Fun Fact Friday

Hello Friends, I've got 6 fun facts for you today.  I hope you have a great weekend! Andrew Fun Fact 1:  Here in Colorado Springs, active listings "supply" totaled 2,685 in November and were down 9.9% when compared to last month. They jumped 25.8% when compared to last year at this time. (Last year saw 2,135 active listings.) Source: Land Title Guarantee Company Fun Fact...

Hello Friends, Happy December! Christmas music can now officially be played. I have 4 fun facts for you today.  I hope this holiday season is off to a good start for you and that you have a great weekend! Andrew Fun Fact 1:  Housing prices continue to rise nationally across all indexes. Source: Logan Mohtashami; Advisor Perspectives Fun Fact 2: There hasn't been a nuclear...

Happy Thanksgiving, Friends! Instead of my regular Fun Fact Friday email, I wanted to send you a note on this special holiday.  I am thankful for all of you. I hope you have a wonderful day and that Lincoln's words encourage you. Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1:  On October 3, 1863, expressing gratitude for a pivotal Union Army victory at Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln announces that...

Hello Friends, I have 4 fun facts to share with you today.  One of them is literally out of this world! Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1:  Total inventory, new sales, and prices have all dipped after the election.  Total inventory of unsold single family homes is 722,000, 28% more than a year ago. Source: Altos Research; HousingWire Fun Fact 2: Crypto is...

Hello Friends, I have 4 fun facts to share with you today.  I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1:  Sales of existing homes in the US are on pace for their lowest annual total since 1995. Source: NAR Fun Fact 2: The interest payments on US National Debt have spiked to a record $1.1 trillion annual rate, increasing 120% over the past 4 years. (Let's hope...

Hello Friends, With the election now over we can focus on life and work a little more! I just have 3 fun facts to share with you.  Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1:  Trump will be America's 47th president.  He won the electoral college votes needed and also the popular vote.  As of now (Thursday evening) he has 72,891,204 votes votes over Harris' 68,329,497...

Hey Friends, Wow! How is it November already?  Today, I have 4 fun facts to share with you.  Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1:  The median sale price of a home in the US has risen $162,000 in 11 years while the median household income has only risen $12,390 in 10 years (2024 income data isn't tabulated yet but I'm certain it is not much.) Source: FRED, Census,...

Hey Friends, Just 4 fun facts to share with you today.  Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1:  U.S. single-family rent prices were up by 2.4% year over year in August, the lowest rate of growth recorded since last fall. Source: CoreLogic Fun Fact 2: Below is our September Market Snapshot for Colorado Springs.  (Click/Tap the image to view it larger.) The "list...

Hey Friends, I have 4 fun facts to share with you today, which mainly focus on home affordability. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1:  After the Fed Rate cut, everyone thought the mortgage rates would fall.  However, those rates went north, hitting 6.6% last week and making monthly payments on a new home less affordable. Source: Mortgage News...

Hey Friends, I have 5 fun facts to share with you today. I'll start with a few local market stats here in Colorado Springs followed by a few more interesting ones. Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1:  Active listings (supply) were down 0.3% when compared to last month but jumped 28% when compared to last year at this time. Last year saw 2,272 active listings. Source: Land...