Emelyn Morris-Sayre's Blog

  The National Association of Realtors have asked for a Call for Action!  The Mortgage Interest Deduction is at risk and no one seems to take it seriously!  I attended the Colorado Association of REALTORS annual convention in downtown Denver last week and I was astounded to learn that less than 1...

I passed the 100,000 mark on ActiveRain!  I should be celebrating but I find myself writing a blog about issues that I feel need to be addressed by citizens across the country....well, maybe that is exactly what I should be doing and why I have been able to get to 100,000 points!  Thanks to Activ...

Isn't there a way to control of Mail Delivery, especially junk mail?  I posted earlier about all of the huge number of charitable requests that my family has received....can the post office not have some control over the incredible amount of a mail that goes out that is simply junk mail?  They sh...

Requests for donations from the elderly exceed harassment.  Having just returned from the second of two trips to visit my very sick and elderly mother, I feel I cannot go a moment longer without expressing my concern on this issue: In a period of 14 days, my mother received over 100 (ONE HUNDRED)...

It is a good seller's market for homes in Lakewood, zip code 80226. The results of the sales for the month of September, 2011 are in and it shows a normal Seller's market for homes in our area. Considering other parts of the country, this is really good news!  During the month of September, 20 ho...

It is a buyer's market in Black Hawk according to the most recent statistics based on zip code. During the month of September, 2011, 4 homes sold in the area with an average day on market of 89 days.  There are currently 56 homes available for sale in the zip code 80422 which includes the city of...

The Central City Parkway is awash with gold from all of the aspens that line the highway.  The changing leaves are probably at their most colorful this weekend.  As I dropped into Central City, I turned left on the road leading to Nevadaville.  There are a couple of parking lots just up the road ...

Three Mile Creek Trail offers one of the best hikes in the foothills west of Denver.  Yesterday, my husband and I, along with our hiker dog Jake, headed up Hwy 285 west of Denver thru Bailey towards Guanella Pass.  The weather was warm and inviting and hundreds of others had the same idea of taki...

Golden Gate Canyon offers a wonderful hike with awesome colors!  Just west of Denver, this lovely state park offers easy to difficult hiking and is perfect for those of us that have dogs who enjoy exploring the outdoors.  For a relatively comfortable hike, take the Frazier Meadow route...followin...

The changing of the colorful aspen highlighted my recent hike to the mountains.  On Sunday, my husband and I traveled to Divide, Colorado, to hike a trail that had been deemed dog friendly.  From Divide which is west of Woodland Park, you travel towards Cripple Creek on Hwy 67.  About 4 miles dow...