Author: nocoapadmin
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Trash regulation changes roll forward
Coloradoan – BY KEVIN DUGGAN • KevinDuggan@coloradoan.com • May 6, 2009 Residential trash service in Fort Collins appears headed for some changes.The City Council late Tuesday night gave initial approval to revisions of the city’s ordinance governing trash collection that are aimed at increasing recycling and requiring customers to pay for what they throw away.…
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Stop flushing money down the drain
From AAOA – If you have older toilets in your home or rental property, say pre-1994, you are probably spending far more money on water than you need to. Toilet flushing accounts for about 40% of household water costs, and with rates going up, this is a must-fix item. Installing new energy efficient toilets is…
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CSU Proposes Layoffs and Tuition Increase
Colorado State University is proposing a layoff of approximately 40 administrative staff and increasing the tuition by 9%. This in an attempt to cut around $30M from the budget. Stimulus money should be able to backfill the cuts, but it won’t be enough to cover cuts that have already been made. Tuition will increase around…
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Will new appraisal rules hurt property valuations?
From AOAA New guidelines that became effective last Friday are causing controversy within the mortgage industry, and protests have been launched by both mortgage brokers and appraisers calling for immediate amendments. The new rules affect all conventional loans to be sold to Fannie or Freddie. The most troublesome issues revolve around the new requirement that…
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Best Places to Live: Fort Collins #2, Loveland #33, Longmont #50
CNNMoney ranked three Colorado cities in the top 50 places to live for 2008. #2 Fort Collins#33 Loveland#50 Longmont See more at CNNMoney.
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Appraisal Values Expected to Stay Flat In Northern Colorado
Even though certain areas will see moderate changes in either the positive or negative direction, the region should see relatively flat appraisal values. The valuations only considered property performance, condition and comparable information through June of 2008. Therefore, most of the current market reaction in Q3 2008, Q4, 2008 and Q1 2009 will not have…
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Fort Collins 2009 Best Places to Thrive
Best Boomer Towns (www.bestboomertowns.com) has named Fort Collins to its list of Best Places to Thrive in 2009. Focused on the Baby Boomer generation, those born between 1946 and 1964, this website placed Fort Collins in the top 21. Fort Collins was the only city from Colorado represented in the list. Research is comprised from…
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Financing Rates – 04/27/09
From Terrix Financial: Fannie Mae rates are up slightly – but still very good. They have been up and down inside a fairly narrow window over the past few months.Below are rates from various programs – we have some good options for apartments. For $500,000 to $2,000,000:3/30 6.0% 5/30 6.375%7/30 6.75%Up to 80% LTV on…
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Good resource for pandemic information
The National Multi Housing Council provides a great set of resources for apartment owners in preparation and education of pandemics. You can find the resources at: www.nmhc.org/goto/flu
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Compelling Reasons to Invest in Apartments
Torto Wheaton Research completed a research report, entitled “A Case for Investing in U.S. Apartments” which was published last week by the National Multi Housing Council. The group identified 7 Key Factors in Apartment Investing: * Apartments have a long track record of having the highest risk-adjusted investment returns compared to other property types. The…