2015 CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTION PROGRAM There are some significant changes in 2015 for the auto emissions inspection program in the Denver-metro area and North Front Range! Collectively, the January 2015 changes should improve customer convenience for the greatest number of Coloradans in the program area while also protecting air quality. Among the…
Trying to think of different and healthy ways to spend New Year’s Day? Or are you one of the millions of folks whose New Year’s resolution is to get in shape and lose the weight you gained over the holidays? If you answered yes to either of these questions, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has a…
YOUR CALENDAR OF DECEMBER’S BEST HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING Denver Area for 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Jack Frost |ABC Family,2pm Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town | ABC Family,3pm National lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | ABC Family,4pm CMA Country Christmas |ABC,6pm Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown| The CW, 7pm 2 Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas…
Cimarron Middle School’s Festival of Trees – Saturday, December 6, 2014 9:00-12:30pm @ Cimarron Middle School 12130 Canterberry Pkwy, Parker, CO 80138 Join The Osgood Team, award winning meteorologist Kathy Sabin and Christmas Tree aficionados this Saturday, December 6, 2014 for the Festival of Trees Fundraiser. If you love the holidays, you will love this…
I hope you are enjoying the beautiful Indian summer that we’re having in Colorado this year. While I hate to face reality, I’m guessing it’s probably going to get pretty cold pretty soon. Before that happens, you might want to get your home prepared for winter, so that the howling winds and frigid temperatures won’t…
If you are one of those folks itching to get back out on the ski slopes with your family, you’ll want to check out the free skiing opportunities for youth during the 2014/2015 season. Colorado Ski Country’s Passport Program provides free access for 5th graders and deep discounts for 6th graders at 20 Colorado ski…
Here’s something I’ll bet you didn’t know. As a real estate advisor serving the Rocky Mountain region, I didn’t even know this until recently: There is a Colorado registry to protect individuals who are sensitive to pesticides – protection that can be crucial as we enter the warmer months and people are spraying for weeds…
MARKET RECAP from Arlin Shepard, Branch Manager American Pacific Mortgage (Div of Universal Lending) A Federal Reserve World, And We’re All Living in It When the conversation turns to monetary policy and the Federal Reserve, the natural reaction is for eyes to glaze over. This is understandable. In the past, monetary policy and the Fed…
We, along with most everyone else , believe interest rates will rise in 2014. If you were to ask most mortgage bankers where the rate on the 30-year fixed-rate loan will be on Dec. 31, 2014, you’ll likely get a response of 5% or above. To be sure, the year is still young, but mortgage…
We’d like to think we can, but we have to ask, even if we ask tongue-in-cheek: Are these numbers real and do they reflect the state of the economy? We’re referring to the employment numbers released last Friday, which we found to be highly unusual and very surprising. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics…