 2012
Mortgage applications increased 6.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 13, 2012.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 6.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the index increased 6.5 percent compared with the previous week. The refinance index increased 13.5 percent More...
April 9, 2012
Sales of investment and vacation homes rose in 2011, with the combined market share rising to the highest level since 2005, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
NAR’s 2012 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, which covers existing and new-home transactions in 2011, shows investment home sales surged an extraordinary 64.5 percent to 1.23 million last year from 749,000 in 2010. Vacation home sales rose 7.0 percent to 502,000 in 2011 from 469,000 in 2010. More...
April 2, 2012
We always see people talking on their cell phones and texting while driving, and it’s the majority of people on the road. In restaurants, we see people answering their phones or sending messages during business lunches or during dinner with family and friends. Some people never turn off their phone, while others get up in the middle of the night to check messages.
Are people addicted to their cell phones, and are you among them? Do you control your phone or does your phone More...
