One of Fort Collins’ claims to fame is being the home of Fat Tire beer! New Belgium is an important part of our city’s culture. Not only are they great corporate citizens, they have helped build awareness in our community about our environment and how businesses can be highly successful and and be responsible environmental stewards at the same time. They also add to the local color by hosting events throughout the year. One of the most raucous is the Tour de Fat. Check out this video of the Fort Collins 2008 Tour de Fat. More...

In August, many lenders reacted to Freddie Mac’s new policy limiting the number of mortgage loans a borrower could have to 4 in anticipation of Fannie Mae following suit, as it often does, by implementing the same policy.  Fannie Mae has yet to follow Freddie Mac’s lead, but many lenders expect it to in the near future and are still limiting mortgage loans to 4 per borrower.  However, some lenders have chosen to lift the loan limit until that happens, providing a window of opportunity for real estate investors to qualify for as many as 10 conventional mortgage loans. More...

Dennis Kneale of CNBC crunches the numbers in this two-minute video that was aired recently. Visit this address to view: More...

A bigger percentage of Fort Collins-Loveland’s firms experienced impressive growth in sales and employment from ’02 through ’06 compared with Colorado’s other counties and metropolitan statistical areas. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s recently released “High-Impact Firms: Gazelles Revisited” study looked at how many employers within counties and MSA’s experienced significant revenue growth – doubling sales over 4 years – and added 2 or more employees. More...

 Fort Collins was again named one of the top places to live in the country by Money magazine.Fort Collins ranked No. 2 on “America’s Best Places to Live” this year, behind Plymouth, Minn. Northern Colorado made another showing on the list with Loveland ranking at No. 33. Fort Collins drew the No. 1 ranking in the magazine’s 2006 list. Rounding out this year’s top 10 were: More...

With stifled housing prices and a steady supply of foreclosed homes on the market, buying instead of renting has become a more attractive option for parents whose children are entering or in college.  When their children have graduated and moved on, parents can rent out the house to other students or sell.  Either way, they are likely to come out with more than they ut into it.  Call The Group, Inc. for a brochure, Wake-Up Money, if you are interested in learning more about buying a home for your college student. More...

The Group, Inc. was recently ranked No. 95 on REAL Trends’ Top 500 Largest Brokers ranked by closed sales volume in the More...

While the rest of the country is experiencing soaring inventories of unsold homes, Northern Colorado actually has 15.57% fewer homes for sale now than 2 years ago - 4,734 in March ‘08 versus 5,607 in March ‘06.  A decline in the inventory of unsold homes is an early indicator of a housing recovery - and rising prices.  Other early signs of a housing recovery in Northern Colorado we are seeing incude: More...

The newest innovations in home design, building materials, and décor can be seen right here in Northern Colorado at the 2008 Parade of Dreams, a single-site luxury home tour being held May 17 through June 15. Sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Northern Colorado, The Parade of Dreams is located at Thompson Crossing near I-25 and U.S. Highway 34 and the homes will be open daily from 10 am to 6 pm. More...

The Home Builders Association of Northern Colorado will host a closed-site tour of five multimillion-dollar homes by local builders at Thompson Crossing, located on the southeast quadrant of I-25 and US 34 in Johnstown, May 17-June 15.  The parade will feature homes by Bartran Construction, Inc., Lasaris LLC, Benchmark Custom Homes, Gerrard Construction, Inc. and Stoner Customer Homes.  The event is expected to draw 40,000+ visitors.  Tickets are $10 for adults; children 16 and under free and are available at www.ColoradoParade.com or at King Soopers Tickets West Outlets. More...