This Week: A Castle for the Kids [Fresh Listings, Get ‘Em Hot]
Cleo knows how sniff out good houses Here are the 12 best houses and condos to come on market this week in Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, and Longmont. As usual, we sifted through the listings and culled the overpriced, bad locations, refreshed listings, and other undesirable properties from our list. Ready to see some houses? Let's go. To schedule a private showing, which includes a discussion of valuation and price trends, call Osman at 303.746.6896. Single Family Homes 2265 Floral Drive | $729,000 | More Details Look familiar? It should. This ranch style Boulder house was on the market earlier this [...]
Boulder Sales Volume Up Almost 20% [Analyze This]
by Osman Parvez ---- 560 residential units traded hands last month in Boulder County, a 19% increase from the previous year. Within the city of Boulder, sales volume was up 15%. Longmont saw a year over year increase of 34%. As smaller cities, Superior, Louisville, and Lafayette are typically more erratic on a month to month basis. September was no exception, with sales dropping 21% in Lafayette but rising 78% in Louisville. Superior was a wash. Sales volume is a good proxy for demand. Be sure to compare it to our analysis of inventory conditions for the bigger picture. [...]
CU Kiddie Condos, Flips, and Family Homes – This Week’s Fresh Listings [Get ‘Em Hot]
It's that time of year. Fresh listings are getting few and far between so we've broadened our scope this week beyond Boulder to include Longmont, Louisville, Lafayette, and Superior. As usual, we've culled the bad locations, the sneaky refreshed old listings, known poor construction, and other un-worthies. Ready to see some real estate? Let's go. To schedule a private showing, which includes a discussion of valuation and price trends, call Osman at 303.746.6896. Single Family Homes 331 Indian Peaks Trail W | $825,000 | More Details The more desirable west side of Indian Peaks. Large, family friendly, and built in [...]
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 expand by analyzing neighboring cities including Longmont, Louisville, Lafayette, and Superior. The key question for buyers and sellers is whether we've reached the peak of the summer selling season. It's a question that impacts selection, pricing, and negotiation strategy. Let's take a look. This busy first chart shows percentage of inventory under contract over the past twelve months. Note: - A far lower percentage of houses in Boulder are under [...]
Turkey Plant Re-Development [Pics]
by Osman Parvez ---- Demolition at the former Butterball/ConAgra plant in downtown Longmont continues. As discussed previously, this 27.5 acre development is a massive indicator that Longmont is set for significant and rapid change. The mixed use development will feature 250-300 residential units, commercial, and industrial spaces. Wibby brewing space for an 8,300 SF brewery next door which will include a substantial taproom and outdoor patio. Plans are not yet final but the litigation cloud that slowed the process has been lifted. Here's a few pics from our photo set. Here's our development map. Other indicators of [...]
Inventory Shortage Rages On [Analyze This]
by Osman Parvez As long term blog readers know, I love data analysis and effective visualizations of trends. Occasionally, I'll get side tracked but most of the content on this blog remains very analytical. Here's a look at the ongoing inventory shortage in Boulder County. The chart above shows the most recent inventory level compared to the long term average for the month. Boulder, Boulder attached dwellings, Longmont, and Louisville are shown. Inventory this year is running more than 55% below the long term average (2004-2013) in the City of Boulder. It gets worse in Longmont and [...]
Dirty Data [Visualize This]
by Osman Parvez This post is mostly for the Realtors in the audience but it should also concern those who track real estate markets in Boulder and beyond. Back in January, I wrote an open letter to BARA concerning an data error in their statistical analysis. The chart below is a visualization of a problem with dirty data. IRES and Metrolist (METRO) provide MLS services for our region. Throughout Boulder County, IRES dominates the market (blue). In some locations, Broomfield most notably, Metrolist has a significant market share (grey). The data provided by the Boulder Realtor Association, [...]
Boulder Real Estate Market Research [Get it Fresh!]
by Osman Parvez Want the skinny on Boulder real estate market conditions? It turns out that the floods in September DID have an impact. Ready? It's not what you expect... Oh, I'm such a tease. Look - if you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that I provide the best research on Boulder real estate market conditions available. It's probably why you're here. There are nearly 1,500 articles published on real estate conditions on this blog, dating back to 2005. See, the thing is that my research is for clients and prospective clients, first [...]
Pending Sales and Inventory Availability [Market Update]
by Osman Parvez Here's a quick look at pending sales and inventory availability across Boulder County. The key metric: Percent of inventory currently under contract. The chart above shows inventory of homes under contract with a buyer for Boulder, Boulder Attached Dwellings (town homes and condos), Longmont, Superior, Louisville, and Lafayette. Perhaps a surprise to many, Boulder has 40% under contract; less than adjacent markets. Louisville is leading the region with 61% under contract. If you're a buyer, flip that around. Boulder has more available inventory than any other local [...]
What’s Really Happening in the Boulder Market?
by Osman Parvez ---- A comment appeared yesterday. I thought it was a good one, deserving to be unearthed from the dark depths of the comment archives and shared. Anon wrote, "The blog has been interesting this summer. I like the new wider topic areas. However, I think the main purpose - analyzing the local RE market - has been largely ignored the last few months. Frankly, the insight and market insider knowledge isn't there, and three monthly reports float in a month after the month in question ends. I complain only because I find this info very interesting and [...]
October Market Updates Available
by Osman Parvez It's hard to believe that October is already a third gone. How time flies. Are you ready for my usual monthly market updates? Has Boulder real estate shaken off the summer's slump? What about local inventory levels and sales? How are Days on Market? This month I thought I'd try something different. I posted a link to the report in our research archive at realtyunique.com. This is the same report I send to my investor clients, friends and colleagues. In that file you'll find summary tables of local real estate conditions, showing both year/year and year to [...]
Piggybacks and Foreclosures in Longmont
by Osman Parvez Boulder County is fairing very well amid a gusher of foreclosures in Colorado, but as credit is further tightened by rising interest rates and more stringent lending practices, there will be continuing impact to the local real estate market. As I've reported previously, Longmont has the largest number of foreclosures in Boulder County. As of today, 372 properties in Longmont are in some state of foreclosure. The majority of these are at the low end of the market, most for homes valued below $250,000 and many below $200,000. This section of the market was also the most [...]
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