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Planned FHA Reduced Mortgage Insurance Rate Reversed Lower MI rates that would have made buying a home easier, are off the table for now.

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How to pick the perfect wildflowers for your garden If your yard has rough area prone to washout, or maybe you’re just sick of mowing, wildflowers can be a good way to add low-maintenance beauty.

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For Lawn Recovery, Wait for Spring

Over the inauguration weekend, many people took time to get out and enjoy the nice CAROL O’MEARA weather, CSU Extension strolling around and greeting each other like long lost friends. Small groups and larger crowds gathered together in the sunshine. And as they milled about in their enthusiasm, very few stopped to consider the ground upon which they stood.

Any time you get massive crowds walking on turf the grass suffers.

When that happens in winter, dam-

age can be compounded by slow recovery of the lawn in dormancy.

You won’t see the harm until spring warms the soil, so the pros know how to plan for keeping the grass green.

The National Mall in Washington, D.C. saw its share of feet, but the newly renovated turf was protected by specialized panels laid down by the National Park Service.

No strangers to massive crowds, the NPS brought in 50,000 of the translucent, 16-square foot panels to interlock over the grass and cushion it from the grinding of feet.

“They covered the entire lawn (at the National Mall) with these flooring systems; it was 10 stadiums’ worth of flooring,” said Dr. Tony Koski, Extension Turf Specialist with Colorado State University Extension.

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In the newly renovated Mall, “the flooring is to protect the soil, not just the turf. They essentially have a giant, sand-based golf green out there. It’s a manufactured rooting zone along the same lines as Coors Field or other sports venues. They don’t want the sand divoting under all those feet so they had to cover it.”

Civic Center Park in downtown Denver had no protection and the frozen ground underwent the trampling of more than 100,000 people on January 21. This surprised both the organizers and the turfgrass. But the pros of the Denver Parks Department aren’t worried; they’ve seen their share of big events before.

“This time of year the frozen ground provides a lot of protection.

We worry more about rutting and compaction when there are rain events,” says Michael Miccown, Parks Field Superintendent with Denver Parks. “We’ll do something when spring comes, like a deep tine aeration of the lawn and deep rototilling of the garden beds.”

The bluegrass/perennial rye mix is given light, consistent fertilization and seeding throughout the growing season, he said, something that’s a bit different than what homeowners should do. Civic Center Park hosts major events two to three times per week, and because of that, the lawn is treated more like sports turf than a home lawn.

Though the numbers were higher than anticipated, Miccown says they’re used to huge numbers, espe-

cially Broncos rallies. It’s one reason why perennial rye is used in the turf mix; it’s a forgiving grass, coming back from use like this quickly.

In your own yard, if you have lots of foot or paw traffic over the yard in winter, don’t worry. “With turf you’ve got to get it growing and then it’ll recover,” says Koski. “What it really comes down to is the condition of the turf going into the winter and as soon as you can in spring, core cultivate and fertilize it.” The fertilizer will give the grass the boost it needs to repair and extend its roots system as well as top growth.

In the meantime, winter water the lawn should it have any dry spots and we aren’t getting snow. This keeps roots healthy and hydrated.

Try to avoid driving across the lawn when it’s frozen, or even walking across it, since this can rupture frozen cells and damage the lawn.

Colorado State University Extension, together with Boulder County Parks and Open Space, provides unbiased, research-based information about consumer and family issues, horticulture, natural resources, agriculture and 4-H youth development. For more information contact Extension at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Rd., Box B, Longmont, 303.678.6238, or visit ext.colostate. edu/boulder.

Contributing Writers: Maureen Gilmer, Mary Carol Garrity, Carol O’Meara, Jane M. Von Bergen, Gabrielle Savoie, Cathy Hobbs, Mary Beth Breckenridge, Debbie Arrington, Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Cynthia Williams, Suzanne Plewes Additional Content: McClatchy-Tribune Media Services Editor/Features Coordinator: Misty Kaiser

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How to pick the perfect wildflowers for your garden

Selecting mixtures of locally adapted wildflowers yields exceptional results when sown early enough to catch the early moisture. (Handout/TNS)

By Maureen Gilmer, Tribune News Service (TNS) Whenever you disturb a lot of ground, there’s an opportunity to sow wildflowers for beauty and erosion control. Flowers such as the red European corn poppy made the battlefields bloom bright red after the World War I armistice to germinate in a single massive display.

The ground, pocked with excavated trenches, bomb craters and vehicle tracks allowed so much dormant seed to sprout that it became a symbol of veteran sacrifice. When your yard or property is torn up for any reason, that’s the ideal time to sow not just for a spring flower show, but to help stabilize the soil against erosion by rain and runoff.

When you’re working with larger sites or sowing a former lawn, the smaller wildflower packets at the garden center aren’t enough to make a difference. You’ll need to order by the pound to ensure the distribution rate is enough to create a really big, diverse stand that remains in flower from the earliest spring to the end of summer. Some may be perennial or biennial and become naturalized while others that are more ephemeral won’t appear the second year unless conditions are suitable for reproduction.

The goal is to obtain a blend of wildflowers suited to your immediate climate for the best chance of having them survive and naturalize after the first big season. This January 28-29, 2017

requires an accomplished seed house focusing on wildflowers, particularly when seeking natives for the best local fit. A number of excellent American seed houses sell wildflower seed online so you can start shopping today: — Applewood Seed Co., applewoodseed.com, 303-431-7333 — American Meadows, americanmeadows.com, 877-309-7333 — Western Native Seed, westernnativeseed.com, 719-942-3935 Seed stock is divided into individual species or seed mixes which are blended for different climates and outcomes. The great benefit of a mix for first-time users is the ability to discover which wildflowers do best in your yard. Once you know which germinate readily and reach maturity to bloom well, more of these seeds can be sown in the future with confidence they will thrive.

Here are how seed mixes differ and why: Seed mixes These mixes include the most widely adapted species found in most states. There is no regional specificity, so if your area lacks summer rainfall, they may not thrive.

Native mixes These wildflowers are selected by their local nativity and feature

Large areas that may have formerly been lawns can be turned into huge natural gardens with wildflowers. (Handout/TNS) many species unique or endemic to certain areas. Western gardeners should lean toward these collections of top native species for desert or mountain or valley, so choose those that match your microclimate best.

Regional mixes Regional mixes suit a wide climatic range with natives, exotic species and some new varieties to offer the widest range of plant forms and flower colors. In these you’ll find shasta daisy, a nonnative hybrid that Luther Burbank bred for the same adaptability as wildflowers.

