Tracking your child's progress at Colorado Springs school district 12 on your smart phone

How to track your kid(s) at school using a smart phone app

If you, like me, like to keep tabs on your kids at school, there’s an app for that.  It’s called “Infinite Campus”.  It’s free and there are nearly infinite possibilities!  Maybe not infinite, but it allows you to have your child’s schedule, attendance, assignments, grades & schedule at your fingertips in close to real time.  No more, “Junior, how’d you do on that science test?” with him responding, “good” and turns out he got a D!  By following up on your Infinite Campus app, you’ll discover the truth. Or say you have a child who’s late, or absent, or missing assignment, etc.; now you can find out immediately and nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.  

Plus, it’s easy to download on your smart phone.  Got to your App store or Play store, search “Infinite Campus”, click download (see illustration).  Then it will ask for your district ID, which for Colorado Springs, Cheyenne Mountain School district 12, it is HMPKLT.  Your user name and password are the same ones you use when logging in to the 'PARENT PORTAL' link.  If you haven’t created a user name and password yet, you can do it here.  Once you download and log in the first time, you’ll never have to do it again.

From one D.12 parent to another, trust me, you’ll love it!

Tammy Cockrell & Gayle Caldwell

ERA Shields Real Estate

719-576-3600

tammygayle@erashields.com

www.MotherDaughterRealEstate.com

What's happening in the Colorado Springs real estate market, spring 2013

The state of the real estate market in Spring 2013 in Colorado Springs:

The real estate market has certainly heated up!  Spring is historically a busy time of year in the real estate business, and 2013 is proving to be no exception.  The uniqueness of this spring, however, has more to do with the laws of supply and demand.  With interest rates remaining low, many buyers are looking for good value in a home to purchase.  However, so are the many multitudes of buyers out there, creating many a bidding war. Additionally, prices are increasing. If you are a buyer, it is still a fantastic time to buy, but in most price ranges we've hit bottom and are climbing up the other side.
If you are a seller, because of the low inventory of homes to purchase, this is a great time to put your house on the market!  For additional statistical information check out our "Stat Pack", halfway down the page on on: http://www.motherdaughterrealestate.com/Pages/MarketConditions.aspx.  Or give us a call, email or text.  We'd be happy to discuss it with you!

Tammy Cockrell & Gayle Caldwell

Broker Associates

ERA Shields Real Estate

719.576.3600

tammygayle@erashields.com

www.MotherDaughterRealEstate.com 

Is now a good time to sell my home in Colorado Springs? 

Is now a good time to buy a home in Colorado Springs?

Here's what we think: 

2012
Facts:	Loss/Benefit for sellers:	Loss/Benefit for buyers:
Active listings are down almost 10,000 from 2012	Less competition on the active market	Less to choose from
Sales are up 708 units	Folks are buying more than last year, giving a better chance of sale	More full price & multiple offers
50%+ increase in building permits	New builder competition for the resale market	More new homes and revitalization of newer communities
Average sales price was up nearly 5%	Building equity in your home & supports a higher sales price	The market has hit bottom, and is on its way back up
The hot pricing point is $250,000 and under	If your home is worth 250k or less, you’re on the upside of the curve, and have a better chance of sale.	If this is your price range, you’ll have more full-price and multiple offer situations
Interest rates are super low	Buyers can borrow more money to support higher prices	Buy more house for the money
2013
Forecast:	Loss/Benefit for sellers:	Loss/Benefit for buyers:
Homes under contract to hit the highest mark in the past 5 years!	Better chance of sale	More competition for existing homes
Sales prices will increase around 5%	Builds equity & allows higher pricing	Less house for the same amount of $, than last year
Building permits will continue to rise	Tough builder competition for re-sales, more dust, but filling in vacant lots in existing subdivisions	More new builds to choose from but there may be a delay in construction completion
Homes coming to market will increase	More competition, so your house must be able to compete (look & smell good)	There will be more home in tip-top shape to choose from
High price ranges will see more activity	If your home is valued over $250k, this is welcoming news!	We appear to have hit the bottom of the market, and are now on our way back up-hurry!
Mortgage rates will probably begin to rise with uptick in market conditions	This will limit the number of qualified buyers	As the rate rises, buying power decreases

This info is based on the ERA Shields stat pack data through 12/31/12

Call or visit for more information:  719.576.3600 or www.MotherDaughterRealEstate.com