Colorado Springs, CO local notes, issue 1
In Colorado Springs this month, homes sold fell 10.2% and median days on market rose 11.9%. In the half year to the end of this month, 100% of AI answers we read named an agent or team, matching Colorado.
Housing figures this month
These figures are this month's, from Redfin. Homes sold came to 610, down 10.2%. New listings were 784, down 23.6%. Fewer homes came to market, and fewer closed.
Homes for sale stood at 2,775, up 2.2%. Months of supply was 5, up 12.2%. Median days on market was 47, up 11.9%. Homes are taking longer to sell.
The median sale price was $454,783, down 1.1%. Median price per square foot was $210, down 1.4%. Prices eased a little.
Answers that named an agent
We read 50 AI answers to questions that name no agent, such as who is the best agent in a town. We asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. The figures cover the half year to the end of this month.
Of those answers, 100% named at least one agent or team. Colorado also showed 100%. The answers named 95 different agents and teams. Naming is common here, so the question for you is whether your name is among them.
Sources the answers cited
Of the sources cited in those answers, 36.3% were agents', teams' and local firms' own sites. Directories and review sites made up 24.2%. Listing portals made up 20.2%.
In Colorado, own sites were 36.1%, directories 23.1% and portals 21.4%. Colorado Springs looks much like the state.
Your own site is the largest single kind of source cited here. A site that answers local questions plainly gives these answers something of yours to cite.
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Agent, team and local firm sites | 36.3% |
| Directories and review sites | 24.2% |
| Listing portals | 20.2% |
Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.