Climatic mixes A climate area such as the Pacific Coast can have its own tailored seed mixes that are perfectly adapted to high rainfall, cloudy conditions and cooler temperatures. This is equally important in the desert where heat and extreme drought preclude most species from outside the ecosystem.

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Even if you don’t have a larger site for sowing, wildflowers are a great way to spice up modern and dry gardens in the West with vivid spring color. When sown in dry stream beds, the load of early wildflowers is like a miracle at winter’s end, germinating round rocks and boulders where seeds lodge.

These otherwise parched places are often the only ones sandy-gravelly enough for many wildflower species. Older gravel fields and rock gardens of succulents and alpines can easily explode into bloom as well. Virtually any patch of roughed up well drained ground in full sun will yield well. These are the sites where efforts to sow with the early rains yield ultimate payoffs of eye-popping color tended by nature herself in the perfect season for flowers.

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Millennials, immigrants will be mortgage growth sources, financier says

Jerry Schiano, founder and CEO of New Penn Financial: “... no matter what the headlines say ... people will get mortgages, because without mortgages, I don’t think we could have an America.” (David Swanson/ Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

By Jane M. Von Bergen, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Someday — and Jerry Schiano is counting on it — a humongous hurricane of air will whoosh across the nation.

The source?

The collective exhale of tens of thousands of people in the housing sector, from Realtors to furniture retailers, sighing with relief as millennials finally start buying homes.

Schiano, 56, will be among them.

He has started two mortgage companies, including the one he now leads, New Penn Financial LLC. In 2016, New Penn wrote $8 billion in mortgages, funded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and others.

Q: Are the millennials ever going to start buying?

A: Sure. There’s more of a delay in people growing up than there seemed to be in the past. Student loan debt is a problem.

Millennials, at some point, will have a family. When people have a family, they no longer want to be in a small apartment, because all of a sudden you have one kid and 12 plastic toys.

I think incomes are going to go up this year, so you’ll see more (buying) as they age. They’re no different from anybody else. They’re not going to live in their parents’ basements forever.

Q: Any other sources of growth?

A: Immigrants are going to be more and more of the market. I know there’s a lot of good and bad with immigrants, but my dad came over on a boat from Italy, like many people before him. I’m hopeful that we’ll figure out immigration.

Q: Is their borrowing behavior different?

A: In some Asian and Hispanic households, it’s more difficult to document the income.

You could have, in some communities, where, let’s say, three or four generations of Chinese or Hispanics are paying the bills. Some of what they make is not very well documented.

Some of their credit is what they call nontraditional credit, which is a big buzzword now. But we lend based upon a (credit) score. So, if they’re in an immigrant community and they’re paying their bills by cash, how do you determine if they’re a good borrower?

We have people who sit (in) on some of the Fannie and Freddie committees and they’re trying to figure out how to (evaluate) nontraditional credit.

Q: Bad mortgages sent the economy into a tailspin as 2007 was coming to an end. So you started a mortgage company. Why? A: Every business I’ve started has started when some segment of the business has been depressed. The bet has been it will come back, because everything ebbs and flows.

No one else wants to be in the business, so entry costs are low.

Right. That happened when I set up Wilmington Finance (in 1999).

That happened at New Penn, and to a certain extent, that’s happening at Spring EQ, because home equity lending hasn’t been vibrant. Get in at a (low) point and then have a belief that if you do the right things, and you focus on costs, controls and customers, when the market comes back, you will be able to rise with it.

Q: So, with New Penn …

A: I said that no matter what the headlines say, at some point in the future, people will get mortgages, because without mortgages, I don’t think we could have an America. It’s so centric (to the economy). So even though nobody was lending, it was going to be fixed. I did a lot of planning to set up a mortgage company with a very simple concept: I would look at what the (mortgage) companies did wrong and set up a company not to do those things.

Q: Any advice to people buying their first homes?

A: Not to over buy. When I saved for my first home, we stopped spending. It was a painful year. We were like everybody else and we bought from credit cards. We made the transition of paying off credit cards and then we saved. We were lucky. We started making more money.

That’s a lesson from the financial crisis. You can blame it all on the financial institutions. They have a lot of blame. But, there’s another side and it’s not popular. People need to buy what they can afford.

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Planned FHA Reduced Mortgage Insurance Rate Reversed Last week, we mentioned that loan limits increased for FHA mortgages. In Obama’s final weeks in office, he set into motion a

By Suzanne Plewes decrease in the CRS, ABR, CDPE, GRI FHA monthly mortgage Broker Associate at insurance rate, RE/MAX Alliance which would have saved buyers money and made home purchasing more affordable. However, the Trump administration quickly cancelled this plan last Friday.

FHA loans with less than a 20 percent down payment. There is an amount charged up-front (at closing) and every month for the life of the loan. These funds go into a pool and help insure lenders against losses when a borrower defaults on an FHA loan. When fewer borrowers default on their loans, this leaves more in the pool of funds.

FHA may reduce mortgage insurance rates on new loans (both purchase and refinances) as a result, which was the original announcement a few weeks ago. This change was scheduled to go into effect on January 27, applying to loans disbursed on or after that date.

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What This Would Have Saved Home Buyers

types. 30 year loans up to $636,150 would have dropped by 0.025 percent (monthly calculation rate). On a $400,000 loan amount, this would have saved $100 per month. For a $636,150 loan, the savings would have been $159 per month. FHA jumbo loan mortgage insurance rates were also scheduled to change by an even larger 0.045 percent monthly calculation rate. On a $700,000 loan, that would have saved $315 per month.

What This Means for Colorado Home Buyers Monthly mortgage payments typically include mortgage interest, principal, taxes, and insurance. A lower mortgage insurance rate would have led to direct savings for home buyers each and every month. For some buyers, lower

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MI rates would have allowed them to qualify for a higher priced home. It’s a shame that this rate reduction has now been cancelled.

If you are a home buyer with a pre-approval for an FHA loan, be sure to check with your lender. If your pre-approved purchase price took into account the reduced mortgage insurance rate, then your figures will likely change. It is important to have an up-to-date and accurate pre-approval before moving forward with any offers on a home.

Suzanne Plewes is a Broker Associate at RE/MAX Alliance in Loveland.

For real estate questions write to 750 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland, CO 80537, call 970.290.0373 or e-mail suzanneplewes@remax.net.

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Open House Date

City

Open House Street Time

Visit AtHomeColorado.com for a complete listing and map of open homes in the area.

