Colorado Springs a Safe City?

By Shawn Jardine

colorado_springs_downtown_real_estateI think so! According to a recent study conducted by Farmers Insurance Group, we rank at number 18. The study looked at the different factors that make a city safe: crime, foreclosures, weather, air quality, life expectancy and job loss stats. We ranked just below Seattle and just above Denver. Read the rest of this entry »

Fort Carson Post Housing Goes Private

By Shawn Jardine

fort_carson_housingWant to live on post?

Fort Carson has a wide variety of on post options for housing. The problem is the waiting Read the rest of this entry »

Colorado Springs Zip Codes

By Shawn Jardine

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Just how Zippy are they?

If you are moving to Colorado Springs it can be a daunting task to determine exactly where you want to live. Some people rely on the “feel” or look of an area when moving to a new city. Many relocating buyers are data junkies that want to know all   about the different areas that they have to choose from. I personally like to use a bit of both. Read the rest of this entry »

Need to Buy a Home Now? Get a Buyer Agent…Please!

By Shawn Jardine

I just had another call from a frenzied buyer hoping to beat the deadline for the $8000 home buyer credit. They saw one of my listings in the MLS and wanted to take a look at it. The bad news is that home already has several offers on it already. The seller will be choosing one today.

I asked the buyer if they were working with a Realtor. She said “no, we always call the listing agents. That’s what my family does.” What? Why? How? Read the rest of this entry »