by admin | Aug 3, 2017 | Boulder County Housing Trends, Boulder Real Estate, Statistics
I have just completed the latest edition of The Kearney Report for the second quarter 2017. The goal of this report is to give you a quick understanding of the statistics and trends in the Boulder County real estate market. You can view the entire report below or you can download the PDF here. The Kearney Report 2nd Quarter 2017 Real Estate Market Update During the second quarter of 2017 the Boulder area real estate market continued to be a strong sellers market, but towards the end of the quarter there was a change in the market. In this summary I will discuss these trends as well as discuss what we might expect to see during the third and fourth quarter of the year. During the second quarter of 2017 there were 1,459 sales in Boulder County which reflects an 8.3% drop from the same quarter of the previous year. The median sales price during the quarter was $500,000 which is ironically 8.3% higher than it was a year ago. Inventory this year has been been consistently higher than the past two years and this has given buyers more choices when looking. This was especially true at the end of May when the levels of active inventory were above 2016 and 2015 levels, equal to 2014 levels and just below 2013 levels. During the second quarter, 41% (50%) of the homes sold for a price above the list price, 22% (20%) were at the asking price and 36% (30%) were below. When comparing this years numbers to last years, which are shown in parenthesis, it’s clear that the market...
by admin | Jul 9, 2017 | Boulder Real Estate, Colorado Lifestyle, Listings, Visiting Boulder
The conventional place to watch the fireworks in Boulder is from Folsom Stadium. But this year I watched them from the roof of my listing at 405 Hapgood. 405 Hapgood is located on the lower slopes of Flagstaff Mountain and has 180 degree views of Boulder. The house is a great candidate for a remodel or a scrape and rebuild but what a place to host a fireworks party from your rooftop deck! Here is a video that shows the finale from the 2017 Boulder Fireworks Show....
by admin | Feb 26, 2017 | Boulder Real Estate
Boulder Neighborhood Guide I realized a few years ago that people coming from out of town were having a hard time characterizing the different neighborhoods within Boulder. In response I created the Boulder Neighborhood Guide. In this report I have split Boulder into eleven different areas and present the lifestyle highlights, schools, shopping districts, local recreation and real estate statistics for each area. If you’re interested in learning more about the different neighborhoods within the City of Boulder this is your guide. Click this link to view and download the report. Boulder Neighborhood Guide 2017 It is recognized that Boulder is a great place to live but the neighborhoods in Boulder are a bit hard to peg. Boulder was developed over time in a piece-meal fashion. The result is that many of the neighborhoods are only a few hundred homes in size. It is common to have two adjacent neighborhoods developed at different times and with completely different price ranges. While this report is not comprehensive, it will give the reader valuable information from which to start understanding the real estate market in Boulder. I will highlight the major neighborhoods in each area. If you are visting Boulder you may be interested in where to stay, where to eat, things to do and how to get around. You may also be interested in walking some of Boulder’s neighborhoods. I have created a few self-directed walking tours in Boulder that may be fun if you are visiting town. To access all of that information go my “Visiting Boulder...
by admin | Jan 20, 2017 | Boulder Real Estate, Listings
Rare .8 Acre View Lot in West Boulder 405 Hapgood Street Boulder, CO 80302 for all of the details and photos go to www.405Hapgood.com Offered at $1,950,000 A rare opportunity to secure one of the last large building sites in west Boulder. This is the perfect location to create your dream home! Prime view lot at the base of Flagstaff Mountain offers privacy, great views, mature trees and .8 acres. This location offers the discerning buyer the opportunity to build a legacy home within walking distance to downtown Boulder, CU, Flatirons Elementary and Chautauqua Park. The City has preliminarily said that an 8,800 square foot home can be built. Existing home is most likely a tear down but it may be able to be incorporated into a future plan. Demolition permit has been issued and there is no asbestos. Super desirable neighborhood with similar large projects being built on adjacent lots. Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity. .8 acres 4 lots Premier west Boulder location Privacy Views Walk to downtown Boulder, CU and...
by admin | Jan 20, 2017 | Boulder Real Estate, Listings
7475 Eggleston Drive, Boulder, CO 80303 $1,100,000 For all of the details and photos of this property go to www.7475Eggleston.com Escape the hustle and bustle of town and enjoy this rare 1.68 acre lot with panoramic views of The Flatirons & the back range. Create your own legacy on this super quiet & peaceful park like lot with over 60 trees. The value is in the land – the existing house may be a good starting point for your dream home but is currently not updated nor expanded. A sense of space – surrounded by estate homes on large lots and backing to a 40 acre working ranch. This property has huge potential. 1.68 Acres Zoned Estate Residential Well and Septic Located in unincorporated Boulder County but with a Boulder address House was built in 1961 Ranch style home with 1536 square feet on main and basement levels Main living area has vaulted ceilings Over 60 mature trees Located at the end of a lightly used dirt road with no outlet Super quiet and peaceful -away from road noise and airport noise...