Price

Agent

Company Phone

Fort Collins

Saturday & Sunday

1pm-3pm

8466 Cindy Ln

$840,000

Dennis Schick

RE/MAX Alliance

970-567-3942

Loveland

Saturday

1:30pm-3:30pm

627 Peach Tree Pl

$295,000

Jeffrey Martin

The Group Inc

970-599-4436

Loveland

Saturday & Sunday

12pm-3pm

4193 Independence DR

$325,000

John Simmons

C3 Real Estate Solutions

970-481-1250

Loveland

Saturday

10am-12pm

5235 Crabapple Ct

$369,000

Katie Shea

The Group Inc

720-231-8179

Loveland

Tuesday - Saturday

9am-5pm

412 Routt Dr

$369,900

Kathy Beck / Brandi Garifi

The Group Inc

970-213-8475 / 720-291-0899

Loveland

Sunday

11am-5pm

412 Routt Dr

$369,900

Kathy Beck / Brandi Garifi

The Group Inc

970-213-8475 / 720-291-0899

Loveland

Tuesday - Saturday

9am-5pm

452 Routt Dr

$399,264

Kathy Beck / Brandi Garifi

The Group Inc

970-213-8475 / 720-291-0899

Loveland

Sunday

11am-5pm

452 Routt Dr

$399,264

Kathy Beck / Brandi Garifi

The Group Inc

970-213-8475 / 720-291-0899

Loveland

Sunday

11am-1pm

1804 Muddy Creek Cir

$425,000

Ellen Lake

The Group Inc

970-420-4309

Loveland

Sunday

1pm-4pm

2810 Esther Ct

$525,000

Coleen Ligotke

RE/MAX Alliance

970-690-1732

Loveland

Daily

12pm-4pm

3408 Saguaro Dr

$525,000

Venna Hillman

Shorewood Real Estate

970-590-1832

Loveland

Saturday & Sunday

10am-5pm

1712 Topaz Dr

$360's-$430's

Rollin Goering

LC Home @ Tulip Creek

970-402-6432

Windsor

Saturday

1pm-4pm

5682 Mid Pointe Dr

$667,000

Christine Allard-Doble

C3 Real Estate Solutions

970-685-0538

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More money-saving tips to get your finances in home-buying shape By Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Tribune Content Agency As the year ended, we published a story on some ways you can get your finances in home-buying shape. We offered a few tips on saving money, and setting goals that would seem overwhelming if you broke that big number into a daily savings goal that seemed more doable.

One reader commented that the list didn’t seem exhaustive enough, given the expenses associated with being a first-time buyer. And, that’s a fair point: We could have easily written a book on the subject that covered all of the struggles a firsttime home buyer will wade through (wait, Ilyce already did) in addition to spending a lot of ink discussing first-time buyer finances.

While we chose to focus on a few things that you could do to organize your finances for buying a first home this year, we’d like to share a few other ideas to help you spend less and save more. Since the latest studies show that about 60 percent of Americans still don’t have $500 in accessible savings, here are

four other ways to raise that kind of money (and more) at almost any income level: 1. Trade paid entertainment options for free entertainment opportunities. Date night can be an expensive proposition. If two people go to see a movie, have something to eat and hire a babysitter, the tab can run in excess of $100. If you do that twice a month, that’s $2,400 you’re spending over the course of a year.

If you simply trade a paid entertainment option (like the movies) for a much lower cost one (a service like Netflix, which costs around $10/ month), your savings could be more than $2,000 per year. And, even if you spend some money on ordering in food, your savings will still be more than $1,000 per year.

2. Elevate your at-home cooking skills. We’re seeing a lot of ads for services that send you ingredients for a complete cooked-at-home meal. While that sounds like fun, it’s actually far less expensive and more creative to research a recipe online,

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go to the grocery store, and pick out the food you need. Making your own food is far less expensive than going to a restaurant or even ordering in, and it’s a far healthier choice.

In addition, you’ll really learn how to cook, which is a wonderful way to bring people together. How much will you save? Assuming that a midlevel restaurant tab for two people is $40 to $50, cooking at home should save you about $35 to $40 per night.

If you make that substitution once a month, you’ll save up to $420 per year, or $840 if you eliminate eating out twice a month.

3. Plan Regular pot-luck parties.

If you have friends you like to see regularly, start a regular dinner club.

Whether you’re making pizzas from scratch with salad or grilling steak, it’ll cost a lot less if everyone chips in rather than meeting at a local bar.

Expect to save $250 to $500 per year, or more.

4. Shop your insurance and cell service. Regularly checking the rates with competing insurance companies

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Layering different patterns and textures in the same hue, like the greys seen here, give a room depth, while mixing textures like metals and natural woods are on trend for 2017. (shutterstock.com)

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Lighting that doubles as art takes center stage. (shutterstock.com)

By Gabrielle Savoie, Domaine (TNS) While some interior designers like Nate Berkus famously steer clear of trends when decorating, we still love to report on trends like we would baseball scores — much to the fascination of industry insiders and homeowners alike. But why are trends so fascinating to us? Perhaps it’s caused by a fear of getting left 8

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behind by choosing a dark glossy floor for our next renovations when the trends are actually shifting toward light colors and matte shades.

Or maybe it’s because everything that’s once new ends up feeling old — and conversely, everything that’s old feels new again. So we turn to the designers and makers at the cutting edge of innovation to inspire us and make our tired decor choices feel new again.

In fact, decorating with trends most often doesn’t involve a fullblown makeover, but more likely just a few small changes that will refresh our space. To get a full picture of which trends are on their way out for 2017, and which ones are about to blow up, we tapped industry insiders — interior designers, creative directors, founders and style directors — to tell us what they see in their decor crystal ball for 2017.

Refresh your space with these hot new trends this year — no major redecorating required.

NEW MODERNISM The term “modern” is most often used in reference to midcentury designs or stark contemporary decor, but a few designers are predicting a

new wave of modern designs — one that is a little warmer and more organic. “We are entering a new era in design,” says West Elm’s creative director Johanna Uurasjarvi. “There is an exciting movement toward new, original forms, architectural and clean shapes with refined and thoughtful details.”

Interior designer Mara Silber agrees: “I am always a fan of using modern pieces, and it’s because, contrary to popular belief, modern doesn’t have to be cold and stark with harsh edges. One trend that I see on the rise is modern furniture with rounded edges and curves.”

According to Orlando Soria, Homepolish’s West Coast creative director, curvy shapes don’t stop at furniture: “A few years ago, it was impossible to find a round mirror at a decent price. Now they’re everywhere, from big box stores to high-end vendors.”

GREENERY After Pantone announced its color of the year, it was no surprise that the nature-inspired tone started popping up everywhere. “Green is the official color of 2017,” says Maria Raco, founder of NewWall. “It

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ties with the modern philosophy of minimalism and sustainability of the natural environment.”

