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 […]
Acquisition Debt is the amount of money borrowed used to buy, build or improve a principal residence or second home. Under the new tax law, mortgages taken after 12/14/17 are limited to a combination of $750,000 on the first and second homes. The mortgage interest on this debt is tax deductible when itemizing deductions. It […]
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 […]
Rising home prices have many concerned that the average family will no longer be able to afford the most precious piece of the American Dream – their own home. However, it is not just the price of a home that determines its affordability. The monthly cost of a home is determined by the price and […]
5 questions (and answers) every homeowner should consider before building. So long, storage shed. Homeowners across the country are converting these sheds into tricked-out spaces to play, entertain, and work in — complete with drywall, paint, furnishings, and even utilities. Kind of hard not to want one once you see one. Admit it, you’re trying […]