by admin | Dec 1, 2016 | Boulder County Housing Trends, Boulder Real Estate
Do houses sell in December? We are fortunate that real estate sales happen every week of the year in the Boulder area, however December is typically the slowest month of the year. In the video above I describe what to expect in December. Below are the charts shown in the...
by admin | Sep 3, 2016 | Boulder Real Estate
How Involved Should Government Be In Real Estate Transactions? What just happened in Vancouver In mid July the British Colombia provincial government convened a special session and passed a 15% transfer tax for real estate transactions in the great Vancouver area involving foreign buyers. The tax went into effect on August 2nd. The average price of a home in Vancouver is over $1 million so the tax inserted mid stream into the transaction was in most cases over $100,000. There was no grandfather clause and many transactions that were in process didn’t close. The ripple effect has been severe and sudden. Let’s back up and discuss why the government felt the need to implement this new “out of the blue” tax in such a short time frame. Over the past year real estate prices have increased by over 30%. Much of this appreciation is due to foreign buyers paying cash for real estate as a safe harbor for money instead of their national banks. Most of the foreign buyers in the Vancouver area are Chinese. I talked with a local and he said that he lives in a nice neighborhood and there are quite a few homes that are owned by Chinese citizens and are sitting vacant. The yards are being maintained but nobody is moving in. The local government officials were seeing their citizens being priced out of the market and homes sitting vacant. In their mind something had to be done. And they did it. Since the new transfer tax went into effect on August 2nd the market in the Vancouver area has come to an abrupt...
by admin | Jul 11, 2016 | Boulder County Housing Trends, Boulder Real Estate
What a difference a few months make. Back in April every new listing was inundated with buyers. Open houses were flash mobs and multiple offers were the norm. Since Memorial Day it seems to be a different market and I’m trying to figure out if the fundamentals have changed or if everyone is just away on vacation. First of all, this is not an unusual trend. The common perception is that summer is “the” time for real estate sales. That might be true in other places, but in Boulder County spring is king. Every year the market slows down for the summer. Most years it’s in June, last year it was in late July and this year it appears (in hindsight) that it was late May. Let’s be clear, the market conditions in Boulder County are still good, transactions are still happening, buyers are still out looking, new listings are coming on the market and deals are closings are still happening but it seems that the pressure in the market has waned. Especially in the high end of each towns market. In this article I will present a number of different measures that measure market activity. Cutting to the chase it isn’t clear cut. Let’s begin by looking at sales. This first chart shows the number of closed transactions in Boulder County each month over the past five years. The orange line shows sales in 2016 and it’s clear that we are not keeping up with last year’s torrid pace. Through the first half of the year sales are down 10% from 2015.Inventory is low compared to past years...
by admin | Jun 11, 2016 | Boulder County Housing Trends, Boulder Real Estate, Boulder Real Estate Statistics, Monthly Statistics, Statistics
Boulder Real Estate Statistics for May 2016 This is the busy time of year. Buyers are out looking, home sellers who have been prepping their homes all spring are putting them on the market. There is a lot of activity! However, the trends I have been watching over the past few years are continuing; low inventory of available homes and high buyer demand – which are resulting in higher prices and fewer sales. Here are a few highlights from the slideshow/report below. Through the end of May sales are down 11% for the year. Inventory is down 45% when compared to two years ago. 53% of the homes available on the market at the end of May were already under contract. Boulder County Real Estate Statistics – May 2016 from Neil...
by admin | May 26, 2016 | Boulder Lifestyle, Boulder Real Estate, Colorado Lifestyle, Visiting Boulder
I stumbled across this video produced by The City of Boulder about the Boulder Comprehensive Plan. The video is not only well produced and beautiful, it gives some historical insight as to the creation and maintenance of the open space that surrounds our fair city. When I am showing around someone from out of town for the first time I always tell them about the foresight of our city forefathers (just over 40 years ago) who started preserving what was unique and great about our area. Can you imagine if market forces were allowed to prevail and there was a sea of houses and strip malls in an unending swath from the foothills to the city limits? If you appreciate the lifestyle in Boulder it’s well worth a watch....
