Cherise Selley's (cheriseselley) Blog

Finding from The Landlord Times – Colorado… It has been reported that the city of Colorado Springs continues to grow – in terms of jobs and population -despite the other numbers reported about the national economy. Over the past 5 years, Colorado Springs has added nearly 11,000 private-sector jo...

Once upon a time…there was no question what would happen to someone if they had received bad publicity. Yet today, things are very different for several who have leap-frogged from their transgressions to advance their careers. Take Eliot Spitzer for example. He served as Governor of New York unti...

Mark your calendar for a fantastic summer event occurring between August 22 and 28, 2011 in Colorado Springs. It’s the Quizno’s Pro Challenge cycling race! According to Rebecca Tonn of The Colorado Springs Real Estate Journal who interviewed Chris Carmichael (Lance Armstrong’s cycling coach and ...

For this particular blog, I am not going to white wash my thoughts about being a Realtor® during the 4th quarter of 2010. In four words, Real Estate is hard! That’s right. Even though we remain top 1% of total sales, real estate is hard. It’s harder than flint. For that matter, what profession is...

As a Colorado Springs CO Realtor, I get an awful lot of questions from curious Sellers about the Colorado Springs Real Estate market. Actually, many Sellers have eclipsed the boundaries of curiosity and are now concerned about the subject of property values. In general, it seems like Sellers are...

To be a cutting edge Colorado Springs Realtor, the importance of having a diagnostic ability about our local market cannot be overemphasized. Oftentimes these days home values vary widely. And part of the complications in establishing fair market values deals with differential appraisals, strict...

This question certainly makes you scratch your head, doesn’t it? Recently, we’ve heard that the Federal Reserve has incorporated QE2 (Quantitative Easing) to help stabilize the US financial markets and to fend off any further signs of deflation. In other words, the Federal Reserve is printing an...

Without appearing insensitive or diminishing the financial and emotional toll incurred by those who have foreclosed on their homes, I just want you to know that our Realtors in Colorado Springs are here for you – in terms of helping you to deal with this type of adversity. It’s too easy to dwell...

In our discussions with our Colorado Springs CO Realtors during an in-house office meeting today, we briefly touched on defining our Real Estate Group (Tribal), as well as our Vision for 2011. We had flavorful conversations about the progression from the “old school” real estate business models ...

The importance of communication cannot be understated. Besides being able to deliver your message in a way that others can easily understand, you also must have those active listening skills to fully connect with your audience. As COO of Selley Group Real Estate, LLC, admittedly, I recognize tha...