Real Estate in Colorado Springs

Sandra Bullock is having marital problems. Tiger Woods is having marital problems. The real estate and mortgage industries and the conservative and liberal parties are having marital problems and it seems they just can’t get along- irreconcilable differences. With all these problems, what IS work...

          Everything you do and everything you say, every transaction you conduct and the people you associate with all affect people's perception of you.  In a world where trust is a valuable commodity because it is so hard to find, you must guard this particular characteristic jealously.       ...

       Most folks have jumped on the bandwagon of technology to one degree or another, but there are skeptics who say there's too much emphasis on the tech and not enough on the touch.  So who's right?  Maybe everyone.      As social networking and cloud computing grow exponentially, you have to ...

     I recently provided a market analysis for a wonderful couple I know who live on the West side of Colorado Springs.  Their neighborhood (known as Peregrine) has homes within a 1 mile radius that range in value from $350,000 to over $1,000,000.  In the subdivision where they live and for the s...

The City of Colorado Springs is in the planning stages of reviving a form of transportation over 100 years old, starting with the downtown area.  In the 1800's there were 10 horse-drawn trolleys winding their way through the urban center of the Springs.  In 1890, the newest owner of the trolley s...

Big decisions are always hard. Most of the time, the anxiety about the decision-making process stems from the lack of a strategy to follow when trying to make the decision. Without a defined strategy, the approach is really just guesswork and guessing doesn't feel secure. Once you're armed with t...

Once again, it's gotten more beautiful here than last year. The Rockies still inspire me every time I look at them, the weather has been moderate, with enough snow to still create those magical evenings in front of the fire and mornings where you look out and see the snow crystals sparkling and ...

Hi There, I'm a very enthusiastic Colorado Springs resident (first) and Realtor (second.)  The reason I put things in that order is that I didn't move here to be a Realtor, I moved here to live and raise my family.  That said, my opinion of The Springs was formed before I started thinking about s...

Hi, I've been working with quite a few buyers lately looking for the "awesome deal" and there are some misconceptions floating around on which I'd like to shed some light.  The first thing is- yes, there ARE some really amazing deals out there, but to get at them, there is a cost.  Let me share w...

Listening is definitely one of the more critical skills to develop in life.  Whether you're listening to your clients trying to articulate what they think they need or want, your spouse share their frustrations with a particular situation or, OH NO, something about YOU or your teenage girl ramble...