Hues you can use, an article from The Denver Post, reports that carefully weighing the pros and cons of every color on every wall can help a seller when preparing their home for the market.  Realtor David Stauffer of Trenka & Associates in Denver said it's hard to argue with the conventional wisdom regarding a home's interior.  He said, "You're always going to get the Realtor to say the safer approach is (using) earth tones and more neutral colors."  If hiring an interior designer isn't in the budget, Stauffer suggests checking out the latest Pottery Barn catalog or resort brochure for inspiration.  According to the Colorado Association of Realtors, anyone who thinks a home's interior colors don't influence a potential homebuyer should consider that on average, homebuyers take about 15 seconds to decide if they like a home.  Michael Kearns, a managing broker with Re/Max City Horizons at Stapleton said, "If (buyers) walk into a house that doesn't have color but has beige carpets and beige walls, the house doesn't make a lasting impression on them."
http://www.denverpost.com/economy/ci_9582644

Property-flipping rule suspended, an article from CNNMoney.com, reports that as part of an effort to help speed the sale of foreclosed properties, The Bush administration is temporarily suspending a 5-year-old rule intended to deter property flippers.  For one year, the Federal Housing Administration will no longer impose a 90-day waiting period before foreclosed properties can be sold to receive government-backed loans.  In 2003, the policy was put in place to deter property "flipping" schemes, in which buyers are overcharged for foreclosures or other distressed properties.  Now, a far more important concern is the surge in vacant properties resulting from borrowers who were unable to afford their mortgages.  FHA commissioner Brian Montgomery said in a prepared statement, the new policy "will allow homebuyers to purchase these homes in much greater numbers and ease the excess supply of unsold homes."

http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/13/real_estate/property_flipping.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008061316

Additional articles that you may find of interest:

State ranked 7th in foreclosures
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/13/state-ranked-7th-in-foreclosures/

A warning for homebuyers
http://www.gazette.com/articles/homebuyers_37308___article.html/warning_.html

Looking up in down times
http://www.gazette.com/articles/down_37309___article.html/looking_times.html

Business pioneers have wisdom that can impact your success
http://www.csbj.com/story.cfm?ID=20026

The housing bubble, in four chapters
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25169510/

How the housing bubble burst
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25184933/

Washington Report: Downpayment Gift
http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20080616_washingtonreport.htm

Forget Open Houses, Plan an Event
http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2008061302