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On the CoverBlue and white furniture defines a a classic style and comfort in a room. (SHNS/Pittsburgh-Gazette)

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Trendy ColorsBy Patricia SheridanPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Practically the definition of “classic,” theblue-and-white color scheme never reallygoes out of style. The spotlight just driftsfrom time to time while other more trendylooks get attention. It’s center stage again,and as vivid and crisp as ever.Designer Barclay Butera used the color

combo all over his main showroom duringthe International Home Furnishings Mar-ket in High Point last fall. Like a coolbreeze, the pieces will be in showroomsjust in time to freshen your home for sum-mer. His Barclay Butera Home and BarclayButera Lifestyle collections feature fabricshe designed for Kravet, such as a boldcobalt-and-white stripe on the sofa and theoversized check pattern on the chaise.“Quintessential blue and white is my all-

time go-to for a fresh, crisp, clean interior.This color palette is so versatile that I canuse it in any project. Of course, beach is aclassic, but it also translates beautifully in arugged mountain environment or a serenedesert retreat,” Butera saysTo add to the symmetry, he created a

paint line with Benjamin Moore that coor-dinates with his Kravet fabrics. The paintswill also be available this spring.Somerset Bay, which uses the tag line

“The Colors of a Life Well-Lived,” featuredseveral blue-and-white pieces at the mar-ket. The Pamplico half-round cabinet waspainted vanilla bean with a deep blueberryinterior visible through the curved glassdoor. The same color combo was used onthe Topsail Decorated Chest. Featuring ajapanning finishing technique, the bow-front is illustrated with hand-paintedscenes in blue against a vanilla back-ground. It’s a look reminiscent of Worces-ter blue-and-white porcelain from mid-1700s England or the ever-popular blue-and-white Delftware from the Netherlandsdating back to the 16th century.But this pairing goes back even further,

to the Middle East and China. Ming Dy-nasty blue-and-white porcelain is a covetedcollector’s item, as is the blue-and-whitepottery made for export from China.Century Furniture tapped into that Far

East motif by upholstering the Pagoda Piz-

zazz love seat in blue pagodas against anantique white. The back is shaped to echothe silhouette of the pagoda. Century alsoshowed a deep-indigo velvet to cover itsbutton-tufted, rolled-arm two-cushion sofafor the Signature Collection.

Palecek was showing a lot of blue andwhite on wicker and rattan sofas, chairsand pillows as well as decorative acces-sories. The pillows, which can be used in-side or out, sport sea-horse, crab or sea-tur-tle motifs in white against a navy back-ground with white piping.

Miles Talbott and the Joe Ruggiero“House of Blues” fabric collection for Sun-brella was all about the darkest blue andthe brightest white. Ruggiero explains thathis travels influence his design and colorideas.

“We have been working on this col-oration and this year hit the right formula,”he says.

So look for those classic navy, indigo andcobalt blues to be popping against allshades of white this season.

Whistler White Lacquered side chair withblue-and-white-striped upholstery from BarclayButera. (SHNS/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Barclay Butera blue-and-white sofa. (SHNS/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Create a placeto entertainMetro Services

“No matter where I serve my guests,it seems they like my kitchen best.”This saying has adorned wall plaquesin many people’s kitchens, and formost individuals the sentiment is quitetrue. The kitchen tends to be thegathering place for the family. Whenthinking about renovating the kitchen,it pays to have entertaining in mind.It is widely known thatimprovements to kitchens andbathrooms often reap the greatestreturn on investment. When makingchanges to the kitchen, payingattention to the importance of kitchenentertaining can make the room evenmore valuable – should a homeownerchoose to sell at a later point in time.Gearing renovations around kitchenentertaining also can make the spacedesireable for current homeowners.Here are some renovation decisionsto consider that can make the kitchenan ideal gathering spot.• Space: The best kitchens forentertaining are roomy and feature anopen floor plan. For homeownerswho have limited space, the firstdecision may be to expand the kitchenby building an extension on the homeor taking down a wall. Manyhomeowners find that spacious eat-in-kitchens are preferable over a smallkitchen and formal dining area.• Multiple islands: Instead of onelarge island, consider two islands.They are less cumbersome, making iteasier for guests to easily traverse thekitchen. One island can be set up witha prep sink and wine cooler, while theother can feature a countertop-mounted induction stovetop forconvenience and safety.• Company cleanup: Think aboutlarge sinks that can accommodate tallpots and pans, such as a double-basinapron sink. Drawer-style dishwasherscan be installed so delicate china andglassware can be washed separatelyfrom grimy pots.• Gathering niche: A butler’s pantryor another alcove equipped withbeverage center enables guests togather in an area away from the maincooking and preparation space.

