Despite the COVID-19 crisis, social distancing requirements, the Stay at Home order, and now the Safer at Home order; it is STILL a sellers market in the Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas in El Paso County. This is especially true for nice, well-kept, smaller homes that are appropriately priced. As strange as this may Read More
Author: Sondra Meyer
Calhan’s Public Library is Open
Calhan is growing! So much so, that Calhan has its own library now. The Calhan Library is part of the Pikes Peak Library District. The Calhan Library’s grand opening was November 4, 2019. For those of us that love books and magazines, want to check out movies, or need a place to access wireless, this Read More
Benefits of Gardening and Landscaping
As a real estate broker, I can assure you that nice gardens and landscaped yards will increase property value. If everyone in your area or neighborhood has beautiful yards, you will want yours to be nice so that your yard does not hurt your property value. Many people enjoy gardening and yard work. Have you Read More
How to Select and Care for Snake Plants
Snake plants are an attractive, hardy indoor plant that are very to take care of. Snake plants, also known as Sanservierias, are great houseplants. As long as they are kept indoors, they do well in Colorado’s cold, dry, arid climate. In this article, I will share a few tips that you can use to select Read More
Price of Land Per Acre in the Colorado Springs Area: May 2019
Have you been thinking about buying or selling land in the Colorado Springs area? If so, it helps to have a good idea of how much land in El Paso County is currently selling for. In this article, I will only be discussing lots that are located in El Paso County and are at least Read More
How is the Rural Colorado Springs Real Estate Market Doing?
As a real estate agent, I specialize in rural properties in Colorado. The single most common question I get asked is, “How is the real estate market doing? In this article, I will be discussing the rural Colorado Springs real estate market as of May 31, 2019. If you are a seller, you will be Read More
In Spite of Winter Weather: El Paso County CO Land is Selling in 2019
After analyzing the 2019’s El Paso County, Co land sales; I felt encouraged. People were still out looking at land and buying land despite the wintry weather that we had in January and February. In this area, we rely on snow to provide the all important moisture that our pastures and trees need. In the Read More
Rural Colorado Springs Home Prices are Hot, But Not Out Of Control
Well, if you have been waiting for the real estate market in the Colorado Springs area to crash again; you are going to be disappointed. Despite this years snow and frigid temperatures in the teens; rural homes in El Paso County, Colorado, on 5 or more acres were still selling very well. The Colorado Read More
The charming, quaint little town of Palmer Lake, CO
Today, I thought that I would share a couple of photographs of Palmer Lake, Co. It is a quaint, quiet and kind of artsy little town located to the north of Colorado Springs on the northern edge of El Paso County. Palmer Lake is located minutes away from Interstate 25. So it is an easy Read More
Colorado. See It. Experience It. Live It.
Hi, I am Sondra, the owner and broker of Star View Real Estate and this website. Thank you for visiting. My hope is that this website will become on of your favorite resources to help you experience and celebrate Colorado’s rural lifestyle. See It. Experience It. Live It. I first came up Read More