Author: By Rich Laden rich.laden@gazette.com

Colorado Springs and El Paso County aren’t building enough homes that typical buyers can afford, while smaller houses and other types of housing options are sorely needed to make housing more attainable for many people, including young adults whose population will jump over the next few years and seniors who want to downsize. Those are…

Colorado Springs-area home sales saw a slight increase in the first month of the year, though the local housing market generally remains slow as mortgage rates that are at roughly 20-year highs continue to keep buyers on the sidelines, some industry experts say. “We’re still very much in kind of the doldrums here,” said Rick…

Enhanced mitigation measures designed to tamp down noise at the new Ford Amphitheater, whose debut last summer in northern Colorado Springs generated hundreds of complaints from area residents objecting to what they called unwanted and obtrusive sound from the outdoor concert facility, were announced Tuesday by Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s office and VENU, the Springs-based entertainment…

Colorado Springs-area home construction rebounded in 2024 from the previous year, though one local builder labeled last year’s activity as just so-so, while uncertainty about mortgage rates and Trump administration policies on tariffs and immigration could pose challenges for the industry in 2025. Building permits issued for the construction of single-family, detached homes mostly in…

Colorado Springs-area home sales that have slumped in 2024 largely because of higher mortgage rates could rebound next year under a new Trump administration as economic conditions improve, borrowing costs moderate and demand for housing increases, one longtime real estate agent predicts. “Some people are going to say, ‘well, maybe it’s time to think about…

A Boston-area private equity firm paid $102.5 million for a Colorado Springs apartment complex, its second acquisition of a local apartment property this year, according to El Paso County land records. The deal signals that out-of-town investors remain bullish on the long-term prospects of the Springs’ multifamily market, one commercial real estate expert said, even…

Colorado Springs homeowners who sued to block operation of the new 8,000-seat, outdoor Ford Amphitheater unless it complies with a state noise pollution law have lost another round in court. The Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a 4th Judicial District Court judge’s decision to dismiss the homeowners’ lawsuit, which had alleged amphitheater noise would…