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🏡 Unlock the Colorado Springs Housing Market: Latest Home Sales and Market Insights - (Gmail will truncate, 👉 click to READ ONLINE)
Black Forest
Briargate
Broadmoor
Cimarron Hills
Banning Lewis Ranch
Mountain Shadows
Old Colorado City
Downtown Colorado Springs
🛍 Bargain Box - Last Day for This Week's Deals
📢 ATTENTION REALTORS! 🏠
⏰ Homeowners: July 15 Deadline
📉 Latest Mortgage Rate Update
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I'm 63 With $1.5M. Can I Spend $10K a Month?
You’ve saved $1.5 million. Now comes the real test.
Can it produce $10,000 a month, or will that pace drain your portfolio?
Most retirees do not get a clear answer until it is too late.
The issue is not just how much you have. It is whether your portfolio was built to pay you, not just grow.
That difference can determine whether your money lasts decades or starts breaking down early.
Sequence of returns, taxes on withdrawals, healthcare costs, and whether the 4% rule still applies all play a role.
Fiduciary advisors created a breakdown showing what drives sustainable income and why the same $1.5M can produce very different outcomes.
If you have $1M or more invested, do not guess.
My mortgage lender asked if I wanted a 15 or 30-year loan
👉 I said, "What's the difference?" He said, "About 15 years." 🤣
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🏡 Unlock the Colorado Springs Housing Market: Latest Home Sales and Market Insights
Black Forest
Properties recently sold ranging from $650K to $1.1M. Click for Black Forest listings
Briargate
Properties recently sold ranging from $450K to $1M. Click for Briargate listings
Broadmoor
Properties recently sold ranging from $315K to $1.3M. Click for Broadmoor listings
Cimarron Hills
Properties recently sold ranging from $175K to $606K. Click for Cimarron Hills listings
Banning Lewis Ranch
Properties recently sold ranging from $370K to $557K. Click for Banning Lewis Ranch listings
Mountain Shadows
Properties recently sold ranging from $628K to $675K. Click for Mountain Shadow listings
Old Colorado City
Properties recently sold ranging from $279K to $1.9M. Click for Old Colorado City listings
Downtown Colorado Springs
Properties recently sold for $300K. Click for Downtown Colorado Springs listings
🛍 Bargain Box: This Week's Hot Deals! (Today, Sat Jul 11)
A new week means new treasures! We're giving you a first look at the incredible finds and amazing sales hitting the floor through today, Jul 11 (50 cent items). Watch now to see what's waiting for you!
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July 11-18: El Paso County Fair @366 10th Street, Calhan $16-$69
Every Wed-Sun, 11am-2:45pm: Tea at the Castle @ Glen Eyrie Castle, 3820 North 30th St $50
July 14-18, various times: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo @Norris Penrose Event Ctr $25-$50
Sept 5-7, Labor Day Lift Off Tickets on sale now!
