Real Estate News

Curb appeal: Make your home's exterior inviting

CAMILLA MCLAUGHLIN

Inside, the house was completely restored, a 1910 charmer with three bedrooms, three baths and a two-car garage. Outside, there was nothing inviting about the aluminum and frosted glass windows that enclosed the porch. The property sat on the market... Full story

Critics: Protection of Preble's mouse could slow growth

R. SCOTT RAPPOLD

Preble’s meadow jumping mouse, which lives along creeks in northern El Paso County, could get a new level of federal protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday it is proposing to nearly double the area in Colorado... Full story

Kevin Patterson awarded the Certified Residential Specialist Designation

From the Patterson Group: Kevin Patterson, a Colorado Springs REALTOR® has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the... Full story

Local home sales improve in September, but prices fall

RICH LADEN

The local resale housing market fared about the same in September as it has the past few months: Sales improved, but prices continued to fall, according to a Pikes Peak Association of Realtors report released Friday. Home sales last month totaled... Full story

Mortgages rates dip below 5 percent

McLEAN, Va. - Rates on 30-year home loans dropped below 5 percent for the first time in four months, but still remained above this year's record low, Freddie Mac said Thursday.The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 4.94 percent, down from... Full story

Pace of home building unchanged in September from a year ago

RICH LADEN

The pace of Colorado Springs-area home construction was unchanged last month, according to a report released today by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. Single-family home building permits in the Springs and surrounding El Paso... Full story

Local agent provides free information resource to homeowners facing financial hardships

New Web site presents options for homeowners confronted with the possibility of foreclosures

Local real estate agent and community advocate Larry Prewett of Re/Max Properties, Inc announced the creation of a new information Web site for Colorado Springs area homeowners in distress. The site contains vital facts about the options available... Full story

Housing fair takes place Oct. 3

Even if the Pikes Peak region’s housing market is showing a few signs of life, foreclosure filings continue to mount; the El Paso County Public Trustee’s Office expects more than 5,000 this year, which would be a third... Full story

New US home sales rise 0.7 percent in August

ALAN ZIBEL

WASHINGTON — New home sales rose a tepid 0.7 percent last month, missing Wall Street expectations and providing more evidence the housing market recovery remains tentative.The Commerce Department said Friday that sales inched up to a... Full story

Home sales climbed in August across West

ALEX VEIGA

LOS ANGELES - Homebuyers scrambling to qualify for a temporary tax credit helped propel home sales in the Western region of the country last month nearly 5 percent higher than a year ago, according to two reports released Thursday.Foreclosures... Full story