INDEX OF ALL PAST COLUMNS

August 2010
Let someone’s “trash” become your home’s latest treasure
By Mico Smith, Metamorphing Interiors

July 2010
Where do we go from here?
By Tom Gross, Crestline Mortgage

June 2010
Ideas for using social media, blogging for success
By Relationship Manager Michele Cope, Colorado Escrow & Title

May 2010
New FHA rules for condo project approval
By Ann Abraham, Colorado State Bank and Trust

April 2010
Help clients with GFE worksheet information
By Tish Gaddy and Michael Lucero, Heritage Title Company

March 2010
The perfect purchase transaction starts with a system
By Ben Yost, Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC

February 2010
Got mold?
By Stan Crane, Clean Environment Pro, Inc.

January 2010
Organize your space for fun and profit
By Connie Ellefson, Clear the Space

December 2009
Pictures make perfect! Photos can help you sell
By Sharri Amaro, Front Range Virtual Tours/Express Flyers

November 2009
As holiday season approaches, let’s give and give and give and give (and give)
By Bert Hermelink, Strategic Advantage Financial, AAR Affiliate Chairman

October 2009
Maintenance tips to prepare for cooler weather
By Tom Gould, WIN Home Inspection

September 2009
Home Security
By Colin Cunningham, ADT Security

August 2009
How to sell a home in a buyer’s market and become a hero to your clients
By Lisa Sachleben, Design Refined

July 2009
Build your successful blog with quality info, helpful insights
By Ben Yost, Castle & Cooke Mortgage, LLC

June 2009
Home valuation code of conduct now in effect
By Ann Bagwell, Chase Home Finance

May 2009
Qualified retirement plans could be key to alternative investing
By Bert Hermelink, CLU, ChFC, RFC, Strategic Advantage Financial

April 2009
Diversity in home staging
By Hilda Vermillion, Rocky Mountain Redesign

March 2009
Find clients, generate referrals on the Web
By Michael R. Lucero, First American Heritage Title Company

February 2009
Options exist for marketing vacant homes
By Abijah Lorez, Caretakers of America

January 2009
How to help people move
By Bill Roberts, Pride World Wide Moving

December 2008
Decisions of the past have led us to this teetering economic climate
By Tom Gross, Crestline Mortgage

November 2008
Mobile storage: an innovative, refreshing alternative to traditional self storage
By Wendy Burkett, Big Box Storage

October 2008
Investing in alternatives
By Bert Hermelink, Strategic Advantage Financial

September 2008
Mobile storage an up-and-coming industry standard
By Wendy Burkett, Big Box Storage

August 2008
Staging: More than meets the eye
By Lisa Sachleben, Design Refined

July 2008
High radon levels in Colorado areas necessitate home testing
By Thomas Recke, Pillar To Post

June 2008
The truth about the mortgage market
By Ben Yost, Senior Loan Officer, United Mortgage Funding, LLC

May 2008
Help your clients “sell the experience” with home staging
By Carolyn Brake, Colorado Home Staging, Inc.

April 2008
Foundations laid today are building blocks for solid future
By Bert Hermelink, Strategic Advantage Financial

March 2008
Challenges and opportunities ahead in the 2008 market
By Jim Parker, The Loan Arrangers

February 2008
Title insurance protects your investment
By Gail Dunn, Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.

January 2008
Ready to sell? Consider a pre-listing inspection
By Tom Gould, WIN Home Inspections

December 2007
MLS Gross Living Area reporting has inadvertent effects on real estate value
By Becky Kirkpatrick, Priority Appraisals, Inc.

November 2007
Generate a flow of referrals by practicing relationship marketing
By Karen Saunders, SendOutCards

October 2007
Understanding credit scoring and remediation
By Ron Gregory, Mortgage Advisor Colorado Tierra Mortgage

September 2007
Understanding your homeowners’ insurance
By J.P. Gudka, Gudka Financial Services Allstate Agency

August 2007
Mortgage bankers versus mortgage brokers
By Ann Bagwell National City Mortgage Corporation

July 2007
It’s the water that you don’t see...
By Susan Dunn, Servpro of Aurora, Castle Rock/Parker

June 2007
When you need it, will you have it?
By Tom Gross, Loan Originator and AAR Speakers Committee Chairman

May 2007
What to consider when planning your retirement
By Bert Hermelink, Strategic Advantage Financial

April 2007
Know how credit bureaus rate your history
By Ben Yost, Great Southwest Mortgage

March 2007
How to raise your credit score 100 points in 45 days
By Linda Jones, Clarion Mortgage Capital

January 2007
Brave new world...helping your clients buy from a builder
By Ed Lowell , Regional Vice President, Village Homes of Colorado

Nov 2006
Sail towards retirement with proper financial planning
By Bert Hermelink, Strategic Advantage Financial

Mar 2006
What’s Your Brand?
By Beau LaPoint, Chicago Title of Colorado

Feb 2006
Stage right: Make the first impression a great impression
By Carolyn Brake, Colorado Home staging, Inc.

Jan 2006
Changes in mortgage banking for 2006
By Ann Abraham, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Dec 2005
The move toward paperless can save you time and money
By Kim Paul, Meah Sarina and Sue Smith, Land Title Guarantee Company

Oct 2005
Financial firewalls can help you weather financial emergencies
By Wade Phelps, Phelps Financial

June 2005
Get above the "noise" to have media outlets take interest in you
By Greg Sherwood, The UPS Store

May 2005
Staging: the new secret weapon for selling homes
By Lisa Sachleben, Design Refined

April 2005
Set your business in bloom - plant seeds of success today
by Desiree Banka, Chicago Title

March 2005
More changes with government loans
By Ann Abraham, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

January 2005
What is a home inspection?
By Rob Knepshield, BK Property Inspections

December 2004
Is the Option A.R.M. an option?
By Jody Klouser, CML, Pulte Mortgage, LLC

November 2004
The mortgage rate roller coaster - how to survive the ride
By Ryan Urbach, Legacy Funding

October 2004
Radon Levels: Help for the REALTOR® and consumer
by George A. Michael, P.E., RAM/GAM Engineering Services, Inc.

September 2004
Affiliate Corner – Renovate a home with HUD's 203(k)
By Linda Jones, Absolute Lending, Inc.

August 2004
RESPA reform: Is it dead, wounded or alive and kicking?
By Richard Talley, President, American Title Services

May 2004
Referrals, kickbacks and sleep
By Tom Gross, Guaranty Residential Lending

April 2004
Living trusts can help give you immediate peace of mind
By Jack Sughrue, Allstate Insurance and Mike Juliano, Farmers Insurance

January 2004
Disability income insurance provides important financial protection
By Jack Sughrue, Allstate Insurance and Mike Juliano, Farmers Insurance

December 2003
Helpful hints on maintaining good credit.
by By Wade Phelps, Phelps Financial, Inc. 
and Linda Jones, Countrywide Home Loans