From the Mountains to the Marinas

  The Black Forest is located on the northern end of El Paso County.  This area boasts some of the best views of Pikes Peak and  gorgeous Ponderersa Pine trees.  Some parts of the Black Forest consists of open pasture land.  The area covers over 100 square miles.  So far this year, 30 homes have ...

Some people do not realize that just because you take a picture, you don't have to post it on the MLS. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for agents posting lots of good quality pictures.  Yet pictures like this one makes me wonder.... What am I looking at?  What is this room?  Is this supposed to be a ...

  Its been a busy week in the Colorado Springs real estate market.   The weather was really nice so everyone was able to enjoy some time outside.            El Paso County  Market Watch - Last 7 Days  (March 24-30, 2014)   New Listing (277) Price Decrease (229) Back On Market (53) Under Contract ...

Compared to our neighboring counties to the North of us, the Colorado Springs real estate market isn't as hot.  But the Colorado Springs real estate market isn't as cold either.  Due to the differences in the MLS's, I can't report the data in the same formats.   In Douglas and Elbert counties, th...

Real estate activity is dependent on price, location and condition of the property.   When pricing properties, it is important for both seller and their agents to consider the number of sales within a given price range.     The following chart provides a breakdown of the number of sales by price ...

The number of homes for sale (listed for sale) is extremely low in Douglas County, Co.  Douglas County includes parts of Aurora, Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Englewood, Franktown, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Larkspur, Littleton, Lonetree and Sedalia.     Consider the chart below:     Active Number of ...

Overall real estate activity is dependent on price, location and condition of the property.   When pricing properties, it is important for both seller and their agents to consider the number of sales within a given price range.   The following chart provides a breakdown of the number of sales by ...

The number of homes for sale (listed for sale) is extremely low in Elbert County, Co.  Elbert County includes parts of Parker, Elizabeth, Franktown, Elbert, Kiowa, and Simla.   Consider the chart below: Active Number of Listings - Elbert County Colorado  (Source of Data: Metrolist) Month 2009 201...

Have you ever seen pictures on the MLS that look more like a painting than a photograph?  Those pictures were probably created using an artistic affect/HDR technology that is now available on a cell phones  with some of inexpensive photo-proccessing software packages.   The purpose of real estate...

In this scenario, let’s assume that your home was listed last October.  Thus, it has been on the market for about five months.  (This scenario is based on a nice home that is currently on the market.  It is NOT my listing but the scenario represents a common problem.)  It was built in 1992.  It i...