About Longmont's Old Town Longmont

On the second Friday evening of every month, Downtown Longmont comes together for art openings, live entertainment and retailer open houses. Come Downtown from 6 to 9 p.m. to join the fun.

These events are a lot of fun and it is always great to get out, meet your neighbors and enjoy some local food and entertainment.

Schedules and hosts may change so please visit the LDDA website at http://downtownlongmont.com/index.php/site/2ndfridays/

For a flyer of the event please click here!

What do you want to do this weekend?

This summer be sure and stay tuned as I will update activities that will be happening in and around the Old Town and Downtown Areas.

Summer Convert Series Starts in June!

Save the Dates:
June 25, July 9, 16, 23, 30 and August 13, 2009

The LDDA and the City of Longmont Recreation Services will be hosting a six week summer concert series in downtown Longmont.
The event will run from 5:30-8:30pm with music being played from 6-8pm
The concerts will be performed on 4th avenue between Main and Kimbark Streets.
The concerts are free yet food, beverages and alcohol will be sold on site.
Please see the dates below for performer information:

June 25 - Delta Sonics
July 9 - 8Trac
July 16 - Atoll
July 23 - Beloved Invaders
July 30 - Chris Daniels
August 13 - Hazel Miller

Dates, times and Performers MAY change.

Drip Drip Drop Little April Shower!

What a great state we live in huh? See well over 300 days of sun a year, ridiculous several feet high blizzards, record breaking high temps, ice fishing and water skiing! All within 3-4 months of each other!

Well once again mother nature kissed us with 2 days of rainy Seattle Style storms, cold weather, and slush. Monday-Saturday? High 70's and low 80's full of sun.

The grass and flowers on your listings will hopefully look great now! Have fun enjoying this great state!

The following information was taken from the Denver Business Journal and CAR Homepage and is being used in this blog for information disbursement only. I am not representing this as my own writing.

The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter Tuesday announced "CHFA JumpStart," a program under the federal stimulus package to offer a tax credit to first-time homebuyers.

The credit of up to $8,000 -- authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- would go to qualifying first-time homebuyers who purchase and close on a home between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2009.

"Through the CHFA JumpStart program, we are bringing the benefits of the economic stimulus plan to Colorado," Perlmutter, D-Golden, said in a statement Tuesday. "First-time homebuyers will be able to leverage the future benefit of the federal tax credit by working with CHFA to access the dollars needed to buy a home today."

According to details released Tuesday by Perlmutter's office, CHFA JumpStart offers first-time homebuyers a 30-year fixed-interest first mortgage as well as a zero-interest second mortgage for $6,000 or 3.5 percent of the home, whichever is less, to be used for down payment and closing costs.

There are no payments due on the second mortgage through June 30, 2010.

Borrowers could use their tax credit under the program to pay off the second mortgage before the June 30, 2010, deadline.

Those eligible for the program can claim 10 percent of the price of their home, up to the $8,000 maximum, against their 2008 federal tax returns due this year, or their 2009 federal tax returns due next year.

The credit begins to phase out at a modified adjusted gross income of more than $75,000, or $150,000 for joint filers, Perlmutter's office said.

The tax credit can be used with CHFA's home finance programs.

Great News Huh? There is much more info on this product here: http://www.ncsha.org/uploads/CHFA_JumpStart_Tax_Credit_Program_Fact_Sheet%20_2_.pdf

One of our managing brokers just did an interview with Denver's Channel 7 news about the use of twitter and other social networking sites. I found it very interesting how creative some business's are getting. Realtors all know it is a great way to spread the word about a new listing, and open house, and even a killer price reduction. But interestingly enough you can even get notified when your local bakery "just took your favorite treat out of the oven!"

Social networking has come a HUGE way in the professional world, but we are still in the beginning stages of where technology will not only take our business, but business in general.

Here is a link to the article if interested!

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/19194223/detail.html