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Here are my latest blog posts. Since 2006 I have written over 900 articles about the Boulder real estate market, the process of buying and selling a home and insights to what makes this a great place to live. If you are looking for specific information please; search this site by clicking on the magnifying glass icon on the top navigation bar.
Worn Listings? How to Sell a House That Has Been on The Market for Over Six Months
How to Sell a House That Has Been on The Market for Over Six Months During the past week two of my listings have accepted offers from Buyers. One listing had been on the market over a year and a half (mountain vacant land) and the other had...
When is the Best Time to Sell a Home?
Yesterday, I showed the level of activity in our local real estate market by month. The result was a nice curve that peaked in June. Today I'm going to show the median closed prices by month. The chart below shows very little correlation...
Mortgage Insurers – The Market From A Different View
One of the best sources for broad market analysis are the companies that provide mortgage insurance. MGIC (Mortgage Insurance Guaranty Corporation) provides mortgage insurance nationwide. It is in their interest to know where the markets are going...
INSPECTION ISSUES – RADON
Boulder County is located in a zone of high potential for elevated radon levels in the air. In real estate transactions radon almost is always an issue. It is almost always tested for and when the reading comes in at a level above 4.0 pCi/L...
Advice on House Condition at Closing or How to Avoid a Mess at Closing
Condition at Closing or How to Avoid a Mess at Closing One of the greatest sources of letdown and conflict in a real estate transaction is the condition of the house after the Sellers move out. Provisions in the purchase contract allow for the...
Investment Analysis
I mentioned a week or two ago the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC). MGIC is a company that provides mortgage insurance in case of borrower default. It is their business to know the risks in the nations real estate markets. On their...
What to do when there are multiple offers on a home
-Multiple Offers- We are working in a buyers market. The average days-to-offer in our market is around 75 days. It is unusual to have houses go under contract right away. You would think that multiple offers and offers over full price would...
Neil Profiled in “Boulder County Real Producers”
Each month a different local top producing Realtor is featured in Boulder County Real Producers magazine. Neil is featured on the cover on of the October 2019 edition. Thanks to Darren Thornberry for writing a great article and Liv Berger for...
What is an iBuyer?
Millions of dollars are being poured into the real estate industry through venture capital and much of that money is going into a segment called "iBuying". IBuying is when a consumer sells their home to a corporation whose business it is to...
Hail and The Real Estate Transaction
When the weather gets hot and the big thunderheads grow in the afternoons along the Front Range of Colorado, there is a chance that ice will fall from the sky. Most of the time these hail storms are very localized and most of the time the size of...