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Workshop to offer garden classesOur hearts might be filled with fancy,

but our loved ones know where our mindsreally are: on plants and the growing sea-son in front of us. Sure, wewon’t turn down a box ofchocolates or a bouquet offlowers, but if cupid isn’tarriving armed with seeds, hemight as well fling those ar-rows at those whose heads arein the clouds, instead of on theearth.Gardeners start jonesing for

spring in February, impatientfor the weather to warm.Our moments of distractionstart getting longer, and likean itch under the skin, onlyone thing will soothe us: hour uponhour of listening to someone talk aboutplants.At the eighth annual High Plains Land-

scape Workshop, Feb. 26 at the FortCollins Senior Center, you’ll be able toscratch that itch with classes on soil, veg-etables and perfect plant design. Afundraiser for the Gardens on SpringCreek, the event specializes in real-worldgardening for homeowners on the FrontRange.Getting down to earth means getting

your hands in the soil, and the openingspeaker, Dr. Jean Reeder, ColoradoState University consultant, will wowyou with her presentation of Soil Savvy:A Key to Successful Front Range Garden-ing.“The bottom line is that soil is a living

system, providing the fundamental sup-port for all terrestrial life,” says the retiredUSDA Agriculture Research Service soilscientist. “We need to feed and nurtureour soils so they can feed and nurture the

plants, animals and us.” Because the key togreat landscapes begins with healthy soil,Reeder offers tips on how to get that gar-

den gold.Not all you see is dirt, says

the soil savant; healthy soilsare 50 percent solids, 50 per-cent pore space for air and wa-ter, and 100 percent difficult toget in the average Coloradogarden. Gardening gurus singthe praises of different organicmatter, but essentially theyall accomplish the same thing:nourish the organisms livingin soil.“If you don’t have active

critters doing what they’remade to do, you have dead soil,” Reedersays. “They improve soil tilth (theability of soils to support growth).Organisms exude sticky stuff – kind of amicro-poop – that glues soil particlestogether. This increases the size of porespace, so roots can breathe and spreadout.”But not all amendments are created

equal; some are dangerous over the longterm. Reeder takes participants through aprimer on which amendment is best. Onceyou’ve gotten into the dirt, explore ediblepossibilities for our area, then adjourn fora delicious lunch and socializing with oth-er gardeners.The keynote for the event is author

Scott Calhoun of ZonaGardens in Tucson,Ariz. A columnist in Sunset andcontributing editor for Horticulturemagazines, Calhoun will take you on atour de force of designer plant combina-tions in his seminar Perfect PlantCombinations. Perennial pairings,waves of grasses, accent plants and ideal

partners for woody plants are explored,along with photographs to make you longfor spring.

But Calhoun won’t leave you hangingafter he shows you stunning combina-tions. An accomplished designer, he’ll giveyou practical tips on building beauty inyour own landscape in Strategies forDesigning Water Thrifty Gardens. Toughplants and irrigation savvy for your diffi-cult areas will be at the forefront of hisseminar.

The popular event includes lunch and achance to talk with other gardeners whorevel in early season planning for beautifullandscapes. Registration is $35, includinglunch; $40 after Feb. 16. Workshop infor-mation and registration materials are avail-able at fcgov.com/highplains or by callingthe Gardens on Spring Creek at 970-416-2486.

