Colorado Springs Real Estate Blog by Kathy Torline

The following information is the second in a series of Buyer Tips to provide tips for both the first-time homebuyer and the most experienced homebuyer.   The goal is to help the consumer to become better educated about purchasing real estate in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. For a FRE...

The following information is the first in a series of Buyer Tips to provide tips for both the first-time homebuyer and the most experienced homebuyer.   The goal is to help the consumer to become better educated about purchasing real estate in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. For a FREE...

Carbon Monoxide Bill Signed into Law Colorado homebuilders will be required to install carbon-monoxide detectors in new homes under a proposal signed into law on March 24th.   House Bill HB 1091  also requires installation of the detectors in new and resold homes near bedrooms as well as rented a...

Homes in Colorado Springs - Market information for Active and Foreclosure Homes in Tri-Lakes As of 5-27-09 For a FREE list of Foreclosure Homes, Email KTorline@msn.com Neighborhoods:  Woodmoor, Kings Deer, Palmer Lake, Walden Reserve, Jackson Creek Breakdown of homes for sale, INCLUDING FORECLOSU...

It's still a Buyer's market in Colorado, and it's really important not to lose sight of the little things that make your listings stand out from the crowd.  Photos can make all the difference (1)  Lighting:  When taking photographs, make sure and check the lighting.  Sometimes you want all of the...

 A Diamond in the Woods Tuesday was my designated day to tour some luxury foreclosures in Colorado Springs.  Some of my fellow Realtors and I decided to look at some foreclosed homes in Cedar Heights, a breathtaking gated community in the west part of the city.   We saw several properties, includ...

Homes in Colorado Springs -  Active and Foreclosure Homes in Southeast As of 5-21-09 Neighborhoods:  Pikes Peak Park, Pinehurst, Foxhill, Soaring Eagles, Southborough, Millers Crossing, Pikes Peak Panorama, Soaring Eagles,   Active homes for sale, INCLUDING FORECLOSURES Short sales:  52 (16.4%) B...

Powers - Market information for Active and Foreclosure Homes in Powers As of   For a FREE list of Foreclosure Homes, Email KTorline@msn.com Neighborhoods:  Claremont Ranch, Cimarron Hills, Springs Ranch, Ridgeview at Stetson, Stetson Hills Indigo Ranch, Greenhaven Active homes for sale, INCLJUDIN...

Fair-housing laws prevent agents from talking about neighborhood demographics Luckily, the Web picks up where agents leave off A real estate agent can be a wealth of information about a house.    So a homebuyer who asks what crime is like in a specific Colorado Springs neighborhood might be surpr...

 Every buyer wants a "deal" right now and I don't blame them!  Here is El Paso County we have an 8 month supply of houses (compared to a 5-6 month "normal" supply) and at least 1 out of 10 of them are "distressed sales" (foreclosure, pre-foreclosure, etc.).  Although these figures vary vastly on ...