Want a picture-perfect lawn? Maybe fake grass is the answer. It solves watering, weeding, and fertilizing woes. But is it perfect? If you live in a low-water area, or if you’re just tired of constant lawn maintenance, you’re in good company. More homeowners are saving time, water — and their backs — by switching from […]

People often ask if now is a good time to buy a home, but nobody ever asks when a good time to rent is. Regardless, we want to make certain that everyone understands that today is NOT a good time to rent. The Census Bureau recently released their 2017 first quarter median rent numbers. Here is a graph […]

59% of non-owners are not comfortable taking on a mortgage with their student debt according to the Aspiring Home Buyers 2017 survey. It is estimated that the college graduates have an average of $37,172 in student debt. Fannie Mae, who has loan programs with as little as three to five percent down payments, has announced […]

To some, a lawn is their yard’s crowning glory. To others, it’s a big hit on the pocketbook and the environment. Where do you stand? When I grew up, a lush, green lawn was every suburbanite’s dream, a sign they’d achieved the American dream of homeownership and a weed-free front yard. Today, I still love […]

The biggest challenge to today’s housing market is the shortage of housing inventory for sale. A normal market would see a six-month supply of homes for sale. Currently, that number is below four months. This is the major reason home prices have continued to appreciate at higher levels than historic averages. The good news is […]

Shrine Club6 S. 33rd Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Go out this Saturday, May 20, 2017 and Sunday, May 21, 2017 for the 34th Annual Woodcarving and Woodworking Show. It will be held from 10:00 am-5:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am-4:00 pm on Sunday. There will be over 40 carvers and woodworkers selling, displaying, […]

15820 Woodacre CourtElbert, CO 80106 Priced at $80,000 Great 5+ acre lot on quiet cul-de-sac in Woodlake; a nicely established community.  Requires septic and well.  Well permit is in progress.  Higher lot allows for walk out and nice views.  Area is built out and this is the only lot available.  Owners built a house elsewhere, […]

Our Tomato Whisperer helps you fight insects and diseases that eat your tomatoes before you get a chance. By now your tomatoes are in the ground, growing tall, setting fruit, promising a bumper crop of luscious fruit … or not. Maybe your tomato plants are yellow and wilting, their leaves full of holes, their fruit […]

So, you’ve been searching for that perfect house to call a ‘home,’ and you finally found one! The price is right, and in such a competitive market, you want to make sure that you make a good offer so that you can guarantee that your dream of making this house yours comes true! Freddie Mac covered “4 […]