Cherise Selley

As the overcast clouds started to sprinkle snowflakes over the terrain, my husband and I decided to stay home from church to relax and to enjoy the winter ambience. With hot chai teas in hand, we cuddled on the couch to watch some early morning television - quietly. Our attention was drawn to the TV during a segment entitled, "Welcome to the Thin City," on CBS Sunday Morning.

It was a feature, highlighting the fact that Colorado Springs is the least obese city in the United States. The reason for this is because the mindset of the people who reside here values the culture of fitness over fat. It seems like everyone is out and about, ranging from hiking trails to outdoor neighborhood parks.

Economic statistics reveal that 6 million dollars have been recently spent on trails, and Colorado Springs currently has 124 neighborhood parks for personal and recreational use. This is great information for those who are inclined to purchase Colorado Springs Real Estate in the future.

Research data supports that people are 100% more likely to hike, 50% are likely to use elliptical equipment, 41% are likely to exercise with weights, and -65% are likely to eat donuts when comparing these figures to other segments of the US population.

As a Colorado Springs Realtor, these issues about the context of health do arise at times about this area, especially when advising those who are seeking to relocate to Colorado Springs.

When the Sunday Morning program concluded its piece, my husband and I shot a smile of approval at each other, being thankful that we were living in this beautiful place...

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From my experience as a Colorado Springs Realtor, probably the most effective way to sell Colorado Springs Real Estate involves the pricing factor. For instance, when listings are priced correctly, then it inevitably seems to attract various buyers and investors who are serious about entering into a real estate contract. Achieving reasonable price points allows for intact negotiations and smoother follow-up with the transaction details. Correct pricing is extremely important in today's Colorado Springs Real Estate market.

Nevertheless, the pricing factor certainly does not negate the need for print advertising. In fact with each of my listing properties, I hire a professional stager, videographer, and professional photographer to visually assist me to beautifully present the listing to the public. Of course, this professional work is transferred to print media, whether it's used for brochures, long-history MLS, magazines or newspaper advertising. I find that the use of print advertising helps to promote the listing to other Colorado Springs Realtors, and also allows our branding to place a fingerprint upon the local real estate market.

In an article written by Bob Hunt entitled "What Good Does Print Advertising Do?" he interjects some poignant points about print advertising. From his research, days-on-market and sale-to-list-price ratio of listings showed similar data between properties which used print advertising versus properties that didn't use print advertising. This information is not shocking for the experienced Colorado Springs Realtor, or for that matter, larger real estate companies that comb through various marketing statistics.

But what was of importance from Mr. Hunt's experience about print advertising is that it works. As he mentioned, "for marketing purposes, perceptions are reality. Many, many people believe that print advertising is a strongly beneficial marketing tool." According to the National Association of Realtors, "47% of people looking for a new home used print advertising as one of their sources of information." In other words, print advertising helps to solidify company identity and more practically, it puts potential buyers in touch with real estate agents.

Though the market might be putting some strain on Colorado Springs Realtors, it is still very important to invest marketing dollars in to print advertising on any listing properties.

When it comes to finding the "real" deals within the Colorado Springs Real Estate market, few Colorado Springs Realtors actually take action. Sure the fret over lack of financial resources and the unpredictability about future business creates fear and thus, immobilizes most individuals. Yet, this really isn't the reason why many agents don't take any action to adapt their real estate businesses accordingly.

The list of rationales for not moving forward is long, interwoven with misperceptions about difficulty, fear, commitment and failure. But realistically, I think the main reason the retracted Colorado Springs Realtor flinches when the going gets tough has to do with having lack of knowledge about what to do.

The reasons people don't live up to resolutions pushes mightily against the motivations and intentions to fight through adversity. The stronger negative forces eventually influence the outcomes more so, as usually evidenced by the lesser likelihood for something successful to happen.

