Cherise Selley's (cheriseselley) Blog

Just read an article from the Colorado Springs Real Estate Journal regarding H.R. 6133 – legislation to prompt lender response to short sale requests. The bill is titled, “Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2010.” For you consumers who are underwater with your mortgages, this...

New wine cannot fit into old wineskins. Likewise, the familiarity about real estate has now become a new frontier, full of opportunities spawned from costly effort. Will you dare to venture in the new Colorado Springs housing market of today? If so, it will take granite-like consistency and a hi...

Hoping this blog will reach out to the one Colorado Springs Realtor who we would like to add to our group. We’re looking for a Colorado Springs Realtor who speaks both English and Spanish fluently. With the increase of the Hispanic influence in our Colorado markets, we believe it’s prudent to ex...

Once and awhile Cherise and I like to cruise northbound on I-25 to Denver (50 minutes away) for a change in scenery. Oh, by the way, the drive from the Springs to Denver is stunning, especially around sunset when the reflection of sunlight against the mountains is wheat-colored and brings out th...

Gordon and I really enjoy watching CBS Sunday Morning, especially the segment, “The Fast Draw,” in which Mitch Butler and Josh Landis have a very unique way of communicating our cultural issues through some very creative drawing (cartoonish) techniques. It’s similar to the way UPS advertises the...

Value, value, value…I can’t say this enough during these downtrodden times of real estate, and as a matter of fact, I can also speak of this for practically every other industry. No matter how we reply to those who ask how we’re doing in business, the reality is that we’re most likely experienci...

Within a recent Forbes article, Ingo Wizner, President of Local Market Monitor, a real estate research firm, was interviewed about the best housing markets that are available to investors. As you already know, investor participation is down in most markets, due to the uncertainty of home values,...

Below are some remarkable statistics about Central Colorado Springs regarding Single Family/Patio Homes: Median Sales Price: 156,000 Average Sales Price: 175,686 Median List Price: 160,000 Sale Price to List Price %: 95.7 Currently, the average Days on the Market is 96, which lends to some buyer ...

Below are some remarkable statistics about Northwest Colorado Springs 80921 regarding Single Family/Patio Homes: Median Sales Price: 325,000 Average Sales Price: 453,340 Median List Price: 340,000 Sale Price to List Price %: 92.6 Currently, the average Days on the Market is 158, which lends to so...

Below are some remarkable statistics about Northwest regarding Single Family/Patio Homes: Median Sales Price: 323,750 Average Sales Price: 366,328 Median List Price: 332,450 Sale Price to List Price %: 96.2 Currently, the average Days on the Market is 73. The Northwest part of Colorado Springs 80...