For interior designer Annsley McAleer, this translates not into the color green, but also in incorporating more greenery at home: “Bring on the green plants,” she says.

“Everybody loves beautiful flowers but they do not last as long as the friendly fern. Green plants give a room a major boost, and they do not require a lot of attention.”

BEAUTIFUL FUNCTION “As people move back to urban environments, smaller-scale living in style will inspire us to focus on furnishings that look amazing and offer great multifunction,” Uurasjarvi says. “People are seeking creative options for storage and multipurpose tables that double as dining or a work surface.”

For Eddie Ross, the style director at ATGStores, home organization will take a more lived-in form in 2017 — no need to throw everything out a la Marie Kondo: “This year we’re all going to get a little less OCD at home with spaces that are organized but not sterile. It’s high time for us to create rooms that feel January 28-29, 2017

lived-in and authentic.”

ATTENTION TO ART Art is taking center stage at home this year — a trend possibly influenced by the democratization of buying art online. “Art collecting is continuously on the rise, but I’m finding that clients are now basing entire rooms around their collections,” Silber says. “With so many brands focusing on high-quality, affordable art, it’s no longer an afterthought to the design process.”

Uurasjarvi believes that this movement Jewel tones and bold, graphic patterns will be on some designers hotlist this year. also exists beyond tra(shutterstock.com) ditional art: “I’m seeing more inspiring interiors plan, but when done well, it adds It seems this trend lends itself that are anchored not only by art but unexpected sophistication to a particularly well to floors, which artful design pieces. For instance, home.” are seeing a white-out treatment this lighting that doubles as wall art or a year: “For years, the predominate boldly colored sculptural chair in an type of flooring people have been SUNSET TONES otherwise neutral space.” putting in their homes has been dark “Maybe I’m just an optimist, and shiny,” Soria says. “Finally, it’s but I think 2017 will be the year MIXED MEDIA starting to trend back toward lighter of love when it comes to design,” Expect to see materials beyond the hues in matte finishes.” Dixon Silber says. “I’m predicting romantic popular brass and marble this year, agrees: “We love that people are beblushes and sophisticated jewel tones as innovative and mixed media are coming less fearful of white floors. A will be popular this year.” on the forefront. “New, innovative stark white floor can do so much to For McAleer, yellow is the color materials and material mixes will brighten up a space and offer a truly that has caught her eye this year: bring texture and interest to design,” blank canvas to work with.”

“Ochre yellow is going to be big Uurasjarvi says. “For example, mixthis year. Beloved fabric lines, like ing marble, brass and wood in one Christopher Farr Cloth, have several EDITED MAXIMALISM design or combining organic lava patterns that incorporate this lesserWhile minimalism is at the forerock with modern resin.” known color with great skill.” front of trends everywhere, a counSilber is turning to new materiThe two designers are not the ter movement is also taking shape: als in her designs this year: “Metal only ones predicting romantic pastel “We’ve started to see a renewed accents will never go out of style tones for 2017: “Given our very appreciation for maximalist elements for me, but I do think details in less masculine-leaning aesthetic, I never — like jewel tones, clashing patterns, expected materials will be more thought that we could take such a classical art,” Dixon says. “But in prominent this year,” she says. “I liking to pastels,” Dixon says. “But 2017, expect to see these concepts love a cork table or an upholstered designers and artists have started applied with restraint: the same rich chair with natural iron legs, instead interpreting them in really interestcolors and textures, but far fewer of plated metal.” ing, unexpected ways. One of our items in a space.”

On the product side, Tariq Dixon, favorite examples are the artworks This applies not only to furnishco-founder of TRNK is seeing a

by Vanessa Woods, who often pairs ings, but it applies to surfaces as similar shift: “We’ve noticed a lot muted, pastel shades with solid well: “Subway tile has been preof furniture recently made from black or warm grays.” dominant for ages,” Soria says, rail-thin, black steel. The effect is “but many people seeking a more really interesting because it’s bold distinct pattern for their tile are LIGHT, AIRY SPACES and super-graphic, but it still has a opting for a parquet pattern, which “In 2017 I think we will be drawn delicate quality.” is also popping up in textiles.” Ross to interiors that are inspiring and Another material at the forefront agrees: “Bring on the pattern! This uplifting,” Uurasjarvi says. “Open this year is rattan: “It’s an eternal year we’re all going to get even more and airy rooms with lighter color favorite for designers,” Soria says, adventurous by mixing and layering palettes, well-edited furnishings, and “but this year, a lot of mainstream patterns in lampshades, rugs, and spaces where modern design meets retailers are finally getting on board. pillows.” one’s personality, interiors that are The quirk and warmth of rattan can He’s not the only one seeing a be difficult to work into a design easy, friendly, and inviting.”

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shift in lampshade trends: “The plain white lampshade is becoming a thing of the past,” McAleer says. “Lampshades have so many possibilities. They can be dressed up with trim, fabric, pleated or even high-lacquer paint.”

MONOCHROME LAYERING On the other side of the spectrum, minimalism is still going strong: “I think we’ve seen enough of the boho layered prints,” Silber says. “The trends for 2017 involve more monochromatic layering — or tastefully layering all different types of textures in a similar color scheme. Think pleating and draping with large-scale wovens textiles and plush mohairs — not to mention classical, elegant boucles and tweeds, which are making a big comeback! There is no shortage of ways to layer, as long as it feels natural and easy.” Raco agrees: “Natural textures give depth to any aesthetic.” So retire your brights, and try layering neutrals instead.

JEWEL TONES No everyone believes that brights tones are a thing of the past. “Bright colors and bold patterns will come together to create layered spaces with a worldly, well-traveled feel,” Ross says.

Soria agrees: “The blown-out eclectic room with white walls is classic and has been all the rage for the past 10 years,” he explains.

However, a return to bold wall colors and graphic statement art will make a comeback this year. People are ready for some drama and saturated color.”

His color prediction for 2017: Navy. “For whatever reason, navy has never been a popular choice of color for furniture, but we expect that to change in 2017,” he says.

“There’s a definite timelessness and elegance to navy, and we’re happy to see that finally being applied to furniture.”

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your space through your use of fabrics and finishes.

A case for neutrals

Try metallics.

Silver, gold, brass and even platinum are not only appealing neutrals, but they can also add a bit of glam.

By Cathy Hobbs, Tribune News Service (TNS Beige doesn’t have to be boring. In fact, neutral color palettes can create the perfect foundation for a bold color palette. One of the reasons why neutral is so appealing is the colors blend well with other colors. Like a blank canvas, working with a neutral color palette will allow you to build a color story.

