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Remodeled - Perfect For First Time Home Buyer Overview Maps Photos Description $189,900 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms3 BathroomsInterior: 1,591 sqft Location 6944 Harrier DrColorado Springs, CO 80922USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "...

It is common nowadays to frequently see the words “I BUY HOUSES!”  in the classifieds or online. So who are these people that offer to buy houses like collectors searching for  knickknacks. After the housing market slumped and foreclosures flooded the market,  selling a home often turned out to b...

*Re-posted from Tara @Trulia As you know, I live in the Bay Area. So I have occasion to wear (or at least carry) a lightweight sweater virtually year-round. A couple of years ago, I found what I thought was THE PERFECT SWEATER.  It was super-soft cashmere, and it was the just-right weight, so it ...

Coveted Sanctuary Overview Maps Photos $465,000 Single Family Home Main Features 5 Bedrooms4 BathroomsInterior: 4,400 sqftLot: 100,188 sqft Location 4615 Brady PlaceColorado Springs, CO 80915USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: Ju...

Value Priced Home Overview Maps Photos $108,900 Single Family Home Main Features 5 Bedrooms3 BathroomsInterior: 2,872 sqftLot: 6,970 sqft Location 1010 N Murray BlvdColorado Springs, CO 80915USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: Ju...

Elation, enthusiasm, and euphoria are three most expensive emotions that can cost first-time home-buyers thousands of dollars. Make yourself an educated buyer, so you can overrule any emotional interference that comes from shopping for your first home. By keeping some tough ground rules, ten to b...

The modern day housing market has changed with home buyers typically having the upper hand. Years back, home shoppers had to call an agent to check out local listings and schedule a tour of homes. Now with technological advances and the Internet, almost anyone can search for new or older resale h...

By using a mortgage-qualifying calculator (mortgage-info.com), find out how much house you can afford. You typically will need a down payment of at least 20 percent, plus another 6 percent for closing costs, lawyers’ fees, etc. When you put less than 20% down, you have to pay for some kind of ins...

Sunday from 10-5pm there will be an Open House at 4122 Bent Drive. I know what you're thinking... "What makes this one special from all the others?" Let me tell you, it is a completely remodled home offered at $169,900! You know you want to check out all the upgrades and fabulous features. Who wo...

If you are nearing retirement age, you might contemplate looking at priced-to-sell homes on the market to purchase now. With home prices and interest rates so low, why not invest in your piece of paradise now before you hang up your working hat? Some pre-retirement couples have found homes almost...