Pigs Get Fat | California Tactics in Boulder Real Estate

by Osman ParvezHeads up sellers! California style bidding wars are also bringing California style negotiation tactics into the Boulder real estate market. We've run into the…

Bidding Wars, How High Should You Go?

by Osman ParvezLast weekend we engaged in two bidding wars on behalf of clients. The #1 question: "How much should we offer?"As you know from…

What’s an Egress Window?

by Osman ParvezThe other day, I took a buyer to see a house in Boulder. It was listed as a six bedroom house and two…

Market Knowledge – Realtors HATE This!

by Osman ParvezThis past weekend, I negotiated on a $2.2 MM deal for an international buyer and held two separate discussions with private sellers in…

Best Practices for Negotiation

by Osman Parvez----After yesterday's post on bad faith negotiation, here's one to point you in a better direction. Remember that sophisticated negotiations are not a…

Heatherwood Owners Pocketed $50-60K Last Year

by Osman ParvezAs we seek to provide our buyers and sellers with higher quality advice on market conditions, we're doing more neighborhood level research. Take…

Spring Is In the Air, It’s Time to See Houses [Fresh Listings, Get ‘Em HOT]

19 listings hit the Boulder market this week. We sorted the wheat from the chaff and only 8 are worth seeing.   Let's go see some…

The Inventory Shortage Gets Worse [Analyze This]

by Osman ParvezTime for a quick inventory analysis update. Let's look at the charts. The graph above shows House Einstein's inventory tracking for attached and detached…

This Week in Boulder Real Estate [Tales from the Trenches]

by Osman ParvezA few quick updates for you. 1. No MeetupThe Boulder Real Estate Meetup scheduled for tomorrow is cancelled. Unfortunately, I've got a cold. The…

How to Negotiate in Bad Faith [Tales from the Trenches]

by Osman ParvezBad Faith Negotiation 101Step 1: Set an asking price well below market value in order to lure 100+ people to your open house.…