Sept 19-20: Pikes Peak Regional Airshow @ COS Airport $50-$204
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JUL 11 |
Westside Community Center Saleabration Block Party 😊 Social💗 Community 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 1628 W Bijou St, Colorado Springs Selling or buying? Westside Community Center Saleabration Block Party is just the event for you! You are invited to joi… |
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Saleabration Block Party at Westside Community Center 😊 Social💗 Community 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 1628 W Bijou St, Colorado Springs Saleabration **Saturday, July 11, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.** • Join us for Saleabration! A community yard sale, with a makers… |
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JUL 11 |
Pikes Peak or Bust Parade - FREE 💗 Community😊 Social 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 Tejon St, Downtown Colorado Springs **Schedule of Events:** 9:00 AM – Roads Close 9:45 AM – Reviewing Stands Open – 10:00 AM – Lil’… |
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JUL 11 |
Miramont Castle 50th Anniversary Celebration! 😊 Social🥘 Food 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · 📍 9 Capitol Hill Ave, Manitou Springs Miramont Castle is celebrating its 50th Anniversary! Join us on July 11th from 5:00–9:00pm for a formal Victorian Ball… |
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JUL 13 |
🎸 Boots, Business & Boogie $95-$120 🎶 Music🥘 Food+1 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · 📍 1045 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs Get ready to kick up your boots and celebrate the best of our Western roots at the **Boots, Business & Boogie,** an exc… |
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JUL 14 |
Songs of America 💗 Community👵 Seniors+1 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 847, 1710 Briargate Blvd. Colorado Springs This presentation will be on the history and songs about America. Dick Fairley: PhD in Computer Science and Systems Eng… |
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JUL 14 |
John Haney "Pikes Peak Trolleys - Past, Present & Future" $5 💗 Community 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · 📍 225 North Gate Blvd, Colorado Springs Colorado Springs once had a spectacular streetcar system that wove through the city - and even climbed Pikes Peak? Join… |
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JUL 14 |
Manitou Chamber Music Festival 2026: Faculty Concert #1 $26 🎶 Music 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM · 📍 Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs The Manitou Chamber Music Festival opens its 2026 season with an evening of chamber music performed by our acclaimed fac… |
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JUL 15 |
America at 250 - The U.S. Constitution, Understanding It Today 💗 Community😊 Social+1 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · 📍 Chapel Hills Mall, Suite 847, 1710 Briargate Blvd., Colorado Springs Let’s study the Constitution together and understand some of the issues facing our country. Understanding our government… |
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JUL 16 |
A to Z Colorado’s Nearly Forgotten History 1776-1876 👵 Seniors😊 Social+1 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · 📍 Chapel Hills Mall, 1710 Briargate Blvd suite 847, Colorado Springs This presentation is based on John’s book, A to Z Colorado’s Nearly Forgotten History 1776-1876, which tells 26 short st… |
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Jul 25, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $79.95
Aug 6, 10-11am: Genealogy Basics @PPLD, Virtual Library on Zoom FREE
🎵 Concerts / Music
July 30, 5:30-7:30pm: Jelly Roll @ Weidner Field
Aug 22, 8-10pm: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton @Ford Amphitheater
🔥 Sept 26 & 27: Bruno Mars Concert @ Falcon Stadium, USAFA
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⏰ Homeowners: July 15 Deadline
If you or someone you know qualifies for senior property tax relief, this week's deadline is critical. El Paso County Assessor is reminding homeowners of two programs with a July 15 cutoff.
Senior Homestead Exemption: Applications are due July 15. You can still apply through August 15, but doing so means forfeiting your right to appeal this year's assessment. Qualifying requires being 65+ with 10+ consecutive years in the home as your primary residence.
Qualified Senior Property Tax Discount: This 2-year pilot program also has a July 15 late deadline (standard was March 15). To qualify, you must have previously received the Senior Homestead Exemption on a Colorado property in 2020 or later.
Wildfire Property Relief: If a wildfire destroyed your home, El Paso County will prorate your assessed value from the date of destruction. A home lost on July 1, for example, would be taxed on roughly 49% of its normal value for the year. Your land continues to carry the residential rate for at least two years to support rebuilding efforts.
For more info or to apply: assessor.elpasoco.com
📉 Latest Mortgage Rate Update
If you've been sitting on the sidelines waiting for rates to fall, the latest numbers offer little reason to celebrate. 30-year mortgage rates clocked in at 6.52% as of mid-June 2026 and haven't moved much since, with ongoing geopolitical tension adding roughly 50 basis points to rates since late February.
Forecasters are largely aligned: Fannie Mae expects rates around 6.4% for the rest of 2026, while the Mortgage Bankers Association projects 6.5% through Q4 and into 2027-2028. The Federal Reserve has paused rate cuts, so a sharp drop in the near term isn't in the forecast.
The upside for buyers: more homes are sitting longer and the bidding frenzy has eased. Many housing experts say if the home is right and the monthly payment works, buying now can be smarter than betting on rates that may not return to pandemic lows anytime soon. *Read Source
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