Watch Out for Morgage Refinance Fraud

by Osman Parvez----You're probably getting the spammy emails or hearing the radio ads. They promise super low fixed rate mortgages and the possibility of avoiding…

Avoid The Walk of Shame

by Osman Parvez----Price reduction. A month later, another price reduction. A couple of months later, another...Ouch! When does it end?When I look at a listing…

March on Wall Street

by Osman Parvez----Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow/Push Coalition are marching on Wall Street today to protest the mortgage rate freeze plan. According to the Center…

Colorado’s Economic Health

by Osman Parvez----Shares of Boulder based Pharmion (PHRM) rose +30% yesterday on news that it had agreed to be acquired by Celgene (CElG) in a…

Yoga, Marijuana, and Real Estate – A Deadly Mix

by Osman Parvez----In a bizarre story, a real estate assistant bludgeoned her boss to death last week in New York. The story paints the victim…

Update…

by Osman Parvez----Just a note: There is no public participation at the meeting tonight because it is only a study session. No formal action will…

The Mystery Buyer

by Osman Parvez----Backdrop: The 400+ acre Sun Microsystems site in Louisville has been sold to a mystery buyer for $55.6 million. The buyer likely acquired…

Bush Mortgage Rate Plan – Absurd!

by Osman Parvez----I don't normally delve into politics (at least not on this blog) but the Bush administration just unveiled a scheme to freeze mortgage…

Foreclosures No Longer Over-Reported

by Osman Parvez----As you know, the Colorado Division of Housing became alarmed last year by the high rate of foreclosures being reported in the media.…

Crocs Takes a Nosedive

by Osman Parvez----As you may recall, I've written about the virtuous cycle of entrepreneurship and how it benefits our local community before. Here in Boulder,…