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 | Jul 8, 2017 | General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
With property values increasing as steadily and as rapidly as they are in Boulder County, it should come at no surprise that property taxes are following suit. This became very clear this past May when assessment notices made their way around town informing Boulder...
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 | Nov 28, 2016 | General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
Am I ready to buy a house? It starts as a subtle suggestion in the back of your mind. You might hear yourself thinking; “this is ridiculous, rents are so high and I’m throwing my money away” or “now that I’ve landed that job I’m...
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 | Dec 16, 2015 | Buyers, General Real Estate Advice
At the beginning of October new guidelines took affect that changed the way that lenders interact with borrowers. The new TRID rules require earlier and supposedly easier to read disclosures to go to borrowers. Both at the beginning and the end of the process. These...
by admin | Feb 24, 2015 | Boulder County Housing Trends, For Buyers, For Sellers, General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
In a recent article in Forbes Magazine by Mary Meehan titled “The Baby Boomer Housing Bust”, the author makes the case that in the coming years the Baby Boomers may have a hard time selling their homes to the Millenials. She states that many Baby Boomers...
by admin | Dec 18, 2014 | For Buyers, General Real Estate Advice, Real Estate 101
Here are some of the reasons why people buy their first home. Tired of paying rent / rents are rising. Home prices are rising and if they don’t buy now they might be priced out of the market. Just got married. Just got a great new job. All my friends are buying...
