Fun Fact Friday 🏊🏼♀️ 7/25/2025
Hey Friends,I’ve got 4 fun facts for you today. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Colorado and Texas are nearly tied for the 4th most expensive state as the cost of home insurance keeps rising. (Hawaii should be on the list but I think they only counted the lower 48.) Source: Homes(.)com […]
Fun Fact Friday 🌱 7/18/2025
Hey Friends,I’ve got 4 fun facts for you today. Most of them focus on recent Colorado Springs market trends. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: There are more than 600 million mobile money accounts in the world, mostly in Africa. (Mobile money differs from traditional bank accounts; you don’t […]
Fun Fact Friday 🚂 7/11/2025
Hey Friends,I’ve got 4 fun facts for you today. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: 71.3% of U.S. mortgage borrowers have an interest rate under 5.0% Source: Lance Lamber; Federal Housing Finance Agency Fun Fact 2: The difference in cost between buying a house and renting has reached the highest level on record. Today, […]
Fun Fact Friday 🇺🇸 7/4/2025
Hey Friends,Happy Independence Day! I have 3 fun facts for you today. I hope you have a great 4th of July! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Thomas Jefferson was the strongest and most eloquent writer and was charged with putting together the original draft for the Declaration of Independence. There were a total of 86 changes that were made […]
MLS vs Zillow in Colorado Springs: Why Realtor MLS Search is More Accurate
When it comes to searching for homes, it can seem that it is a battle between MLS vs Zillow in Colorado Springs. It is true that many buyers start with Zillow, Redfin, or Realtor.com for convenience. But as a local realtor with The Bacon Partners, I’ve seen sellers get excited about Zillow’s “1,200+ views” only […]
Fun Fact Friday 🌅 6/27/2025
Hey Friends,I have 3 fun facts for you today. Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Redfin has reported that in April of this year, there were nearly 500,000 more U.S. home sellers than U.S. homebuyers. Source: Lance Lambert via Redfin analysis Fun Fact 2: In Colorado Springs, May listings saw 38 days on the market, on […]
Fun Fact Friday 🧐 6/20/2025
Hey Friends,I have 4 fun facts for you today. Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: There are currently over 8,000 real estate agents in Colorado Springs according to the Homes.com database. Competition is fierce. To survive as the single income earner for my family, I have to be good at what I do. Here […]
Fun Fact Friday 📈 6/13/2025
Hey Friends,I have 4 fun facts for you today. Have a great weekend and Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Nobody knows what the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average will do tomorrow. Or next week. Or next month. Or over the next year. But we […]
Fun Fact Friday 📱 6/6/2025
Hey Friends,I have 3 fun facts for you today. Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The U.S. is home to 4 of the most expensive real estate markets in the world. (Monaco dwarfs the competition.) Source: Visual Capitalist Fun Fact 2: The Smart TV is the top smart device in American homes. (I bet smart […]
How to Protect Your Home from Wildfires in Colorado Springs: 2025 Guide
Wildfire protection in Colorado Springs is critical for homeowners, especially in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) zones where many neighborhoods sit near forests and open land. A recent construction fire south of The Farm burned 17 acres in minutes, forcing evacuations and showing how fast threats can develop—even in suburban areas. Effective wildfire protection in Colorado […]