Carol O’Meara is a horticulture entomologistwith the Colorado State University Extensionoffice at the Boulder County Fairgrounds inLongmont. Contact her by calling 303-678-6238or e-mailing [email protected] more gardening tips, check out her blog atgardeningafterfive.wordpress.com.

Carol O’MearaColorado State

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If you go:What: Seventh annual High Plains

Landscape WorkshopWhen: Feb. 26, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30

p.m.Where: the Fort Collins Senior

Center, 1200 Raintree Drive, FortCollinsBenefits: The Gardens on Spring

Creek, Fort Collins

Tips to keepindoor plantsalive, healthyBy Debbie ArringtonSacramento Bee

Enjoying the beauty and soothingvibe of a houseplant is easy. Keeping itfrom drooping and dying takes morework.• Many people kill their houseplantswith kindness – the greenery succumbsto oversaturated roots. “No. 1: Don’toverwater,” says Joan Coulat ofCapital Nursery in Sacramento, Calif.“People water them until they’redrowned.”Such species as sansevierias needwater only every two to threeweeks. Others get by with weeklywatering.The key is to feel the soil; water whenit starts to feel dry. Ideally, put water ina saucer under the pot and let it wickupward.• The ideal “soil” is actually soil-lesspotting medium, a mix that stays moistbut drains quickly. Don’t use garden soil– dirt won’t work. Instead, use a mix ofperlite, peat moss, sphagnum moss,orchid bark and charcoal. Also, don’tput rocks at the bottom of the pot toimprove drainage; that keeps the plantfrom drawing water up.• Choose the right size pot for theplant. “When you put a little plant in abig pot, it rots,” Coulat says. “The soilstays too wet and it dies.” Whenrepotting, choose a container an inch ortwo larger in diameter than the previouscontainer.• Keep the plant clean. Dust itregularly and occasionally give it ashower. Place the plant in the bathtuband gently rinse off its leaves with tepidwater. That allows the leaves to workand stay healthy.• Plants need light to grow. Mosthouseplants thrive in bright indirectlight, the kind found near an east-facingwindow. Under fluorescent light, plantsdo well with eight hours a day.• Fertilize your houseplant once ortwice a month. Coulat recommendsdiluting houseplant food and feedingevery time you water.• Some houseplants, particularlyferns and orchids, appreciate higher-than-normal humidity. Mist themoccasionally.• According to research, two to threelarge houseplants can clean the air in a100- to 150-square-foot room, a typicalbedroom or den. For maximum effect,place plants in your “breathing zone,”within 6 to 8 square feet of where younormally sit or lie. But remember: Theyneed light to survive.

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Have you ever wished you could stop buyinghigh and selling low? It happens in the stockmarket and it happens in real estate. If a personwould review the chart reflecting local marketsthroughout the past five years, they could clearlysee a turn.If people think they want to buy a home

or trade up, now is obviously the time to considerthe best case scenario. People may be selling low,but they would be buying-up low, too. However,the problem if one waits too long as a seller isthat the higher priced home they may wantmay soon be running away from them whilethey are trying to get more for the house they arein.Looking at the trends, people can see that in-

terest rates have spurred an increase in what peo-ple will spend for a home. Every day people waitto price their home for sale, the house they wantmay be moving away from them price wise.Some have suggested they should have bought

when rates were lower. Look at the mortgagechart and see if that is a good statement. The factis, rates are amazing.The year has started as forecast. There are an

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fers and even competing offers, when pricedproperly.

Now is a great time to consult a Realtor if peo-ple have always dreamed of owning a home ormaking a change. Homeownership matters andover the long run, homeownership has outrunthe stockmarket as a good long term investment.People always need a place to live and we have agrowing population. Simple math.

