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Sales in West Colorado Springs are up for the year
Colorado Spring Real Estate – West Area
Market Report for September 2009 – Single Family Homes
Includes Homes in Pleasant Valley and Kissing Camels
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The Colorado Springs West housing market continues to be a BUYERS Market, as there is currently an 6.8 month of supply of homes on the market. A 6 month supply of houses on the market is considered a “NEUTRAL MARKET”. Sales units were ONLY down 1% from 2008 to 2007, but pricing was down more than16% from 2008 to 2007. 179 sales in 2009 vs. 158 sales in 2008, show an increase in sales for the first 8 months of the year.
Recap of 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004 Read the rest of this entry »
Colorado Springs in ratings for Best Places to Start Over
Starting Over?
For a Free Colorado Springs Relocation Guide, Email Kathy Torline at KTorline@msn.com
Colorado Springs was recently rated one of the Top 10 Best Places to Start Over, according to Business Week 
Magazine!
The list was based on cities where companies were hiring and the quality of life is high. No. #1 on the list was Anchorage, Alaska, followed by Provo, Utah.
Colorado Springs ranked #8 in the list of 20. Here’s what the article stated about Colorado Springs: Read the rest of this entry »
It’s against the law
Fair-housing laws prevent agents from talking about neighborhood demographics
For a Free Colorado Springs Relocation Guide, Email Kathy Torline at KTorline@msn.com
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 surprised when the agent defers the question, directing a client to the Web or local police instead. I work with many buyers looking to relocate to the city, and I often explain to them what I can and what I cannot say.
It comes as a shock to many buyers when they learn that a Colorado Springs realtor absolutely cannot address some requests because it is against the law. For example, if a married Jewish couple asks a realtor to find them a home close to a synagogue, the agent can’t accommodate that request. If a buyer is moving to the city, and wants to know the safest part of the city and the best neighborhoods to live in, an agent cannot answer. Also, Read the rest of this entry »
