Colorado Springs Real Estate Market Trends August 2013
August 2013 Prices are Up! Median Prices in Colorado Springs through July 2013 are now what they were in some of our highest-priced years ever: 2006-2007!
Home Improvement for Cats
Parents don't bat an eye at considering school districts and proximity to child-centric enrichment programs when they are looking for a home. But what do you do when your little one has four legs instead of two? Nowadays when planning…
Summer 2013 Market Activity in Colorado Springs
Summer 2013
Number of Sales and Sale Price are picking up. Trends continue upward in Colorado Springs.
How to Buy a HUD Home
There are plenty of HUD homes on market, but what does that mean for you? Are they a good investment? Is it harder or easier to buy a HUD home than other types of property? Read on to find out.
Lauren D Collier Earns National Military Housing Specialist Certification
LAUREN D COLLIER NATIONALLY CERTIFIED TO WORK WITH MILITARY HOMEBUYERS
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, JULY 6, 2013 – Lauren D Collier has achieved the rare distinction of becoming nationally certified to work with military homebuyers after graduating from the Certified Military Housing Specialist Course.
Prices Up, Foreclosures Down
The trend continues in Colorado Springs.
June 17th, 2013.
Compared to this time last year, average prices in the Pikes Peak Region are up 8.1%. Sales volume is up 25%, and foreclosures are down again by 37.5%.
Homes Selling at Fastest Pace Since Boom
22 May 2013 Strong demand and still limited supply mean homes are now selling nearly three times as fast as they normally would. The average number of days a listing stayed on the market in April was 46, down from…
Pikes Peak area home sales at 6-year high
June 4, 2013 In a sign of a continued recovery in the area's housing market, sales of single-family homes in May hit 1,114, the first time monthly sales have topped 1,000 since July 2007. The Pikes Peak Association of Realtors'…
Market Activity
Colorado Springs
March 2013
Prices are up 8.7% In Colorado Springs in the first quarter of 2013 compared to first quarter of 2012. The number of residential units sold is up 28.1%! While foreclosures are down 36.2%.
Our market is really starting to rock and roll!
9 Steps to Buy a Great Townhome or Condo
From the Lender to the HOA, there is a lot more to investigate when buying a townhome or condo.
Here are the Top 9 items to evaluate when buying a townhome or condo…
Echoes of the bubble in agents’ descriptions of markets
By ANDREA BRAMBILA, PAUL HAGEY and TEKE WIGGIN April 12, 2013, Inman News It’s the kind of language not heard since the height of the boom. In Westminster, Colo., broker Chris George reports listing prices that seem “almost egotistical.” In Denver, Andrea Lard says…
Tight Inventories Provide Price Support
NAR: Median home price posts annual gain for 7th month in a row By Inman News, Friday, October 19, 2012. Sales of existing homes slipped from August to September but were still up strongly from a year ago -- a sign…
Rising home prices lift 1.3 million out from underwater
By Inman News, Wednesday, September 12, 2012, Inman News® CoreLogic: 5 percent price gain would give another 2 million equity in their homes Rising home values helped 1.3 million homeowners get out from “underwater” in the first half of the year, and…
Condo vs Townhome vs House
What is the Difference Between a Condo and a Townhome? What type of real estate is right for you? How is buying and living in a Condo or Townhome Different than Buying and Living in a House? Purchase Price: You…
Colorado Springs Real Estate Portfolio
Regular readers of my blog post know that my favorite investment strategy for the young investor is Buy a Duplex! Live in it, earn income from it, and exchange your profits for portfolio growth over time.
I recently read that in buy-and-hold (rental) real estate, about 80% of your profit comes from