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Personalized picturestill worth moneyBy Helaine Fendelman and JoeRossonScripps Howard News Service

Dear Helaine and Joe: Charles M.Schulz, the creator of “Peanuts,”and my grandfather were pen palsand this sketch was sent to him forhis birthday. The drawing is approxi-mately 24 inches high by 12 incheswide and is inscribed “From Snoopyto Mr. Mike (my grandfather’s dog)in honor of Doctor Bob Kane’s birth-day!” and signed “Charles M.Schulz.” The drawing is framed andis only slightly creased. Should wehave this piece insured? Thank you,D.C.H.

Dear D.C.H.L: Charles M. Schulzwas born in Minneapolis on Nov. 26,1922, and comic strips always played apart in his life. His nickname, for ex-ample, was “Sparky,” which came from

a horse prominently featured in thepopular comic, “Barney Google.”

We feel that the extensive personal-ized greeting on this piece reduces thevalue considerably. But it is a good sizeand probably has an insurance-replace-ment value in the $1,200 to $1,800range. So yes, have it insured.

New HELOC loan couldbe risky for investorQ: I have a fixed 15-year mortgage at

a rate of 5.75 percent from 2002. I havebeen able to accelerate my paymentsand have two years left onthe mortgage. I only have abalance of $25,000.Recently, I put in an offer

to buy an investment homefor around $85,000. I talkedto my lender about getting anew mortgage and home eq-uity line of credit (HELOC)on my house. I would thenuse that to buy the invest-ment home.My lender convinced me

that I would be better offgetting a new HELOC mortgage for$110,000 with an interest rate of primeplus 1.5 percent. I could draw on theloan throughout the next 10 years butwould have to repay the loan in full in20 years. One advantage of the loan isthat it would have no closing costs andwould give me some flexibility on what Ipay them back on a monthly basis.Will I end up paying more interest on

what is left on my current mortgage if Ipay it off using the HELOC? Should Ijust continue paying my current mort-gage as usual? Is a HELOC a good idea?And do these rates look good to you?

I’m a little worried and don’t want toget myself in a financial bind.A: This may be a good deal for the bank,

and it may be a terrible deal foryou. Why?First, you’re getting a loan

that carries a variable interestrate. The payoff time is 20years, which is longer thanyour first loan. The interest ratein that time can jump, and youdidn’t mention a cap on the in-terest rate, which means you’releaving yourself wide open tohyperinflation.Second, today’s interest rates

are still at near-historic lows.You’re far better off getting a new 15-yearloan on your property. The interest ratewill be in the low- to mid-4 percent range,and it will be fixed.If you need a HELOC on your first home

to get enough money to buy the invest-ment property, fine. You should have plen-ty of equity in your current home to han-dle both loans. But focus on getting thatloan paid off as quickly as possible.

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Mortgage rates torise, still remain lowBy Nancy Dahlbergbankrate.com

First the bad news: That 4.2 percent 30-year fixed mortgage rate some borrowerswere lucky enough to snag in November?It’s history.Now the good news: Despite a weeks-

long run-up from that trough, mortgagerates are still historically low and aren’t ex-pected to rise more than another half per-cent – or less – in 2011, according toeconomists and analysts.“The bottom in rates is behind us,” says

Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist FrankNothaft. “That’s not to say today’s rates arehigh. They’re not. Aside from what we ex-perienced the last couple of months, theseare the lowest rates we have seen since the1950s.”Still, Nothaft says, “I do think they will

be higher at the end of 2011 than (the endof) 2010.”Cameron Findlay, chief economist at

LendingTree, believes 30-year fixed rateswill rise to about 5.25 percent in 2011.“We don’t expect any significant rise fromthat point,” Findlay adds.The Mortgage Bankers Association, in

its most recent rate forecast on Dec. 17, isa tad more bearish, predicting rates willclimb to 5.5 percent by the end of 2011and “above the 6 percent mark” in 2012.What caused rates to bounce off their

