All Seasons Blog

from Realtor.com | by Neil J. Leitereg | April 15, 2014 So, you have found a great apartment, one that is in your price range. While it seems perfect, it is important to consider not only the apartment itself, but also the neighborhood you will call home for the foreseeable future. You want to feel secure in your neighborhood, have acce...

from Colorado Springs Business Journal | by Cameron Moix | March 31, 2014 While increasing from the month prior, Colorado Springs foreclosure rates decreased year-over-year in January, according to a report by real estate research firm CoreLogic.CoreLogic reported foreclosures in the Colorado Springs area dropped from more than 1 percent...

from Colorado Springs Business Journal | by Cameron Moix | February 28, 2014 Average apartment rent rose in the Colorado Springs metro for the 16th consecutive quarter (year over year) at the close of 2013, according to a report released Friday by the Colorado Division of Housing and the Apartment Association of Southern Colorado.The ...

from PropertyManager.com | by Marc Courtenay | February 27, 2014 As 2014 begins a bureau created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), will set new rules concerning mortgages. Lenders will be required to verify and inspect borrowers’ financial recor...

from The Colorado Springs Business Journal | by Cameron Moix | January 2, 2014 A key indicator of economic vitality in any metropolitan area is the health of its real estate market, and Colorado Springs is no different.The incoming year, while as unpredictable as any, is shaping up to be positive in that regard, according to commercial...

from Colorado Springs Business Journal | by Marija B. Vader | February 20, 2014 The number of home loans paid off in Colorado was down 28.2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2013, but comparing the full year of 2013 to 2012, the total was up 13 percent.According to a report released Wednesday by the Col...

from REALTOR Mag | February 11, 2014 | Overall, suspicious activity in lending is down, but mortgage fraud remains particularly problematic in cerain areas across the country, according to the LexisNexis 15th annual Mortgage Fraud Report (PDF). The report highlighted the worst states for mortgage fraud, based on the highest number of i...

from REALTOR Mag | by Meg White | January 2014  Data standardization remains a challenge across various listing platforms, causing some to call for MLS consolidation. The strain between brokers and agents was evident when the subject of the number of MLSs across the country was discussed at the MLS Forum at the 2013 REALTORS® Confe...

from The Gazette | January 12, 2014  All should hope for more headlines similar to those carried this week in The Gazette's business section. A sampling:"Colorado Springs-area jobless rate falls to five-year low""Colorado Springs-area car sales hit eight-year high despite slow December""Colorado Springs home sales for 2013 hit highest ...

from The Colorado Springs Business Journal | December 27, 2013 | by Marija B. Vader If someone put a home on the market in Colorado Springs, chances are good it sold within two months.As of the end of June, single-family homes spent an average of 62 days on the market, the lowest number since June 2006, when the Pikes Peak Association o...