Historic downtown firehouse may move, an article from The Gazette, reports that the Colorado Springs Fire Department searched for months for a plot of land downtown on which to build a firehouse to replace Station 1.  Unable to find anything affordable, the department recently decided to put up a $6 million firehouse where the two-story, brick Station No. 1 now stands.  The old fire station may be heading two football fields down the road.  According to Deputy Fire Chief Dan Raider, the plan is to move the historic building to a center island that would be built at Pikes Peak Avenue and Weber, where it might end up being a restaurant or some other business.  Raider said, "We didn't want to tear down one of our city's great buildings."  Adding that taxpayers won't be picking up the estimated $500,000 to $750,000 tab for moving Station No. 1 under the department's plan.  The plans still need to be approved by City Council.  Deputy City Manager Steven Cox said the old firehouse could attract neighboring businesses to a street mostly lined by parking lots in that area.  He added, "The goal is create a prominent revival to an area of the city that has lagged."
http://www.gazette.com/articles/downtown_37672___article.html/firehouse_historic.html

Existing-home sales edged up in May, an article from MSNBC.com, reports that according to the National Association of Realtors, sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums rose by 2% to an annual rate of 4.99 million units last month.  The median price of existing homes sold in May dropped to $208,600, a fall of 6.3% from a year ago.  The strength in sales reflected gains in several parts of the country.  Sales were up 5.5% in the Midwest, 4.6% in the Northeast and 2% in the West.  Senior economist for the Realtors, Paul Bishop, said that for the past few months sales have been rebounding in parts of the country that had been hardest-hit by the housing bust, while sales have weakened in some areas that formerly had been immune from the overall downturn.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25389849/
 
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