November lows? Inflation fears.The Federal Reserve’s quantitative eas-

ing program, or QE2, was designed to in-ject massive amounts of capital into thenation’s banks. The goal: banks will be sobrimming with cash they will start makingmore long-term loans, such as mortgages.Inflation fears stoked investors to aban-

don bonds, which had the effect of push-ing up 10-year treasury yields in recentweeks. Mortgage rates track those yields.Further, the extension of the Bush tax cutsin December 2010 encouraged investors tochoose stocks, yet another reason bondsstarted paying higher rates.“Inflation is a real concern and investors

are trading on that,” Findlay says. “And itis all driven from the excess liquidity. Wecan’t maintain that level of excess liquiditylong-term without it creating inflation.”Though the higher mortgage rates

caught consumers off guard – and put a re-al damper on the refinancing boom lenderswere enjoying – today’s levels closely mir-ror a normal market, economists contend.Rates stuck in the low- or mid-4 percentrange would mean the economy is declin-ing and in a double-dip recession.“We have gotten some encouraging eco-

nomic news over the last couple of weeksand it looks like we will see incomegrowth,” Nothaft says. “We will see morejob growth and we will be in an environ-ment where core inflation will remain incheck at a relatively low level.”The economic indicator most closely

hinged to housing, all agree, is unemploy-ment. And even the most optimistic pro-jections for 2011 are uncomfortably high.Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke recentlywarned: “We may be years away from hav-ing normal unemployment again.”Still, economists interviewed for this ar-

ticle forecast a slow whittling of the joblessrate through 2011 – to about 9 or 9.2 per-cent. “We all wish it was more robust, butit is moving in the right direction,” Nothaftsays.That’s not true for home prices, howev-

er. Nothaft sees housing values bottomingout in the first half, then slowly rising.Findlay says prices nationally have fallenabout 28 percent peak to trough; he thinksthey will drop another couple.Pete Flint, CEO of Trulia.com, a realty

research firm, is less hopeful. He sees a de-cline of 5 to 7 percent nationally – more inhighly stressed markets – and doesn’t fore-see recovery until 2012.“All in all, I expect 2011 to be another

volatile year for real estate,” Flint says.“Prices will fall, with the exception of afew cities, which will lead us out of thishousing recession, and mortgages will be-come even harder to get. Mortgage rateswill rise, though they will still be quite lowin the historic scheme of things.”For consumers with jobs, that means

improved housing affordability.“For those who have the financial re-

sources, this is the time to be in the marketto take a look,” Nothaft says. Those whocan afford the larger monthly paymentcould find a 15-year-fixed, with rates clos-er to 4 than 5 percent.“The problem is,” says Flint, “even an

incremental boost (in rates) will cause anincrease in monthly mortgage paymentsfor would-be buyers, and may even priceout some out of the market.”While consumers who didn’t get around

to refinancing may be kicking themselves,it might still make sense. Even thosewhose homes have declined in value mayqualify for the Obama administration’sMaking Home Affordable refinancing pro-gram. But don’t wait – it expires in June.Findlay says that, particularly in periods

of volatility, there is a great disparity inrates out there. The bottom line, Findlaysays: “It pays for consumers to shoparound.”

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from Federal Home Loan Mort-gage, 1855 3rd Ave, Longmont,$205,000, home• Douglas & Susan Gibbs from

David Freeman, 2112 CreeksideDr, Longmont, $590,000, home• Jill Griffith from John Hafer,

1513 Pinewood Ct, Longmont,$202,000, home• Daniel Lehman from Stephen

Holley, 8813 N 119th St, Long-mont, $525,000, home• Sherrie Dowtymontano from

William Mannatt, 6489 Ute Hwy,Longmont, $215,000, home• Jo LLLP from US Bank Na-

tional Trustee, 50 E 5th Ave,Longmont, $43,000, home• Lucian Fruchey from Richard

Wisotzkey, 645 Penhurst Cir,Longmont, $300,000, home• Thomas Redmond from MS

Strong LLC, 1804 Skyway DrUnit A, Longmont, $70,000, con-do

Berthoud• William & Laura Schmoll

from Dennis Robbins CarpentryInc, 1717 Exeter St, Berthoud,$314,000, home

Dacono• Resident from Christopher

Ingmire, 131 2nd St, Dacono,$112,900, home

• Tamrick Inc from EagleMeadow LLC, 5323 Peregrine Rd,Dacono, $50,500, home• Jason Aaron from Jeffrey Sbei,

