More Ways to Save On Your Monthly Mortgage
In a previous blog we broke down all the components of your monthly mortgage payment and talked about ways you can save on the cost. Here, we discuss more ways to save on your monthly payment.
How to Buy a House with an Assumable Mortgage: The Smart Strategy to Lower Your Monthly Payments in a High-Interest Market
For many aspiring homeowners, the biggest obstacle isn’t saving a down payment. It’s the untenably high monthly mortgage payment, a function of high mortgage interest rates for new mortgages. Even buyers with excellent credit and sizable savings often find that…
How To Save Money on Your Monthly Mortgage Payment
Most people like to save money when possible. Whether you’ve bought a house or are looking for a new home, you can save on your monthly mortgage payments as well. First, we’ll breakdown your monthly payment into parts and define…
What Is Radon and Do You Need a Home Radon Test?
What Is Radon? For those who remember their days in chemistry class, radon is an element that appears on the periodic table of elements. Radon is a naturally occurring colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. When uranium, thorium, and radium (other…
What Should My Homeowner’s Insurance Cover?
Shop For Home Insurance Finding home insurance coverage is a very important part of the home shopping process. In fact, there is a homeowner’s insurance contingency built into the Colorado purchase contract. If you cannot find coverage that is suitable…
Colorado Springs Ranks #48 on FHFA House Price Index
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 12, 2025 Quarter Over Quarter, Year Over Year At of the end of the first quarter, Colorado Springs rates #48 out of the top 100 MSAs for increase in home values over the year. According…
Local 1% for the Planet Member Company Live Dream Colorado Donates to Trails and Open Space Coalition for the Eleventh Year
For the eleventh year, real estate brokerage Live Dream Colorado has fulfilled its commitment to donate a portion of annual sales revenue to support the environment. As an internationally recognized 1% for the Planet member company, Live Dream Colorado supports…
Jay Collier Earns NARs Real Estate Negotiation Expert Certification
LOCAL REALTOR® AWARDED RENE CERTIFICATION Colorado Springs, September 19, 2024 – Jay W L Collier with Live Dream Colorado, has been awarded the Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) certification, the premier negotiation credential in the country. The RENE is conferred…
Reducing Your Wildfire Risk
Creating Defensible Space To help reduce your risk of wildfire exposure, the Colorado Springs Fire Department recommends creating a defensible space around your property. Contrary to popular belief, this does not mean clear-cutting a space around your home or your…
2 Ways to Buy Down Your Interest Rate
What Is an Interest Rate Buydown? Now that interest rates are higher, buyers are looking for ways to lower their rate. A larger downpayment is one way you can lower your interest rate. But there are a couple of other…
Green Mountain Falls
Green Mountain Falls offers art, trails, and local restaurants. It's the perfect place to drop in on a hot Summer day! At an altitude of 7,800 feet, Green Mountain Falls is a midpoint heading West up Highway 24 from Manitou…
Stratton Meadows Elementary Special Education Department is the Latest Beneficiary of Colorado Springs Teacher Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – JUNE 3, 2024: Stratton Meadows Elementary School Special Education Department is the Latest Beneficiary of The Colorado Springs Teacher Program Every day we entrust our kids to excellent teachers and highly skilled education professionals like Meg…
4 Ways You Can Improve Your Interest Rate
Interest rates were at all-time lows just a few years ago. However, they have now risen back to a more normal range, historically speaking. Even so, the fluctuations and increases in rates have many potential and hopeful homebuyers on edge…
Local 1% for the Planet Member Company Live Dream Colorado Donates to Trails and Open Space Coalition for the Tenth Year
For the tenth year, real estate brokerage Live Dream Colorado has fulfilled its commitment to donate a portion of annual sales revenue to support the environment. As an internationally recognized 1% for the Planet member company, Live Dream Colorado supports…
Seller Concessions vs. Price Reduction
Seller Concessions vs. Price Reduction We’ve all seen that one thing while shopping that we fall in love with, but then look at the price tag and have second thoughts. Is it really worth that? Maybe there is an imperfection…