About Mike:
Mike Selvaggio entered the real estate business since 1975. He is a licensed broker and REALTOR in Delaware and Pennsylvania. He sells and lists homes and also actively markets new-home communities.
Selvaggio was named REALTOR of the Year in 1990 for the state of Delaware. He has served as President of the Delaware Association of Realtors and President of his local board. He has been published internationally and continues to write articles and instructional DVD and CDs.
As a Life Director for the Home Builder’s Association of Delaware, Mike has been able to bring sales and marketing ideas to students that not only work, but have been “field tested.” His two most exciting professional accomplishments were earning the CRS and CCIM designations. He thoroughly enjoys educational sessions with other real estate professionals.
Mike is a Senior Instructor with the Council of Residential Specialists, an affiliate of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, and served as the 2008 National President of the Council of Residential Specialists. He is also one of five nationally certified Ninja Selling Instructors. He has taught thousands of REALTORS throughout the United States, Spain, and the Bahamas.
Selvaggio, a Realtor® since 1975, has made a career-long commitment to education. He is a senior CRS Course Instructor, and he has honed his leadership skills while serving as President of his local board of REALTORS® and as President of the Delaware Association of REALTORS®. He also has served on many Council committees.
Selvaggio says his leadership experience has taught him a lot about working with people. “I’ve learned that you need to give what you want to receive. You always have the opportunity to grow by getting involved with the right people,” he says. “There are two kinds of people in the world — those who give energy and those who take it away. I’m proud to say that, through CRS, I have met a tremendous number of those in the first category.”
Selvaggio opened his own Ninja style real estate company, Delaware Homes, in 2007. He attributes much of his career and his company’s success to the training he received through the Council’s education program. “The CRS Courses helped me understand everything that I did not know, and then taught me everything I should be doing. It was the defining difference in my career,” Selvaggio says.
He adds that while the current housing market presents challenges for Realtors®, there are also opportunities. “I have been coaching agents who work in some very challenging markets across the country, and I believe that attitude — of REALTORS®, the public and the press — has been a major factor in what is happening in residential real estate. We professionals can recognize that now is a terrific time to buy, not only for our buyer clients, but for ourselves! There are tremendous opportunities for people who want to own their own homes,” Selvaggio says.
The Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® with more than 38,000 members worldwide, awards the CRS designation to experienced REALTORS® who have completed advanced professional training in residential real estate.
