Tips for shopping around for a mortgage — even if you think you don’t qualify. Think you’re not ready to unlock home ownership yet? That the financial hurdles are too high? You may be short-changing yourself. Many of the things renters believe about home-buying are myths. Here’s the real deal. Myth: I Have to Put […]
We often talk about why it makes financial sense to buy a home, but more often than not, the emotional reasons are the more powerful or compelling ones. No matter what shape or size your living space is, the concept and feeling of home can mean different things to different people. Whether it’s a certain […]
Remember those giant, gooey cinnamon rolls that grandma used to make when you visited? While nothing compared (or still compares) to that homemade goodness, there are other nearly-just-as-good recipes out there to try, like these scrumdiddlyumptious cinnamon rolls that can be found at this truck stop and cafe: Move over, Cinnabon: the best cinnamon rolls […]
When it comes to weeds in your garden, an hour of prevention is better than a season of yanking. Unlike seeds and plants you buy from catalogs and nurseries, indigenous common weeds are naturally suited to the sun, soil, and water conditions of your garden. That’s why it’s so hard to get rid of weeds […]
We keep hearing that home affordability is approaching crisis levels. While this may be true in a few metros across the country, housing affordability is not a challenge in the clear majority of the country. In their most recent Real House Price Index, First American reported that consumer “house-buying power” is at “near-historic levels.” Their […]
Norris Penrose Event Center 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 Take the whole family out to the 78th Annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. Event will be held Friday, July 13, 2018 at 7:00 pm & Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 12:30 pm & 7:00 pm. There will be 32 champion cowboys […]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) keeps historical data on many aspects of homeownership. One of their data points, which has changed dramatically, is the median tenure of a family in a home, meaning how long a family stays in a home prior to moving. As the graph below shows, over the last twenty years […]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) keeps historical data on many aspects of homeownership. One of their data points, which has changed dramatically, is the median tenure of a family in a home, meaning how long a family stays in a home prior to moving. As the graph below shows, over the last twenty years […]
Remember when you were a kid and ate lunch every day in the school cafeteria? It seemed so huge at the time, didn’t it? If you partook in the hot lunch program, your lunch options seemed almost endless, didn’t they? The reason I bring this up is because there is a new food hall in […]
If you hate watering (or yard work in general), try these drought-inspired ideas that’ll work in any climate. When you’re parched, you grab a glass of water. When your yard feels the same way, it’s not quite so self-sufficient. It needs your help. But you hate watering. Such a waste of time when you could […]
