Fort Collins Real Estate News, Marcus Valdez Keller Williams

Loveland posts highest May lodging occupancy rate – Loveland’s 68.2% lodging occupancy percentage in May was the highest in Northern Colorado, although Greeley has posted the highest year-to-date occupancy rate. In May, Fort Collins had the next-highest occupancy rate at 65.5%, followed closely by Greeley at 64.8%. Read article:

http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=58267

More Lawmakers Fight 20% Down Payment – A proposed 20% down payment rule for qualified residential mortgages is too high, argues a growing group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives. Late last week, about 240 lawmakers in the House sent a second letter to federal regulators urging them to lower the down payment rule on QRMs. Last month, about 150 lawmakers had signed a letter urging the same. Read article:

http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2011062102

Additional articles that you may find of interest:

Sales tax surge: Greeley collections well above forecasts

http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20110618/BUSINESS/706189952/1006&parentprofile=1001

Public can get look at county’s conservation easement program

http://www.timescall.com/news/ci_18325517

Northern Colorado residents walk, bike more

http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=58269

Loveland Colorado ACE Project News June 16,2011

ACE Park projected as economic spur – The Aerospace and Clean Energy Manufacturing and Innovation Park planned for Loveland will be an economic spur for the area but is just part of Colorado’s growing clean-tech and aerospace industries, representatives of the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology said Tuesday at the Boulder County Business Report’s Green Summit. “There’s a lot of excitement around this park, but there’s a lot more around this regional innovation cluster,” said Christine Richards, a consultant hired by CAMT. The facility in Loveland “really is just a physical manifestation of this cluster.” Read article:
http://www.bcbr.com/article.asp?id=58175