When working with a neutral color palette, here are some Design Recipes tips:

Go beyond white and beige.

There are numerous neutral colors including chocolate brown, black and charcoal.

Consider wood.

Wood can add an interesting and rustic texture to a space.

Incorporate neutral accessories and accents.

This can be a wonderful way to add exciting pieces to a space that won’t compete with the rest of your decor.

Neutral elements create an envionment that is soothing and luxurious.

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Don’t be afraid to use black.

Black is elegant and can add a sense of luxury.

Select accent colors that create a sharp contrast.

Integrate a neutral color palette into your largest pieces such as sofas and large upholstery items.

Pairing a bright, bold color with a neutral color can be powerful.

This will allow you to get the maximum mileage out of your purchases.

Experiment with a monochromatic color palette.

Using tints, tones and shades of the same color can be not only soothing, but also modern and sleek.

Don’t be afraid to mix finishes and materials.

You can incorporate neutrals into

Don’t be afraid to mix and match neutral colors in one space, for example a color palette of black, white and beige.

Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design and home staging expert with offices in New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C. Contact her at info@cathyhobbs.com or visit her website at cathyhobbs.com .

Home Technology

Growing machine could be next must-have home appliance

By Debbie Arrington, The Sacramento Bee (TNS) Uri Zeevi is used to skepticism. People hear about his Seedo indoor home cultivator and they’re astonished.

“Nobody has seen anything like this,” he said from his office in Israel.

“It’s really new, just coming onto the market.”

But someday, indoor home cultivators may be as common as dishwashers or backyard gas grills — indispensable home appliances that changed the way people live.

Without sunlight, outdoor space or experience, anyone could grow tomatoes, strawberries, gourmet lettuce, herbs and, yes, cannabis year-round inside a home cultivator.

OK, maybe this ranks more with wine fridges than dishwashers in terms of popular appliances, but it’s an intriguing idea.

“The goal of our company is to make growing plants easy and accessible to anybody,” said Zeevi, Seedo’s president and CEO. “We also want to make it affordable.”

The plant that potentially could make Seedo an instant hit is cannabis.

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states make home cultivation legal with restrictions.

Initially, Zeevi and his cohorts planned to introduce Seedo for sale in February. But after a demonstration video of the machine leaked out to the public, they had to push back their release date to summer.

“One of the extras from the video posted it on his Facebook page and it went viral,” Zeevi said. “We were quite amazed by the response to that exposure. We didn’t have high expectations; we were planning on producing low quantities. Now, we’re completely renegotiating everything, so we’ll be able to meet initial demand.”

Zeevi recently visited California to meet with potential manufacturers.

About the size of a mini-fridge, the Seedo home cultivator will be offered online only by the company and cost more than $1,000, but the final price tag is still being tweaked, too.

“California is a perfect match for our product,” he said. “There’s been a lot of interest there.”

Besides cannabis, indoor gardening — particularly of food — is on the rise. It’s a popular trend among millennials, who want fresh micro-greens

and favorite herbs grown in their own kitchens.

Other hydroponic devices are appealing to that market. For example, the Urban Cultivator – praised by Martha Stewart and used by her test kitchen — grows eight varieties of herbs and micro-greens simultaneously indoors in the same space as a 24inch dishwasher. It’s billed as a “fully automated kitchen garden” and costs about $2,800.

While marijuana has given Seedo a lot of preliminary buzz, Zeevi envisions his home cultivator as a more universal growing machine, producing tomatoes and peppers in winter or cilantro and strawberries in August.

Its interior lights are more intense than those used for herbs and micro-greens, allowing it to grow flowering plants with success.

“It grows tomatoes very nice,” Zeevi said. “From seed, a cherry tomato will start bearing after 60 to 90 days. Then, you can harvest 15 to 20 ripe tomatoes every day for 60 days.

Strawberries are great, too; they’re fresh, full of flavor and (grown) without pesticides. It’s foolproof.”

The idea behind Seedo started with

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lettuce, he explained. The cultivator’s inventors started in the hydroponic lettuce business, producing thousands of heads indoors under lights in controlled conditions.

What if that same concept could be scaled down for home use, one technician wondered. After much experimentation, the Seedo home cultivator was born.

“Growing hydroponically, it’s science,” Zeevi explained. “It’s very precise. … This is a machine, so there’s no place for mistakes.”

The self-contained unit needs little attention, he said. Through a tube system, water is added as needed without opening the door or disturbing the plants. Fans circulate fresh air into the unit, so plants can breathe.

“Seedo is hermetically closed, so disease and pests can’t get to plants when they’re inside (the unit),” he said.

“You just leave them alone. The plants are saying, ‘Don’t bother me; I want to grow!’ ” All the gardener has to do is add water — and wait for harvest.

January 28-29, 2017

Home Tips

Downsizing a home is a process that takes preparation

By Mary Beth Breckenridge, Akron Beacon Journal (TNS) Yeah, I’ve reached that age.

I’m starting to think about downsizing.

Even though my husband and I truly love our house, it’s no longer the best fit for a couple of empty nesters.

Things like heating 2,200 square feet, cleaning four bedrooms and mowing a half-acre are starting to seem pointless.

But it’s hard to let go, and I’m not quite ready yet.

Still, Matt Parker has me thinking ahead. Parker is a realty agent in Seattle and the author of “Real Estate Smart,” a book that looks at the ways your home affects your physical and

emotional health. His goal in writing it, he explained, was to help people make better, more balanced decisions about where they’ll be spending a big chunk of their lives.

Decisions like downsizing.

There are good reasons to consider moving to a smaller home, he said.

Using tax information and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, he calculated that owning real estate costs about 32 cents per square foot every month — and that’s not counting a mortgage payment or nonessential improvements like installing granite countertops. If you’re leaving 1,000 square feet of a house essentially unused, “that’s $320 a month that you’re wasting,” he said.

Wow. I could be putting that into a travel fund.

Hanging onto a house with excess space also makes it too easy to accumulate stuff, which often gets forgotten in drawers, closets, attics and basements. Those excess possessions can turn into anxiety-causing clutter.

And then there are the physical and time demands of homeownership. The novelty of caring for a house and yard tends to wear off over time, and the tasks might even become physically

difficult, Parker said. You don’t want that to happen, because slacking off on maintenance harms your home’s resale value, he pointed out.

So how can homeowners like me get their heads around downsizing?

