Most homeowners throughout the United States are having a collective sigh of relief. The home sales market is recovering and prices are rebounding. Between good news on the home front and a strong bull stock market, many people have a positive outlook on their personal finances. This is called the …
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Even though we are in a slower time of year, houses are still selling. All year I have been seeing a shortage of good listings in the market. Right now there are 15% fewer available homes on the market than last year at this same time. This means that if …
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A few days ago I went through what a buyer needs to think about and do after they have successfully placed a contract on the home. To read that post click here. Today I’d like to talk about the sellers side of the real estate transaction. Finding a buyer and …
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The quick answer is that the supply of new homes in the Boulder area isn’t meeting the demand right now. At the beginning of every month I run some comparative statistics and this month the results were very illustrative. The chart below shows the percentage of listings that are under …
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This infographic was created by the good people at ActiveRain which is an online social space for Realtors. It is the result of a survey of real estate agents from around the country. The consensus for 2012 are that; the number of transactions will increase, real estate values will be …
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What makes one house sell while another one lingers on the market? What causes one house to get multiple offers and another to seem to repel buyers? Is it the location? Is it the condition? Is it the marketing?
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Right now the broad trends in the Boulder area real estate market are: Sales at a consistent although not spectacular rate. (Down roughly 5% from last year) Inventory decreasing (normal for this time of year) Prices are fairly stable but with a nudge toward the negative. Buyers market with the …
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There are many tactical ideas about real estate negotiation but in my opinion not enough is said about the emotional relationship between a buyer, a seller and an agent. Buyers and sellers don’t often meet in person. This can be a very good thing in many ways because the agents …
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In order to sell a house in today’s real estate market a house must make a compelling case to the market. Some things like neighborhood and location within the neighborhood you can’t control. But set those aside and you are left with two key variables that are controllable and important …
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For many years our average negotiation off of list price has averaged between 2 and 3 percent. Lately, buyers are pushing those ranges. Sellers are seeing many low offers and many times those negotiations do not come to fruition. Buyers are looking for a deal, and who can blame them. …
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