Knowledge is important. And it takes due diligence to figure out what to do effectively. Less motivated Colorado Springs Realtors cannot just sit back and watch another successful Colorado Springs Realtor in hopes of having his or her success rub off on them. It takes much more learning, restructuring and implementation to really gain the benefits from generative thinking and behavioral strategies.

Think of it this way, in terms of being a farmer. If beans are his staple for eating and profiting and he plants beans year round, then regardless of the changing weather patterns, he'll do what he knows to do in order to produce a healthy crop. The farmer will plant his beans in the winter regardless of the cold and snow. And he'll plant beans in the summer irrespective of the heat. The point is this. The farmer plants because he knows how to regardless of any inclement conditions. Basically, he instinctively and empirically knows the benefits of working against a variety of adverse conditions.

In essence as Colorado Springs Realtors, that's exactly what we need to continue to do also. When we know what to do, there is very little to hold us back from actually taking appropriate action, even when it comes to finding the "real" deals.

Within our small group of Colorado Springs Realtors who are associated with Selley Group, each Colorado Springs Realtor remains inspired regardless of what other realtors from other companies might experience during these changing times of the Colorado Springs Real Estate market. Although knowledge, planning, skill and experience help our group to stand firm during shaky times, these ways of doing business are not the substantive reasons why our agents remain inspired and optimistic.

Like all Colorado Springs Realtors, we sometimes feel stuck, frustrated and powerless, especially when things don't run as smoothly as we've seen within recent years.

Yet, our inspiration and reasons for doing business are not entirely based upon certain business acumens. The leadership model of Selley Group purports spiritual principles in to the business model, encouraging the tenants of faith, repentance and wholehearted excellence for living.

Our inspiration is made complete through our faith, and it is from this construct that our minds are renewed daily to His will. Our inner man is washed clean from the world's toxicity. And our creative juices are revitalized for utmost service. Wonderful things happen when surrendering to God so He can inspire us to view Colorado Springs Real Estate from the perspective of true living; instead of thinking that business must always be separate from our personal ambitions. In essence, these two dimensions about life go hand-in-hand.

As a result, this mindset and behavior has afforded our group explosive growth about how to live, as well as how to do excellent business. For additional information about Selley Group, please contact our offices, www.selleygroup.com.

Dirk Zeller, agent and investor and president/CEO of Real Estate Champions discusses three laws which benefit the national real estate industry, including Colorado Spring Realtors who either buy or sell Colorado Springs Real Estate.

Universal and pertinent to Colorado Springs Real Estate, real estate is governed by the law of supply and demand. According to Mr. Zeller this rule is absolute and without exception. For instance, whenever Colorado Springs Realtors can actually see the velocity of market sales increase is dictated by supply of - and the demand for - real estate for sale. During the periods of 2002 through the first half of 2006, the Colorado Springs Realtor saw a rapid appreciation and frenzied response of buyers within the Colorado Springs Real Estate market. As a result, new home builders could not build an adequate amount of new homes fast enough. This is simply the result of a market condition where demand was literally outstripping supply. However, things abruptly shifted since then due to our national economic downturn.

Real Estate is governed by the law of cause and effect. Psychological factors play a huge role within this scenario. For example, when buyers and/or sellers sense vibrancy within the Colorado Springs Real Estate market, then usually, a positive response follows with increased sales activity. On the other hand, as we're witnessing today, when bombarded by the news media with all of the reasons to overreact over our slumping economy, then languishing sales usually prevail.

History repeats itself within all financial markets. Just as former world historian Oswald Spengler purports that history repeats itself, Colorado Springs Realtors have seen the web and flows of the Colorado Springs Real Estate market for many years. In fact, many Colorado Springs Realtors believe that there are cyclic changes every seven years. Periods of rapid real estate appreciation are typically followed by some lulls in which home values undergo a process of stabilization/correction.

The key about all of these governing laws is knowledge, whether equity position purchases are being made on assumption, gamble or from relative prudency. Feel free to contact www.selleygroup.com for more information about Colorado Springs Real Estate.