Start with the obvious: Pare your possessions, Parker suggested. Make a habit of going through your stuff every year. If you haven’t used it in 12 months, consider selling or donating it.

He conceded that isn’t always easy, because we get emotionally attached to our things. But Parker said it may help to think of your children. “Ask yourself, ‘Do we want our kids to have to deal with this?’” he said.

Then comes a more fun pursuit, dreaming about your next home.

Pinterest is a great source of ideas, Parker said. He suggested starting a “My Next House” board and pinning all the pictures you want of luxurious bathrooms, organized pantries or whatever else you’d like to have.

It will help you get excited about the prospect of moving and develop a sense of ownership in that dream home, he said.

When it comes time to take the plunge, take care to choose a house

that meets your new needs, Parker said. Americans tend to do most of their living in the kitchen and the room right next to it, so focus on those spaces, he recommended.

“You want to go big in your kitchen,” he said. “You want a kitchen space that you feel wonderful about.”

Put a priority on the home’s layout, too. An open floor plan with high ceilings feels spacious, even in a smaller home. Homes built in the 1950s and ‘60s often have those layouts, he said, or are more easily converted to an open concept.

What should be low on the priority list? The master bedroom, Parker said. “People don’t spend time there,” he said.

Think of your next home purchase not so much as a money expenditure, but as a time expenditure, he suggested. Knowing that time is your only irreplaceable resource can help you narrow your choices to homes that will help you conserve that precious asset.

As he put it, “Do you want to be with your grandkids, or do you want to be weeding?”

Even for us gardeners, that’s a nobrainer.

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Ask Angie’s List

How can I avoid chimney cleaning scams?

CHIMNEY FIRE HAZARD SCARE TACTICS If a contractor says your chimney is a fire hazard, they may be right, especially if they find glazed creosote, which can ignite. But if they tell you it needs fixed immediately and it’ll cost thousands of dollars, get a second opinion. It’s a common scare tactic.

Call your local gas company, which will come free of charge to verify whether the chimney is truly a fire hazard.

REFERRALS FOR CHIMNEY WORK Most people find chimney sweeping is a job best left to a trained professional.

(Eldon Lindsay)

By Cynthia Williams, Angie’s List, Angie’s List (TNS) Regular chimney maintenance and repairs typically require skills that go beyond the normal weekend warrior DIYer. If you don’t use the right equipment, it can be dangerous and messy, and could trigger allergies or respiratory problems. Also, it’s a job rife for scams, especially for those unwilling to climb on top of their roof or inside their soot-filled chimney.

CHIMNEY SWEEP SOLICITATION CALLS Many chimney scams start with a solicitation call. If the company

calls you, hang up, says Richard St. Marie, owner of Rich and John’s Complete Chimney Service in Woodbury, Conn.

Once you bite on a solicitation, the telemarketer sells the job to the highest bidder, and that person may not have the proper state credentials or training, or they may not carry liability insurance to cover any damages.

“They’re not interested in doing the cleaning, they’re interested in getting as much money as possible when they get there,” St. Marie says.

The cost of a basic chimney sweep ranges from $125 to $250, depending on the type of chimney and its condition.

If someone contacts you claiming your oil or gas company referred your home for chimney work, be suspicious. It’s a cold call. Utility companies don’t make those kinds of referrals.

If a contractor shows you photos of chimney damage or creosote buildup, make sure the pictures truly came from your chimney. Many top pros email service recommendations to customers with time-stamped photos they can easily recognize.

NO UNSOLICITED VISITS AFTER HOURS Scammers can be bold. Some cruise neighborhoods looking for company yard signs of a legitimate contractor at work. After the contractor leaves a home, the scammer visits a short time later claiming they need to collect an outstanding balance.

Never pay anyone you don’t

recognize. Legitimate contractors collect payment before they leave the job or they mail a bill.

Hire qualified chimney service providers It’s easier than you think to find qualified, reputable chimney service companies. Start with the following: — Read reviews for chimney sweep companies. Look for reviews that match the type of service you need and request bids from at least three companies.

— Never buy chimney maintenance and repair services from a telemarketer or allow door solicitors into your home. Don’t let a contractor pressure you into going to the bank to withdraw money.

— Not all states require trade licensing for chimney sweeps, but they should be registered with the secretary of state’s office. Reputable businesses also carry liability insurance and workers’ compensation insurance, if applicable. Ask to see a copy of each policy before you sign a contract.

— Educate yourself about the function and maintenance of chimneys by visiting the Chimney Safety Institute of America. You can search CSIA for certified sweepers in your area and the courses they’ve completed.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS The following data is supplied by Colorado Weekly Homebuyers List Inc., 303-744-2020. Listed are the buyer, the property address, the seller and the amount.

Berthoud • Kristy Senn — 820 Jay Place, Ryan Benjamin Brooks, $300,000.

• Brian and Lindsay McNutt — 1649 Mount Meeker Ave., Value Preservation LLC, $500,100.

• John and Claudia Lainson — 3310 Harmony Road, Marsha Lund, $640,000.

• T and Dana Selzer — 2909 Pheasant Run, Julie A. Hanscome, $749,000.

Estes Park • Nicole Zander — 1500 Raven Circle, Unit B, Travis and Sylvia Deer, $317,500.

• Judy Domina — 438 Aspen Ave., James and Ann Tishmack, $345,000.

• Robert and Joan Lambertus — 712 Black Canyon Drive, Judy M.

Domina, $375,000.

• Betsy Smith — 1441 Bluebell Drive, Robert and Stephani Franz, $410,000.

• Bennett and Gloria Gardner — 614 Meadowview Drive, Gloria F. Sell, $429,000.

Fort Collins • Richard and Linda Anderson — 2000 Timberline Lane, Leroy Davison, $100,000.

• Kamirae Dozier — 3407 Stover St., Apt. H812, Donald E. Ryan, $198,000.

• Christina McFadden — 3200 Azalea Drive, Apt. Y3, David G. Pillmore, $201,000.

• Mark and Christopher Lembeck — 413 E. Drake Road, Matthew and Deborah Blatchley, $231,100.

• Christine Stanton — 2502 Timberwood Drive, Unit 66, Larita A. Bennett, $250,000.

• Binh Ly — 2608 Kansas Drive, Apt. A-106, East Village LLC, $259,900.

• Penny Strang — 2608 Kansas Drive, Apt. A-102, East Village LLC, $264,900.

• Wo and Xiao Yuan — 2120 Timber Creek Drive, Apt. H6, Daniel

and Kristen Kelly, $275,000.

• Sarah McCloskey — 2526 Parkfront Drive, Unit B, Randy Bruxvoort, $289,000.

