Marketing Fail [The Business]
by Osman Parvez----Like many Boulder homeowners, we're getting mail from brokers claiming to have buyers for our house. Of course, they're just fishing for new…
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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…
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…
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…
Last Week in Boulder Real Estate, By the Numbers [Analyze This]
by Osman Parvez----Last week in Boulder real estate. More analysis upcoming in this month's research report. Sign up below!----Like this analysis? Subscribe to…
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…
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.…