Fun Fact Friday 🚛 4/18/2025
Hey Friends, I’ve got 4 fun facts for you this week. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Americans are continuing to leave high-tax, high-cost-of-living states in favor of lower-tax, lower-cost alternatives. Of the 26 states whose overall state and local tax burdens per capita were below the national average in 2022 […]
Fun Fact Friday ⛹🏽♂️ 4/11/2025
Hey Friends, The Houston Cougars lost and I lost 3 bracket challenges! Insert sad face emoji. (My home town is Houston in case you didn’t know.) But what a great basketball season it was. Anyhow, I’ve got 5 fun facts for you today, most of which focus on the Pikes Peak region market stats compared […]
Fun Fact Friday 🏡 4/4/2025
Hey Friends, A quick lesson in the recent US history of appreciation and affordability, brought to you by one of my favorite analysts, Charlie Bilello. I hope you enjoy. Have a great weekend and let’s see who will win the NCAA basketball tournament! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Your home is most likely the single […]
Fun Fact Friday 🏀 3/28/2025
Hey Friends, Whose bracket is still in tact?! As always, March Madness doesn’t disappoint! Anyhow, I have 4 fun facts for you today. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The first NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament was played in 1939. It had eight teams. Oregon was the first NCAA tournament […]
Fun Fact Friday 🍔 3/21/2025
Hey Friends, I have 4 fun facts for you today. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The annual appreciation rate of Colorado Springs dipped to .4% last year, continuing the course correcting of 2019-2021. I am curious what this year will hold. Source: Focus 1st & FHFA Fun Fact 2: New Listings & UC’s […]
Fun Fact Friday 📈 3/14/2025
Hey Friends, I have 5 fun facts for you today. I’ll start with one of my favorite charts and then share 4 local stats to give you a snapshot of our crazy 2025 market! I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: This chart shows the appreciation rate of Colorado Springs over the last […]
Fun Fact Friday 🫣 3/7/2025
Hey Friends, I have 4 fun facts for you today. Some of these are not very encouraging if you hate debt. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: 73.3% of U.S. mortgage borrowers have an interest rate under 5.0%. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency’s National Mortgage Database; Chart: Lance Lambert Fun Fact […]
Fun Fact Friday 💸 2/28/2025
Hey Friends, I have 3 fun facts for you today. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: Self-storage advertised rates fell 1.2% YoY in January, a slowdown from previous months. The national average rent per SF rose 0.3%, MoM to $16.32, a turnaround from past years. Yardi Matrix forecasts a 15% drop […]
Fun Fact Friday 📚 2/21/2025
Hey Friends, Just 3 fun facts for you today. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: 67% of US 8th graders scored at a basic or better reading level in 2024, the lowest share since testing began in 1992. Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress Fun Fact 2: The share of US credit […]
Fun Fact Friday 💌 2/14/2025
Hey Friends, Happy Valentine’s Day! Also, congrats to all you Eagles fans out there! I’m still surprised by that blowout. Anyhow, I’ve got 4 fun facts for you today. I hope you have a great weekend! Blessings, Andrew Fun Fact 1: The average house for sale in the US took 54 days before an offer was accepted, the longest span since March […]