321 4th St, Dacono, $184,000,home

Erie• Harvey Blair from Fed Home

Loan Mtg Corp, 3269 State High-way 52, Erie, $90,500, home• Camren Asay from Fannie

Mae, 1926 Alpine Dr, Erie,$373,000, home• Kyle & Rebecca Hamlin from

Federal Home Loan Mortgage,659 Mathews Cir, Erie, $262,500,home• Gaube LLC from Erie Cross-

ing LLC, 3240 Village Vista Dr,Erie, $2,530,000, home• Matthew & Mary Stanek

from Frank Norris, 2829 EagleDr, Erie, $480,000, home• Erik & Catherine McElwain

from Thomas Teeple, 3000 BlueSky Cir Unit 11-107, Erie,$120,000, condo

Firestone• Dean & Connie Wenn from

Mary Disneyschwabel, 6641 SageAve, Firestone, $262,400, home• Cheryl Underhill from Fan-

nie Mae, 6560 Stagecoach Ave,Firestone, $205,000, home• Harlan & Yvonne Gunther

from HSBC Bank USA, 10261Echo Cir, Firestone, $127,500,home

Fort Lupton• Enrique Chico from Bank

New York Mellon, 1159 Cotton-wood Ave, Fort Lupton,$124,300, home• Matthew Schwettman from

Government Natl Mtg Assoc,1305 Pacific Ct, Fort Lupton,$110,000, home• Bell LLC from Homesales Inc,

1006 Pacific Way, Fort Lupton,$60,000, home• Kenneth Platt from Robert

Tregemba, 10343 County Road39, Fort Lupton, $385,000, home• Larry Lynch from BFY LLC,

5770 Weld County Road 15, FortLupton, $300,000, home

Frederick• Jesse Austin from Deutsche

Bank Natl Trust Co, 9020 Eldora-do Ave, Frederick, $175,000,home• Michael Tomassoni from

Daniel Prochoda, 5107 DvorakCir, Frederick, $211,000, home

Niwot• Peter & Andrea Resnick from

Anne McCullick, 6487 Cherry Ct,Niwot, $2,109,000, home

Platteville• Sandra & Glendale Adkins

from Citibank, 16523 Essex RdN, Platteville, $409,900, home• Byron Richardson from Dor-

thy Watson, 1104 Main St, Plat-teville, $108,000, home

Foreclosures – notice of electionand demand• Borrower: Michael Haslett,

Lender: Chase Home FinanceLLC, Amount: $256,674, Proper-ty: 966 5th St, Berthoud, Filed:01/21/11• Borrower: Robert & Betty

Cole, Lender: Mile High BanksNa, Amount: $211,860, Property:435 W County Road 10E,Berthoud, Filed: 01/24/11• Borrower: Jose & Maria

Nunez, Lender: The Bank Of NewYork Mellon, Amount: $110,873,Property: 1201 MacCormack Ct,Dacono, Filed: 01/20/11• Borrower: Hector Martinez,

Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA,Amount: $168,632, Property:1060 Sunrise Cir, Dacono, Filed:01/21/11• Borrower: David & Ann

Leggett, Lender: Chase Home Fi-nance LLC, Amount: $289,457,Property: 1173 Village Cir 1173,Erie, Filed: 01/20/11• Borrower: Right Sky Proper-

ties LLC, Lender: Colorado Capi-tal Bank, Amount: $1,800,102,Property: 3120 Village Vista Dr104, Erie, Filed: 01/21/11• Borrower: Right Sky Proper-

ties LLC, Lender: Colorado Capi-tal Bank, Amount: $1,369,046,Property: 3100 Village Vista Dr,Erie, Filed: 01/21/11

