Paint on a Rotten Board [Due Diligence]

by Osman Parvez----My gutter guy pulled off the badly installed rain gutters to find rotten fascia boards.  This house was painted a few months before…

Civic Area Design Initiative

The Boulder City Council is working on a plan to implement new designs and updates in Downtown Civic Area Park to better suit the City's needs.…

Have We Reached the Peak of the Selling Season? [Analyze This]

by Osman Parvez----This is a follow-up to yesterday's analysis of Boulder inventory and digs a little deeper.    Consider it part #2 of the inventory analysis.  We'll also…

The Writing On The Wall

by Osman Parvez----Asking price?    $600K.   Working oven not included. And don't you just love it when the seller leaves cute little notes on the…

PAY Below Asking Above $1MM, SELL Dumpy Houses Below $600K [Analyze This]

by Osman Parvez----Buying or selling a house in Boulder? This is what the market looks like right now. At prices below $600,000, more than 80% of…

Fresh Listings, Get ‘Em Hot

by Osman Parvez----As we predicted, the market began turning last week. Take a look at the chart below. Inventory under contract has begun dropping steeply and…

Boulder Valley Beer Fest [Events]

Mark your calendars for September 12.The Boulder Valley Beer Fest is a great fun way to spend a late summer day with friends.  It also happens…

Six Years of Declining Boulder Inventory [Analyze This]

by Osman Parvez----Ready for an update on real estate market conditions in Boulder? Here we go. Remember: intelligent real estate decisions are based on a deep…

This Week: Turn Key Flips and New Urbanism [Fresh Listings, Get ‘Em Hot]

30+ new listings hit the Boulder real estate market this week. 12 are worth your time to see. This week: a couple of flips and a…

Luxury Compounds and CU Kiddie Condos – This Week’s Fresh Listings

37 listings hit the Boulder real estate market this week. We culled the refreshed listings, the grossly overpriced, the bad layouts, and the marginal locations.…