Category: Fun Fact Friday

Discover weekly Fun Fact Friday insights from Andrew Bacon at The Bacon Partners, your trusted Colorado Springs real estate expert with The Platinum Group, Realtors. Every Friday, I share bite-sized fun facts about the Colorado Springs housing market, national real estate trends, local stats from neighborhoods like Northgate, Briargate, Peyton, and Fountain, and quirky tidbits to keep things light. From mortgage rate surprises and home affordability data to Pikes Peak region specifics like radon risks or military relocation perks, these posts blend education with entertainment.

Whether you’re buying, selling, or just curious about Colorado Springs real estate, my fun facts highlight key market updates—like median home prices around $450K-$480K in 2026 or inventory trends from Pikes Peak MLS. Originally sent to our email subscribers, we archive them here for easy access and to build a resource hub for anyone searching Colorado Springs housing fun facts or real estate insights.

Subscribe for direct delivery to your inbox, or browse my archive for past gems. As a local Realtor with nearly a decade of experience, I aim to make real estate approachable and trustworthy. Questions on these facts or your next move? Contact me today!

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Fun Fact Friday 🇺🇸 11/8/2024

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 […]

Fun Fact Friday 🐷 11/1/2024

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 […]

Fun Fact Friday 📢 10/25/2024

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 […]

Fun Fact Friday 🔥 10/18/2024

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 […]

Fun Fact Friday 💲 10/11/2024

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 […]

Fun Fact Friday 🥳 10/4/2024

Hey Friends, I have 3 fun facts to share with you today, which happens to be my birthday! I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The number of full-time real estate agents and brokers in the US has dropped to 440,000 in 2023, the least since 2014. The real estate agents […]

Fun Fact Friday 🔨 9/27/2024

Hey Friends, I have 4 fun facts to share with you today! I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: For every dollar spent on renovations, Maine shows the lowest home value increase and Hawaii shows the most. Interestingly, of all the home projects you can do, your garage door will net […]

Fun Fact Friday 🏡 9/20/2024

Hey Friends, I have 4 fun facts to share with you today! Facts 3 & 3.1 is an interesting comparison between housing affordability in 2022 & 2024. Hat tip to Tim for starting me down that rabbit trail. Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The percentage of homes in negative equity for […]

Fun Fact Friday 🏞️ 9/13/2024

Hey Friends, I have 5 fun facts to share with you on this Friday the 13th! (I am not sure how that ever became a thing.) A few of my facts are a little random this week but I still have some real estate data for you at the end along with my weekly quote to ponder. […]

Fun Fact Friday 💰 9/6/2024

Hey Friends, I have 6 fun facts to share with you today. As always, my weekly quote to ponder awaits you below. Have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Interest on the national debt now eclipses $3 billion a DAY. Source: Treasury Department Data Fun Fact 2: The median down payment for US homebuyers […]