All Seasons Blog

from Colorado Springs Utilities | December, 2013 Old Man Winter paid us an unpleasant visit this past week. It may be warming up, but the extreme weather left something behind: higher utility bills.  During the coldest days, customers used 77 percent more natural gas and 23 percent more electricity than what is typical for December. ...

Daily Real Estate News| December 2, 2013 Movoto Real Estate, an online real estate brokerage based in San Mateo, Calif., asked its agents for advice that they would give clients looking to purchase a home for the first time. These tips can help guide your clients through every step of the process. To read the full article click here.

Below-freezing temperatures are coming this week!  Prepare your water pipes to keep them from freezing. Frozen pipes can burst when the temperatures drop, causing extensive and costly water damage. Here are some simple steps you can take to help ensure your pipes are ready for the cold temperatures. Check water supply lines that are ...

from Colorado Springs Business Journal | November 19, 2013Cimarron Hills was named the third least expensive suburb in the United States, according to Movoto, a blog about “the lighter side of real estate.”Located in Colorado Springs, the suburb lies between Powers Boulevard and Marksheffel Drive, bordered also by Colorado Highway 24...

from MSN.com | November 19, 2013 | by Pat Mertz Esswein Home prices will rise in 2014 but at a slower, more steady pace compared with historical trends.The housing recovery has pushed up home prices nearly everywhere. In the past year, home prices rose in 225 of the 276 cities tracked by Clear Capital, a provider of real estate data and...

Published in The Colorado Springs Business Journal | November 20, 2013 | by Cameron Moix Colorado Springs came in at No. 4 among America’s top 10 military boomtowns, according to a list compiled using U.S. Bureau of Statistics data from 2009 to 2011.The list, compiled by Texas-based tech startup SpareFoot Inc., showed that Colorado Sp...

Published in The Wall Street Journal | October 20, 2013 | Written by Lindsay Gellman Simple Chores Done Now Could Save You Cash Next Year Fall is in the air—which means leaves will soon be on the ground in the colder states, and cooler, drier air is blowing into the South and West. Now's the time to begin fall yard work such as rakin...

All Seasons, LLC, CRMC is now using an Auto Dial system, Call-Em-All, to send out alerts to tenants. An example tenant alert is a warning for an upcoming freeze, with helpful instructions for tenants.  There are 2 ways to receive messages: by text or phone call. Choose one or the other…not both. If you prefer text messages, join ou...

Beware Frozen Water Linesfrom Colorado Springs Utilities | October 13, 2013 Don't get left in the cold with frozen or broken water pipes. Besides creating a soggy mess, broken water pipes can put a strain on your wallet. Whether indoors or outdoors, service lines are the homeowner or property owner's responsibility. This includes the ...

Homeownership Rates: Top and Bottom 5 States. from National Association of Realtors | by Ken Fears | August 27, 2013 Affordability has a strong impact on homeownership.  Not surprisingly, four of five states with the lowest homeownership rates in the US are characterized by markets with high prices. To read more about homeownership...