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  <description><![CDATA[Larkspur Granite View offers buyer and seller representation in the Colorado foothills corridor from Castle Rock to Woodland Park. Boutique, honest, hyperlocal.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[What the summer market looks like in the foothills right now]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Inventory is up slightly from last summer, but well-priced properties under $600,000 are still moving quickly. Here is what we are seeing on the ground in Douglas and Teller Counties as of mid-June 2026.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why we turned down a listing in May (and what that means for you)]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We declined to list a property in Larkspur last month because the seller's target price was not supported by the market. Here is how we think about that decision and why it matters.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-29</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What to check before buying raw land in the Colorado foothills]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Raw land in the Colorado foothills looks straightforward on a listing sheet: acreage, zoning, price per acre. In practice, the gap between a parcel that is genuinely buildable and one that will cost you years of permitting headaches is not visible from the road. This guide covers the five things we check on every land parcel before recommending an offer.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-12</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Relocating to the Colorado foothills: what nobody tells you about altitude]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most relocation guides for Colorado focus on the scenery and the lifestyle. This one focuses on the practical realities that affect whether a property works for your household on a Tuesday in February. If you are moving from sea level or from a flat-state city, some of what follows will surprise you.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-03</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to price a mountain home in Colorado without leaving money behind]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Automated valuation tools like Zillow's Zestimate are built on large datasets of comparable sales. In dense suburban markets, they can be reasonably accurate. In the foothills corridor, where two properties on the same road can differ by $300,000 because one has a private well and the other has a shared well agreement, they are often wrong by a significant margin. Here is how we actually price a mountain property.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Buying a horse property in Colorado: a practical checklist]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Horse properties in the foothills corridor are a specific category of transaction. They require a different set of questions than a standard residential purchase, and the answers to those questions can change the economics of a property significantly. This checklist covers the items we review on every equestrian property we represent.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-02-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[HOA fees in the Colorado foothills: what to read before you buy]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations in the foothills corridor range from well-funded, professionally managed organizations to underfunded groups that have not raised dues in fifteen years and are facing a large special assessment. The difference is not always obvious from the monthly fee. Here is how to evaluate an HOA before you commit to buying in one.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-01-08</pubDate>
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