• Branislav and Olivera Notaros — 1008 S. Taft Hill Road, Katherine and Kyle Luttman, $292,000.

• Suzanne Hale — 2608 Kansas Drive, Apt. A-103, East Village LLC, $299,900.

• Joseph Carcusa — 1212 Constitution Ave., Michael and Lori Clark, $300,000.

• Audrey Stine — 1748 Yucca Court, We Buy Houses Colo. LLC, $302,900.

• Eleanor Hill — 2720 Tulane Drive, Christopher and Allison Mason, $315,000.

• Jeramy and Teresita Caron — 2536 Banbury Lane, Kimberly N. Pavich, $317,000.

• Christopher Davis — 1700 Westbridge Drive, Longs Road Ranch LLC, $320,000.

• L. and Peggy Griffith — 325 N. Roosevelt Ave., Tony and Trudy Szado, $328,500.

• John McGregor — 1037 Deer Creek Lane, Justin G. Belmont, $335,000.

• Haytham Allam — 4201 Saddle Notch Drive, Karl Hill, $353,000.

• David and Sandra Scholz — 4751 Pleasant Oak Drive, Unit A31, Triton At Mackenzie Place LLC, $373,400.

• Daniel Serwitz — 4600 Cliff View Lane, John and Dorothy Schroeder, $399,000.

• Diane Reimer — 2719 Fieldstone Drive, Robert Brighton, $425,000.

• Weixin Xu — 1107 Canvasback Drive, Ali Harris, $426,000.

• Robert and Heather Novak — 1669 Shenandoah Circle, James and Beverly Manning, $430,000.

• Lauren and Stephen Boothe — 5927 Piney Creek Drive, Meritage Home Colorado Inc., $469,700.

• Gordon and Jean Flaherty — 524 N. Bryan Ave., Recycled Properties LLC, $475,000.

• Paul Goodwin — 1616 Buckeye St., William C. Marquardt, $484,000.

• Bradley Baldwin — 2308 Lodgepole Creek Drive, Meritage Homes Colorado Inc., $516,000.

• Alex Gurevich — 1220 Forrestal Drive, David and Sabrina Palmer, $520,500.

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• Karen and Daniel Johnese — 1815 Prairie Ridge Drive, Lindsay Rose Greeno, $550,000.

• Kurt and Carolyn Thoene — 3539 Wild View Drive, Klein Family Trust, $576,000.

• Yetty Irwan — 3338 Muskrat Creek Drive, Dehaven and Katherine Becker, $655,000.

• Brian and Michele Tessari — 6203 Swainsons Hawk Place, Toll Co. I. LLC, $688,000.

• Robert and Miranda Rogers — 2803 Sunset View Drive, Toll Co. I. LLC, $775,000.

• Fabio and Mitzi Sandri — 2801 Hearthstone Drive, Earl and Pamela Weston, $1,540,400.

Greeley • Jerry and Jerry Pickett — 4610 First St. Drive, Kenneth D. McDonald, $125,000.

• John Eder — 5151 29th St., Unit 310, Francesca Elaine Daymil, $147,000.

• Ricardo Ortega — 1211 30th St. Road, Jennifer and William Esch, $160,000.

• Jerry and Margarita Madrid — 3027 W. Third St. Road, Patricio and Maria Nava, $165,000.

• Doroteo Escalante — 1425 13th St., Zachary Weaver, $185,000.

• Carson and Hannah Blair — 1435 11th St., Reed Book LLC, $190,000.

• Douglas and Elizabeth Foster — 1628 Fairacres Drive, M. Diana Palluck, $191,900.

• Scott and Jacinta Domini — 2435 W. Eighth St., Michelle L. Vandoren, $209,000.

• Luz Gonzalez — 1809 23rd Ave., Carson and Hannah Blair, $210,000.

• Wesley and Jessie Koons — 500 36th Ave., Tracy Lind, $216,000.

• Michael and Aubrey Johnson — 442 46th Ave., Clarence and Tren Pinkstaff, $220,000.

• Jane Marshall — 6915 W. Third St., Unit 214, Highpointe Inc., $221,200.

• Lorie Hradecky — 201 23rd Ave., Dale L. Fender, $225,000.

• Kevin and Brittany Dominguez — 1801 30th Ave., Arthur D. Vansickle, $227,500.

• Bret Weigle — 1524 33rd Ave., Steven W. Perkins, $235,000.

• Damon Diehl — 207 N. 49th Ave. Court, Edwin and Debra Ferguson, $240,000.

• Christian Southwick — 326 52nd Ave., Susanne G. Villarreal, $249,900.

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• Julie Krum — 3822 W. 11th St., Unit 3, Lura E. Hager, $265,000.

• Arlene Nelson — 2135 72nd Ave., Robert and Kimb Vanderford, $273,400.

• Jennifer Esch — 4314 W. 22nd St., Alejandro Gamiz, $275,000.

• Devin Duran — 2276 Talon Parkway, Colin Cox, $280,000.

• Sarah and Joel Hamilton — 1918 84th Ave., Kyle R. Peltz, $280,000.

• Leslie Crosten — 6319 W. 13th St. Road, John Sharon Rosnik Trust, $285,000.

• Joshua and Dawna Cranmer — 3315 Syrah St., Ramon N. Garcia, $286,000.

• Michael and Monica Otto — 2228 77th Ave., Jeffery T. Hartman, $294,800.

• Clinton and Hilary May — 350 63rd Ave., Robert and Linda Hepperle, $310,000.

• Christopher Townley — 7703 W. 11th St., Gary and Lynn Duran, $318,000.

• Shane McCoy — 1713 18th Ave., Brian and Samantha Franzen, $334,000.

• Benjamin and Andrea Robinson — 2245 80th Ave. Court, Luis A. Diaz, $336,000.

• Jeffery Hartman — 512 57th Ave., Joshua and Heidi Drovdal, $345,000.

• Thomas and Christy Patello — 1109 Seventh St., Baessler Homes LLLP, $348,400.

• Linda and Robert Hepperle — 2222 73rd Ave. Place, Baessler Homes LLLP, $400,300.

• Timothy Reimer — 3818 W. 16th St. Lane, James and Pennie Galt, $487,000.

• Mickey and Cayla Craig — 9107 18th St., FR Devl. Ltd., $489,200.

Johnstown • Craig and Kailyn Richter — 3837 Arrowwood Lane, Catherine Lobato, $262,500.

• Joshua and Natalie Zilch — 309 Dee Road, Tiffani Buck, $299,500.

