The House Einstein Podcast is available wherever you podcast. Hosted by Osman Parvez and Hamish Crabb.

...but the winning bid no longer makes sense?

In this episode we discuss a recent bidding war where our clients lost a home they loved, but did so knowing their offer remained grounded in the property's actual value. We explore the tension between market data and emotion, why buyers get caught up in competitive situations, and how staying disciplined sometimes means losing the house.

We also discuss why bidding wars and stale listings can exist at the same time, what drives buyers to pay significant premiums in certain neighborhoods, and why a good agent's job isn't simply to win the house at any cost.

In Tales from the Trenches, we share a story about the value of working with a trusted and respected counterparty, and how reputation can help transactions reach the finish line.

We also review official May market data for Boulder County and the City of Boulder, discuss notable recent sales, and cover news including growing antitrust scrutiny surrounding Compass and the changing ways consumers search for homes.

Show Notes:

Recorded Date: 6/17/26
Published Date: 6/19/26

Topics:

• THE CLOSING TABLE | Bidding Wars and Stale Listings: both can be true in this market
  • Conservative/reasonable/disciplined often means you don’t get the house
    • It’s the expected outcome of being reasonable on a hot listing. 
    • “Do you want a deal, or do you want the hot listing?”
    • You can wear one hat: value investment or emotionally charged/appealing listing.
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  • People will overpay for schools. We’ve seen it repeatedly for Table Mesa.

• TALES FROM THE TRENCHES | The benefits of working with a well known and trustworthy counterparty
  • E&L Team Story for Closing on Leader Circle

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• MARKET UPDATE
  • Official data for Boulder County and City of Boulder
  • • BIG shifts are happening in the market

• (LESSONS FROM) SALES OF THE WEEK
  • 503 Hawthorn Ave
  • 630 Northstar Ct - Video
  • 1801 Redwood Ave
  • 943 10th St
  • 300 Forest Ave
  • 7702 Devonshire Ct
    

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• SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION
  • • 927 Hover Ridge Circle Open House

• IN THE NEWS (HOT TAKES)
  • SpaceX and the Bubbalicious IPO market
  • The Compass antitrust heat is intensifying
  • Google and AI-powered brokerage HouseCanary Partnership
  • Boulder Comedy Festival

• CARVE OUTS
• • • Free diving, AIDA 2, breath holds
    • Summer Concerts
• ADDITIONAL LINKS
  • Sumac road refinish