Cherise Selley's (cheriseselley) Blog

If you’re a managing broker of your own real estate brokerage, then it’s advisable to update your office policy manual every one to two years, especially due to the rapid changes found within the industry. Our office policy has been revised as of October 1st due to a few glaring modifications ma...

This week is going to be hectic for us.  Not because it’s our typical workweek, but it’s due to the fact that we’re leaving out of town for a week to Florida. Whenever we deliberately try to get out of town, you know what happens.  You get bombarded with unexpected piles of additional business. ...

October STAT PACK – Colorado Springs Real Estate Simply, this is the most comprehensive statistical information compiled about real estate in Colorado Springs.  Not only are there substantial markers about the trends of our local market, but Benjamin Day and Hannah Parsons have incorporated macr...

(In memory of Steve Jobs and his creative bent) The irony of it all. I crafted a blog two days ago about “out-of-the-box” thinking, and one day later, perhaps the greatest visionary leader of our time, Steve Jobs, dies at the age of 56. For those closest to him, it has been reported they were aw...

When reviewing the listing and sales summary statistics of specific neighborhoods, there is an obvious pattern that emerges. When the actual home sales increase, typically, the actual sales prices, as well as median list prices, decrease.  Conversely, when the actual sales numbers show a decreas...

Powers Colorado Springs 80922 and 80923 Stats – September 2010 to September 2011 Below are some remarkable statistics about Powers neighborhoods regarding Single Family/Patio Homes: Sold Listings: 56 Median Sales Price: 201,000 Average Sales Price: 213,012 Median List Price: 205,000 Sale Price t...

Briargate Colorado Springs 80920 Stats – September 2010 to September 2011 Below are some remarkable statistics about Briargate CO neighborhoods regarding Single Family/Patio Homes: Sold Listings: 49 Median Sales Price: 276,303 Average Sales Price: 284,288 Median List Price: 264,900 Sale Price to...

Northwest Colorado Springs 80919 Stats – September 2010 to September 2011 Below are some remarkable statistics about Northwest neighborhoods regarding Single Family/Patio Homes: Sold Listings: 17 Median Sales Price: 309,000 Average Sales Price: 336,523 Median List Price: 325,000 Sale Price to Li...

Northgate Colorado Springs 80921 Stats – September 2010 to September 2011 Below are some remarkable statistics about Northgate neighborhoods regarding Single Family/Patio Homes: Sold Listings: 27 Median Sales Price: 348,500 Average Sales Price: 344,952 Median List Price: 354,900 Sale Price to Li...

Recently, Cherise and I saw the movie, Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman.  We really enjoyed this flick, as it spoke motivationally to us about “out-of-the-box” methods. Isn’t this type of reasoning (out-of-the-box) essential for anyone who operates his or her ...