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Monthly Archives May 2012

The Benefits of Owning a Home

The Benefits of Owning a Home by Carla Hill We all know the social benefits of owning a home. Homeownership gives family stability, creates lower high school dropout rates, and of course gives the opportunity to create meaningful and lasting relationships. In addition to these great pluses, owning a home

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By Acquire Homes

Foreclosure Activity Drops in El Paso County

Published in the Colorado Springs Business Journal 5/09/2012 Foreclosure activity dropped 13.3 percent from the same time last year in El Paso County in April. In metro counties across Colorado, foreclosure filings rose 7.3 percent from April of 2011, but foreclosure sales at auction dropped 36.2 percent. “March and April

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By Acquire Homes

Housing market in Colorado Springs making a comeback

Abbie Burke Producer/Reporter COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — For years the housing market has been a sore subject, but that’s all changing, at least locally. According to the Pikes Peak Realtor Services Corporation 784 homes were sold in Colorado Springs last month. That is a nearly five percent increase from last

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By Acquire Homes

Pace of local homebuilding hits a nearly five-year high – Colorado Springs Real Estate

rich.laden@gazette.com Local homebuilding is on a roll. The pace of home construction jumped to a nearly five-year high last month in Colorado Springs and surrounding El Paso County, with industry members crediting low mortgage rates, pent-up demand and improved consumer confidence as among the reasons for improved numbers. “I’m encouraged,

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By Acquire Homes