by admin | Jan 15, 2018 | Boulder Real Estate, For Buyers, For Sellers, Statistics
In 2017 in Boulder County, the average negotiation off of list price for all sales was 1.3%. In 2016 it was .36%. However, when you look at it more closely both over time and across price ranges there are some good market insights. The chart below shows the sales...
by admin | Jan 11, 2018 | Boulder Real Estate, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
The recently passed federal tax bill will definitely have an impact on real estate. In general markets with high taxes and high values will be most affected. Despite the recent increase in local property taxes, Boulder County is considered a low property tax area...
by admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Boulder County Housing Trends, Boulder Real Estate, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
The Real Estate Cycle Approximately 2500 years ago Heraclitus of Ephesus said “The only thing that is constant is change”. In the moment we sometimes forget that forces larger than we can see are slowly moving culture, markets and people. Everything we...
by admin | Sep 9, 2017 | For Buyers, For Sellers
Neil Kearney has once again been recognized as one of the top real estate professionals in the Denver Metro Area. The “Five Star Professional” award in the real estate category is awarded each year based upon independent research and interviews with...
by admin | Jun 27, 2017 | For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
This past May, Zillow, the online real estate search company was sued by a Chicago based home building company who claimed that Zillow’s online Automated Value Model (AVM) is deceiving home buyers with prices below the true value of properties leading to frustrated...
by admin | Nov 30, 2016 | For Buyers, General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
If you have determined that you are ready to buy a house (click here for more information about determining if you are ready) the next question to ask is how do I do it? What is the smartest way to go about buying a home? What are the first steps in a home...
by admin | May 25, 2016 | For Buyers, For Sellers, Real Estate 101
Do you know what PITI is? If you have a loan on your home you probably know that these are the four elements of a mortgage payment. P stands for principal; the first I stands for Interest; T stands for taxes and I stands for insurance. Together they make up the...
by admin | Mar 19, 2016 | Boulder Neighborhoods, Boulder Real Estate, For Buyers, For Sellers, Visiting Boulder
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...
by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | Boulder Real Estate, For Buyers, General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
During 2015 43% of all homes sold in the City of Boulder sold for more than asking price (see more context in my year end report) . Presumably most of these homes had multiple buyers making competing offers. So what does it take to be the winner of a multiple bid...
by admin | Jun 9, 2015 | Boulder County Housing Trends, For Buyers, For Sellers, Statistics
Hold on and get up to speed! Homebuyer’s in Boulder County are getting a crash course in rejection. The local real estate market is still running on all cylinders and seems to have a full tank of gas. In April and May there were 789 real estate transactions...
