Colorado Springs Real Estate Blog

­­The general consensus both nationally and locally is that everything Real Estate is in a bad state of affairs. The sub prime mess coupled with raising interest rates and inflated prices have certainly taken some of the shine off of real estate as an investment class, at least for the inexperienced investor.
 
The reality in the […]

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Here is some great news for residents of southern Monument and western Black Forest. The eastward extension of Baptist Road to the western portion of Hodgen Road is nearly complete. At this point all signs point to the end of July.
This extension should make life easier for those that need to move east and west […]

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The biggest thorn in the side of the Jackson Creek real estate market is about to be removed.
The main entrance to the Jackson Creek subdivision, Leather Chaps Drive was closed in November for an estimated four to six weeks. Nearly nine months later the entrance is still closed.This closure has had a significant effect on […]

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There was an interesting bit of good news in the Colorado Springs Gazette this Monday morning Click Here To Read. The Gazette reported on job growth in the Pikes Peak Region.
The crux of the article was that although there were serious losses on many of the areas major industries since 2001, there […]

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In the interest of facilitating civic involvement and since it’s always good to know who to call when you need to get something off your chest.
Here’s a list of governmental contact numbers:
PRESIDENT
George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1414
president@whitehouse.gov
U.S. SENATE
Wayne Allard-R
521 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5941
111 S. Tejon St., Suite 300
Colorado […]

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July is the beginning of Colorado’s fiscal year, and with it comes the effective date of many laws passed during the past legislative session. Here is a quick look at the big changes from the latest legislative session.
License Plate Rates:
Drivers will pay $5.40 more to renew driver’s licenses and will pay $50 instead of […]

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