• Borrower: Robert & HelenaKrieger, Lender: Deutsche BankNational Trust Company,Amount: $292,000, Property:2584 Lilac Cir, Erie, Filed:01/24/11• Borrower: Christina

Stephens, Lender: BAC HomeLoans Servicing LP, Amount:$336,614, Property: 2007 Kin-nikinnick Dr, Erie, Filed:01/26/11• Borrower: Sidney & Valerie

McMullen, Lender: BAC HomeLoans Servicing LP, Amount:$275,038, Property: 5918 BoothDr, Firestone, Filed: 01/20/11• Borrower: Maria & Jason

Crouse, Lender: Chase Home Fi-nance LLC, Amount: $238,982,Property: 11438 Deerfield Dr,Firestone, Filed: 01/21/11• Borrower: Florencio Chacon,

Lender: Aurora Loan ServicesLLC, Amount: $173,524, Proper-ty: 10471 Cimmarron St, Fire-stone, Filed: 01/24/11• Borrower: Jose & Claudia

Garcia, Lender: Chase Home Fi-nance LLC, Amount: $140,338,Property: 1011 Applewood Ave,Fort Lupton, Filed: 01/24/11• Borrower: Lloyd Morris,

Lender: Colorado Housing AndFinance, Amount: $199,098,Property: 25 E 4th Ave, Long-mont, Filed: 01/12/11• Borrower: Yadira & Joaquin

Lechuga, Lender: Deutsche BankNational Trust Company,Amount: $185,145, Property: 200Mumford Ave, Longmont, Filed:01/20/11• Borrower: Garrett & Deborah

Quackenbush, Lender: HSBCBank USA National Association,Amount: $758,000, Property:8425 Firethorn Ct, Longmont,Filed: 01/20/11• Borrower: Larry & Alta West,

Lender: Citimortgage Inc,Amount: $179,439, Property:1221 Bross St, Longmont, Filed:01/20/11• Borrower: Ernest Owen &

Ada Kelley, Lender: Chase HomeFinance LLC, Amount: $136,741,

Property: 335-337 Emery Dr,Longmont, Filed: 01/20/11• Borrower: Joseph & Naomi

Krokowski, Lender: Chase HomeFinance LLC, Amount: $99,681,Property: 2127 Meadow Ct B,Longmont, Filed: 01/20/11• Borrower: Linda & Gildardo

Batrez, Lender: Bank Of AmericaNA, Amount: $210,837, Property:1758 Linden St, Longmont, Filed:01/21/11• Borrower: Promised Land De-

velopment LLC, Lender: MileHigh Banks Na, Amount:$322,497, Property: 1035 Coff-man St, Longmont, Filed:01/20/11• Borrower: James Aveline &

Ronald McCoy, Lender: JPMorganChase Bank National Assoc,Amount: $152,873, Property:2313 Emery Pl, Longmont, Filed:01/21/11• Borrower: Erin & Stephen

West, Lender: Chase Home Fi-nance LLC, Amount: $168,740,Property: 1536 Calkins Ave,Longmont, Filed: 01/25/11• Borrower: Annetta Harris &

Jason Connell, Lender: FederalNational Mortgage Assoc,Amount: $143,632, Property:1015 Alta St, Longmont, Filed:01/25/11• Borrower: Alison Scott &

Matthew Sharpe, Lender:Citibank NA As IndentureTrustee, Amount: $288,520,Property: 7387 Glacier View Rd,Longmont, Filed: 01/25/11• Borrower: Teresa Rodriguez,

Lender: PNC Bank National Asso-ciation, Amount: $173,930, Prop-erty: 1 S Gay Dr, Longmont,Filed: 01/26/11• Borrower: Tina Meyer,

Lender: Citimortgage Inc,Amount: $183,538, Property:10653 Durango Pl, Longmont,Filed: 01/26/11• Borrower: Idaho Creek

Homeowners Assn, Lender: BACHome Loans Servicing LP,Amount: $135,908, Property:10450 Lower Ridge Rd, Long-mont, Filed: 01/26/11

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