• Joshua and Ashley Smith — 326 Graham Lane, Neal and Annette Monaghan, $300,000.

• Timothy Ford — 413 Gypsum Lane, Thomas and Jill McGarity, $302,000.

• Jay and Kimberly Klug — 421 Sycamore Ave., Jason and Leah Lehman, $328,000.

• Elizabeth Egetoe — 181 Muscovey Lane, Brandyn and Kari Rozsa, $340,000.

• Ariza January — 5209 Ironwood

Court, Oakwood Homes LLC, $375,500.

• Thomas and Deborah Powell — 5218 Ironwood Court, Oakwood Homes LLC, $385,100.

• Gloria Tempesta — 5205 Ridgewood Drive, Geneva A. Dereus, $409,000.

Loveland • Dominic Gurule — 3726 Butternut Ave., John and Barbara White, $155,000.

• William and William Davis — 10232 Buckhorn Ridge Way, Bluegreen Investments LLC, $160,000.

• Joshua Cabiness — 123 E. 42nd St., Colleen F. Johnson, $172,900.

• Jafe Parsons — 418 Eighth St. SE, Unit C1, Ina S. White, $175,000.

• Jody Severs — 538 E. Sixth St., Lawrence Oliver Pilkington, $200,000.

• Jonathan and Amanda Brooks — 1188 E. Fourth St., Briargate Investments LLC, $203,000.

• Wendell and Jeanne Miller — 4715 Hahns Peak Drive, Unit 204, Stacey M. Taylor, $220,000.

• John Manes — 2027 Tonopas Court, Unit 104, Amber M. Manes, $225,000.

• Donald Burns — 1118 Yew Place, David and Me Broxterman, $240,000.

• Marsha Dawkins — 1935 Grays Peak Drive, Unit 201, Hannah and James Wood, $240,000.

• Stefan Stuck — 2303 Eagle Drive, Dayne and Stacy Rhoades, $245,000.

• Justin and Jami Griffith — 3829 Conifer Drive, 3829 Conifer Drive Land Trust, $264,500.

• Andrew Larsen — 755 Grant Ave., Diana Larsen, $280,000.

• Erik and Jenni Olson — 1314 Fourth St. SE, Barry and Laurie Bosley, $285,000.

• Young and Ae Kim — 1954 Pikes Peak Drive, Twin Lakes Development LLC, $330,000.

• Charles and Diana Osgood — 4051 Don Fox Circle, Joy M. Moya, $375,000.

• Brad and Ann Krueger — 1969 Pikes Peak Drive, Chismoore LLC, $387,000.

• Marjorie Haller — 2810 Carina Drive, Mark and Rhonda Holdsworth, $409,900.

• Roger and Barbara Hartman — 3455 Oberon Drive, Midtown Homes At Tulip Creek, $414,200.

• Eric Wilder — 3780 Avery Place, Martin and Nancy Anderson,

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• Troy Valente — 920 Garfield Ave., Big Brick Development Ltd., $425,000.

• Virginia and Daniel Longwell — 1078 Coral Burst Drive, Ray and Judith Landry, $524,500.

• Sharon Williams — 3687 Prickly Pear Drive, Glen Homes LLC, $531,400.

• Stanley and Rhondda Wells — 4725 Valley Oak Drive, Highland Properties 3716 LLC, $1,143,600.

Windsor • Amanda Martin — 729 Apple Court, Cheryl D. Angello, $235,000.

• Beau and Jennifer Ward — 1875 Fiji Court, Trollco Inc., $250,000.

• Jordan and Desiree Johnson — 748 Dakota Way, Journey Homes LLC, $289,000.

• Christopher Peterson — 103 Snapdragon Drive, True Potential LLC, $312,000.

• Tammer Khattab — 1589 Sorenson Drive, Richmond Am. Homes Colo. Inc., $314,300.

• William and Diane Elling — 1234 Teakwood Court, Dana Parker, $325,000.

• Stephanie Voorhorst — 1573 Sorenson Drive, Richmond Am. Homes Colo. Inc., $326,300.

• Brett and Rachel Janzen — 1246 Teakwood Court, Tammy A. Gorham, $340,000.

• Yukimasa and Jamie Horikawa — 454 Gannet Peak Drive, Saint Aubyn Homes LLC, $364,500.

• Frederick and Renee Babb — 496 Gannet Peak Drive, Saint Aubyn Homes LLC, $366,800.

• Kelly Hallenbeck — 467 Gannet Peak Drive, Saint Aubyn Homes LLC, $407,400.

• Mark and Linda Anderson — 217 Whitney Bay, Andrew and Andrea Rolf, $410,000.

• Scott and Gina Anderson — 480 Boxwood Drive, Saint Aubyn Homes LLC, $412,500.

• Julia and John Herman — 630 Vermilion Peak Drive, Bridgewater Homes LLC, $443,200.

• Gabriele Sterlacci — 2127 Longfin Court, Melody Homes Inc., $464,200.

• Douglas and Kimberly Baioni — 5930 Crooked Stick Drive, Ridgeway Construction Servics, $749,000.

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412 Routt Drive, Loveland - Brand new home built by DR Horton with views of Horsetooth Rock from the master bedroom! Convenient foyer boasts bench for shoes &coat hooks. Stunning kitchen with stainless appliances including double oven, granite and large island. Visit the model at 325 Tahoe.

452 Routt Drive, Loveland - You’ll love the unique design and floor plan of this 3-bedroom ranch home. This home features a professionally designed finish with beautiful counter tops in the kitchen along with hardwood floors a cityscape look to the cabinets with crown molding. Visit the model at 325 Tahoe.

5235 Crabapple Court - Beautiful 2 Story home in Alford Meadows. 4 bed 3 bath, all 4 bedrooms upstairs. Big kitchen Island with slab granite, eat in kitchen area, hard wood floors, large unfinished basement with 9 ft ceilings, 5-piece master bath, covered deck off master suite with mountain views. Fenced backyard with sprinkler system, relax & enjoy the front or backyard patio, home is at the end of cul de sac. Neighborhood pool.

2621 Bluestem Willow Drive, Loveland - Wonderland homes at the lakes at centerra. Multiple luxury ranch style and 2 story homes. See completed inventory homes, under construction spec homes and a variety of available lots including lakefront homesites.

$369,900 MLS# 807676 Kathy Beck 970-213-8475

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4927 Saddlewood Circle - Beautifully maintained 2 story home in Thompson River Ranch. Located on desirable lot backing to pond & open space w/foothills views! Hardwood floors sprawl throughout open main floor. Gourmet kitchen offers terrific cabinet & granite counter space & walk in pantry.

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