Vince's Blog

Here it is, the boring post of nothing but text.  Sorry I have not been schooled in the information technology as so many in the industry have over the past few years. My posting is about losing focus during this slowing period.  I am guilty as charged.  I made a choice to open an office just bef...

I am just writing a mindless blog to express my frustration with a relocation situation that I have recently experienced.  I met a customer, potential client, at one of my listings not too long ago.  I showed my listing, a lovely home situated perfectly on a 5 acre lot in Souther Douglas County, ...

An event of large proportion is scheduled to take place on August 22, 2007 in Colorado Springs.  The event location is scheduled to be at Crown Plaza (formerly the Colorado Springs Sheraton on Cirlce Drive) and the best supporting vendors the real estate industry has to offer is going to be on ha...

In this tight market it is time to work together and build successes that will allow for us to harvest the fruits of our effort.I have just added 5 agents in the El Paso County area to my company.  I am hoping to add 10 to 20 more in the next six months and as many as possible over time.  Low fee...

I am not going to pretend that I know how each of your markets are doing, but I do know how the market where I am is doing.  FLAT or should I say STALE.What is the best way to turn things around?  Is it spending more money to try to capture the buyers that are willing and able to purchase homes? ...

With the new construction happening along Jackson Creek and Baptist Road areas the area is being prepared to become the next Castle Rock.  The new YMCA is finally underway and there is a sense of excitement in the area.  Home values are remaining flat due to the conservative nature that the produ...

The projections are in from NAR.  Anticipation of a 1 percent decline in the median price range of homes to $219,800.  This is to be the first decline since NAR began keeping statistics in 1968 according to Money Magazine.Have you been noticing that there are many agents in the industry that are ...

Here in Colorado, specifically in the Colorado Springs and Monument areas, we are experiencing a tough marketplace that I contest is due to the volume of new construction inventory that resale homes are having to compete with.Outside of the finished product being available, what does the resale h...

Good day to all of you taking your time to read my commentary on the current state of the market in Colorado Springs.Many will tell you that it is a great day to buy a house.  This, I tell you, is actually true if you can exercise some patience.  The slowing trend in the housing market has create...

Have you been feeding your business? •·       Are you reinvesting commissions into yourself?•·       Are you investing time into your sphere of influence?•·       Are you investing time into your farm areas? If I am not mistaken, we all want to have successful careers in real estate and would lik...