Cherise Selley's (cheriseselley) Blog

For those who insist on driving “old-school” marketing tactics on our consumer-driven internet, I encourage you to rethink your approach. Some of the past tenants of guerilla marketing have included statistical sales strategies to capture various target audiences. But these times are much differ...

As a Colorado Springs Realtor, if I’ve learned anything since the advent of social media, it is that the language of real estate sales is not supposed to reinforce an emotional fist-fight, heavy-handedness or unfair lopsidedness to provide corporate profit over consumer benefit. The goal of sale...

Again…another one…I wonder if the days of having smooth closings are coming to an end. Smooth closings seem to be few and far betweenL. Regarding our group of Colorado Springs Realtors, we already have thorough check points set up to monitor both sides for each transaction. For years, this admin...

Exceptional Home For Sale in Colorado Springs, Stone Crossing - Click here for your virtual tour! Beautiful stucco and stone 2-story w/ unfinished garden level basement in gorgeous Stone Crossing features walking trail bordering the property plus abundant views of Pikes Peak from the deck, kitch...

From a CNBC story titled: "Homebuyer Tax Credit Ends, But Other Incentives Emerge" "The expiring credit—which gives first-time homebuyers and some current homeowners a tax credit of up to $8,000 if they sign a contract by midnight tonight (last day of April) and close the sale by June 30—has bee...

The scuttlebutt around the blogosphere about the housing industry is somewhat varied, but many Realtors throughout the nation are reporting some slowdown in business. Needless to say, one of the larger brand Colorado Springs Real Estate companies is experiencing around 45% less showing activity ...

Becky Hurley of The Colorado Springs Business Journal does a wonderful job keeping her readers informed about the business climate of Colorado Springs. In one of her recent articles, she reports, “HPRT Properties Trust, a Massachusetts-based real estate investment trust, bought the two-story Cla...

Regardless of your vocational trek, in all likelihood, you’re going to experience painful labor with what you do. Nowadays the anomalous hardships seem to follow everyone, ranging from the jobless to the big-time corporate executive. Needless to say, the central tasks of human living are fraught...

There is some great news for Colorado Springs, specifically at the 4.5-mile stretch of Powers Boulevard from Colorado 83 to I-25. For those who reside in Colorado Springs and enjoy some upscale shopping, such as I do, the necessary trip to Park Meadows Mall in Denver, Colorado can be avoided in ...

I just read an article from The Residential Specialist about the “Immigrant Shift.” As a Colorado Springs Realtor, the information I gleaned from this short segue sparked some marketing ideas for me. From a study about Immigrants and Housing Markets in Mid-Size Metropolitan Areas, Colorado Sprin...