I love the fall in Colorado Springs. Cooler mornings, clear crisp air, and golden aspens make this a special time of year. One of the big treats is the changing of the leaves. It is a different experience every year, and every elevation. Some years a wind storm can come and blow it all away [...]
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Most people familiar with Teller County wouldn’t really think of it as a suburb. It is really pretty rural, but the fact is that most of Teller County lives in the shadow of Colorado Springs economically, and as part of our Multiple Listing Service (MLS) area, deserves some coverage of its own from time to time. [...] We took a mid-week day off yesterday, and my wife and I headed up to Breckenridge for a little R&R. Living in Colorado Springs has some great advantages, and one of them is the ability to go to some really nice places in a pretty short amount of time. Breckenridge is about a 2 hour [...] The unemployment rate for the state of Colorado and Colorado Springs is dropping, according the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. A 7.2% unemployment figure for September is welcome news to the local area, and should help stabilize the housing market, along with everything else that has been hit by this recession. We’d rather [...] I just got back from Copper Mountain from a couple of days of skiing, and am excited to go back again tomorrow. While the extremely warm early spring is good golf weather down here in the Springs, we still had a blast skiing, and the scenery was amazing as always. It is starting to [...] Colorado Springs foreclosure and distressed properties are not as prevalent as in some areas of the country, but we have our share. Last month the bank owned and distressed properties made up 34.5% of our sales, which is why prices appear to be down so far. When digging behind the numbers, I discovered something [...] One of the questions people often ask, is what do things cost in Colorado Springs, and how does that compare with other places? While I can’t speak for other places, I thought I’d list a couple of common expenses and what they cost here. 1. Gas – yesterday gas was $2.36 / gal at [...]
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Today’s paper had an interesting article about graduation rates of Colorado Springs area high schools. It was interesting to me that the districts with the top test scores (12, 38 and 20) also had the highest graduation rates (typically mid 90′s). Also, a couple of districts that have typically suffered in the area of [...]
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Colorado Springs is not immune from the craziness in the financial markets right now. Interest rates shot up to 7% yesterday along with the freefall of the stock market. But while all this was going on, gas prices fell almost 20 cents ($2.93!), and it was a gorgeous day, so I guess you have [...]
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One of the reasons I like working with Colorado Springs local builders is that I like how they think. There is a commitment to community, to the customer and to their suppliers that gives you that “warm fuzzy” feeling you are working with someone who cares. A case in point was a conversation I [...] |
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