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June Colorado Springs Home Sales Off By a Little

June homes sales in Colorado Springs were off from last year – but not by much. Sales were off 4.7% from June of 2010 at 871 units. Prices were soft however, with the average down 9.0% and the median down 9.8% at $185,000. Going forward, year to year comparisons are expected to improve, as June [...]

May Home Sales Drop in Colorado Springs

May home sales in Colorado Springs saw a 9.8% decline over 2010. The Colorado Springs real estate market has taken somewhat of a beating, with both sales and prices dropping. The average single family home price was off 8.4%, at $213,211. Some of this decline has been expected, as May of 2010 included many buyers [...]

Colorado Springs Real Estate Market Drops Slightly in April

April 2011 home sales in Colorado Springs were down 5.6% from last year (748 homes sold), and prices were off slightly as well, down 2.1% for the average ($215,466) and 1.4% for the median (50% above, 50% below, $184,900). High end home sales were surprisingly soft, with the 90th percentile at only $365,000.

The ‘silver [...]

Colorado Springs Real Estate Market Conditions Improve

Last month was a tough one in the Colorado Springs real estate community. A steep drop in sales can be unnerving when you are supposed to be in a recovery Thankfully, March came back strong, with sales up 73.3% over February, and more importantly, up 7.3% over March of 2010. Year to date sales are [...]

Colorado Springs Real Estate Market As Schizophrenic As The Weather

February 2011 home sales in Colorado Springs were down 21.7% from 2010. That is a big number. With only 448 closings, it is a scary number. But on the flip side, average prices were up 13.6%, and the median was up 4.67%, indicating some strength. The ratio of selling price to listing price was 97.1%, [...]

Colorado Springs Real Estate Market Gaining Stability?

January home sales in Colorado Springs were very comparable to last January. Unit sales, average price and median price all were within 1% of January of 2010, indicating that perhaps, a new level of stability has hit the market. With interest rates in the upper 4′s, and no more talk of government intervention, it is [...]

2010 Ends Well For Colorado Springs Real Estate Market

While it may be to early to call a trend, home sales in Colorado Springs improved in December 2010 over both December of 2009 as well as November 2010, reversing a recent trend, and possibly spelling relief going into 2011. Sales were up 1% over December 2009, but were up a whopping 16% over November. [...]

Colorado Springs Homes Sales Lack Holiday Cheer

November 2010 home sales in Colorado Springs dropped 31.74% from November of 2009, the 5th (and largest) consecutive monthly decline in sales. Only 542 homes were sold according the Pikes Peak Association of Realtors Realtor Services Corporation. The average price was $233,286, up 9%, and the median was $198,000, up 5.35%. Factors affecting home sales [...]

Colorado Springs Real Estate Still Hurting – October Home Sales Down

Home sales in Colorado Springs dropped again in October by 18.4% from October of 2009. October’s drop was the smallest year to year decline since July. Year to date, sales were down 4.4% through October.

Colorado Springs home prices on the other hand, increased 12.6% on average, the median (1/2 above, 1/2 below) was up [...]

September Colorado Springs Homes Sales Weak

September 2010 homes sales in Colorado Springs dropped 26.7% from 2009. This is the 3rd straight month showing year to year declines, and the largest so far, indicating that some of the weakness in the housing market is not from borrowing sales into the spring with tax credits, but rather indicates a more fundamental shift [...]