The Circa Group at RE/MAX Properties is pleased to present a new home for sale near Garden of the Gods Road and Nevada Avenue. The views in this home are spectacular, and there’s a huge patio and backyard to enjoy them from! 215 Elmwood has been beautifully maintained and features wood floors and more.

Click here to view dozens more photos and video from this charming home!  Contact your agent or call/text Jeremy at 719.231.9043 today – this home won’t last long!

This home wasn’t even on the market long enough to get it posted here before it went under contract: 6510 Stonehedge went under contract – at full asking price – in just a day and a half!  Click here to view our showcase site for this home, with more of the images and video produced by our professional photographer and videographer.

Want to see your home marketed like this?  It’s part of our standard package!  Call or text Jeremy at 719.231.9043, or email jeremy@thecircagroup.com to find out how we can help you sell your home.

This home is now SOLD!

The Circa Group at RE/MAX Properties is pleased to present a new home for sale in Fountain, Colorado!  This home is over 2,000 square feet and priced under $200k – lots of great updates make this home stand out from among the rest.

Visit 862Daffodil.com for dozens of pictures for this home, or contact your agent to set up a showing today!  PPMLS #710558 , MMLS #1040842

This home is now SOLD!

The Circa Group is excited to unveil our newest listing: this 3,066 square foot home in northeast Colorado Springs!  This beautiful home features five bedrooms (one on the main floor, two + the master upstairs, and a fifth in the basement) and four bathrooms, and is absolutely move-in ready.

Visit 8370KettleDrum.com to read more about this home and view dozens of photos!

We’re excited to unveil a new home for sale in the Stetson Hills area of northeast Colorado Springs!  If you’re looking for huge square footage, a ranch-style floorplan, and tons of upgrades, 6528 Andretti Court is the home for you.

This 2,813 square foot home features three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the main floor (plus even more potential room for more bedrooms and a bathroom in the basement)!  You’ll love the spacious living areas, with big windows to let in lots of natural light.

The kitchen features wood floors, Corian countertops, and stainless steel appliances.  Extra touches include pull-out drawers in the cabinets, an undermount sink, and widespread faucet – features you don’t often see in this price range.

Your living room has a cozy gas fireplace, and the sliding door opens onto the back patio and the huge backyard with complete landscaping and xeriscaping.

The master suite features soaring vaulted ceilings, and the attached bathroom has quartz countertops and floor-to-ceiling tile in the bath and shower.

You’ll find two more bedrooms on the main floor, along with a second bathroom, which also includes quartz countertops.  The laundry room is also located on the main floor!

For many more pictures and a video tour, please visit 6528Andretti.com.

The square footage and upgrades in this home ensure it will not last long at this price!  Call or text Jeremy at 719.231.9043 or ask your agent to set up a showing today.

Well, I guess that depends on your definition of accuracy, but if they were trying to hit the broad side of a barn with a shotgun at point-blank range they’d still miss 43% of the time. Yes, it’s that bad. Here is Zillow’s own disclosure about their accuracy in El Paso county Colorado:

Zestimate is within 5% of an Actual Sale Price 34% of the time.

Zestimate is within 10% of an Actual Sale Price (includes above number) Only 57% of the time.

Zestimate is within 20% of an Actual Sale Price Only 78% of the time.

So, in other words, Zillow misses the mark by over 10% of sale price a more than 2 times out of 5.  They miss the mark by over 20% more than 1 time in 5. For an average Colorado Springs Home this means a disparity of $20,000 and $40,000 respectively!

Just in case you were wondering how Zillow feels about their abilities to determine what your homes worth, they’re actually pretty proud of themselves. In fact, they give themselves 4 out of 4 stars for accuracy in El Paso county.

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Thanks for watching!

[jeremy]

Showing Beacon is really a simple solution to an age old problem.  How do you know when an agent is done showing your home so you can come home?  It used to be that you were limited to driving around the block for an hour or sitting in your neighbor’s driveway – neither of which is a good idea.

The Showing Beacon is placed near the door

Now, when an agent finishes showing your home, they simply press a red button on the Showing Beacon and you immediately receive a call on your mobile phone notifying you that the showing is complete!  It’s that simple – a little device with a red button that makes your life easier.  Or to put it another way, it’s Colorado Springs Real Estate, Circa Now.

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p.s. Showing Beacon does require that you have an active phone line in your home.  If you’re a cell phone only household, you may want to activate a line for a month or two while your home is on the market so you can take advantage of this service!

10. Garage Door
I know, garage doors aren’t exciting, but that is exactly the problem.  Depending on the style of home, your garage door can easily take up 40%, 50%, or even 80% of the front of your home.  That makes it the single largest architectural feature people will notice when driving up.  Replacing that old door, or upgrading to a door with a little more visual interest can make a huge impact on the overall appearance of your home!

9. New Windows
Still have the aluminum or old wood windows?  You can often upgrade standard sized windows to vinyl for as little as $300 per window.  Considering that the average home doesn’t have that many windows (6-8 perhaps, not including basement), you can replace your old windows for a lot less than you think.

8. Paint Trim
If you don’t have the time or money to paint the whole outside of the house, consider just painting the exterior trim.  A fresh coat of paint on weathered trim makes a big difference.

7. Update Plumbing Fixtures
A homes fixtures are one of the easiest things to replace, and almost every single buyer will notice outdated fixtures.  You only have a handful of sinks and a couple tubs/showers in the whole house, so if you’re able to replace the fixture yourself this is a very cost effective update.

6. Update Light Fixtures & Hardware
This is similar to updating plumbing fixtures, except there are more of them.  That said, this is still money well spent if you’re smart about it.  Consider watching for clearance items at Lowes or Home Depot if you need to save money.

5. Front Door
As with the garage door, this is something that contributes to peoples impressions before they even get inside.  A nice door can easily pay for itself when you sell your home.  (Keep in mind, however, that if you have a storm door, this impact is reduced.  Of course, you might want to remove the storm door altogether unless it’s really nice.)

4. Under-cabinet Lighting
Less than $100 – that is what it can cost you to install some basic under-cabinet lights in the kitchen.  The improved appearance of the kitchen is huge.  If you have granite or corian counter tops, you should probably consider having them buffed and polished as well to maximize the impact.

3. Update Flooring
If you have wood floors, consider refinishing them to restore the original luster.  If you have stained or worn carpeting, it should probably be replaced.  You don’t have to get carried away – just an inexpensive style in a neutral color will completely change the way a home shows.  Another element of new carpet, in particular, is the “new house smell” you get with new carpet and/or paint.  This has a significant subconscious effect on people.

2. Interior Paint
Paint is one of the easiest and cheapest things you can do – just make sure you do it well.   Obviously, you’ll want to keep colors neutral and light (to keep the home feeling spacious and open), but you already knew that.

1. Anything that is Actually Broken
This should go without saying, but if there is anything in your home that is damaged or broken you have to fix it.  As soon as people see one thing in your home that needs to be fixed they’ll start to question what else you’ve neglected.  If it’s broken.  Fix it.  Period.

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