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The "get Real" Estate Blog

A "forum that talks about Metro Denver real estate without the sales pitch" is what you'll find at the "get Real" Estate Blog, operated by Wayne Herman, a managing broker with RE/MAX Alliance in Denver. RE/MAX Alliance is the biggest RE/MAX franchise in Colorado and consistently one of the top 10 in the country. His office of around 40 brokers is in Lone Tree in Douglas County. He bring to the "get Real" Estate blog many years of real estate practice and management in Denver and California. He was the morning business anchor on CBS4 for several years.


Consumer Product Safety Commission

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Visit their Web site or call them at (800) 638-2772.



Digital Television Information

Digital television will be the standard by Feb. 17, 2009.
1. If you have rabbit ears on top of your TV set or an old-style antenna sitting on your roof, you can obtain $40 coupons to help you make the transition from analog to digital broadcasting. The coupons help pay for converter boxes that will convert digital signals to old-style analog signals. To request a coupon, visit www.dtv2009.gov. (Hotline for info: 888-DTV-2009.)
2. CBS4 is currently broadcasting a low-power digital signal from Republic Plaza and not Lookout Mountain. The UHF channel number we are broadcasting on is 35. After a viewer programs their TV or set top box the channel number should appear as 4.1 or 4-1.
 CBS4 Web Video Extra: All About HDTV (Stuff You, The Consumer, Need To Know)
 Video: Recycle Old Analog TVs Free At Goodwill
 Visit the Web site for the Lake Cedar Group at www.hdtvcolorado.com.
 FCC Info: Facts About Digital TV


Hotline Helps Families Facing Foreclosure

Colorado has the most successful foreclosure hotline in the nation. A state report indicates 80 percent of those who sought help through the hotline managed to avoid foreclosure. Tense of thousands of Coloradans have called the hotline since it's debut in October 2006. (More)

Worried About Identity Theft?

In 2006, Colorado was ranked as the fifth worst state when it comes to identity theft. For a list of resources if you think you think you might be a victim, check out the CBS4 story What To Do If You're An Identity Theft Victim.



Selling Your Home In A Slow Market

The housing market is getting sluggish, and many experts predict it will get a lot worse for sellers before it gets any better. So what can you do to buck the trend and get your home to move? Get some resources that could help in our CBS4 Guide: Selling Your Home In A Slow Market.

Cut Down On The Volume Of Junk Mail, E-Mail

Some people enjoy getting mountains of mail. They don't mind solicitations for products and services. But if you see the stacks of circulars as unwanted intrusions, there are ways to fight back. Full Story


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