An Expert’s View on Boulder – Lawrence Yun’s Slides

by Osman Parvez----It appears that Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors has put out a presentation on local market conditions…

Selling in a Tough Market

by Osman Parvez----Here's the situation: You're thinking about selling your property but you're worried the market isn't what it used to be. You've read the…

Housing Costs and Unstoppable Demographics

by Osman Parvez----From the New York Times, Housing Cost Consumed More of Paychecks in 2006:Nationally, half of renters and more than one third of mortgage…

Fresh On The Market

by Osman ParvezLast year, I wrote a piece on the issue of refreshed listings. It's when a seller (or their agent) pulls the property off…

Broomfield Update

by Osman ParvezI've been spending a little more time in Broomfield the last few weeks as I help a client find a home. Seems like…

Funny Money

by Osman Parvez----No doubt you've heard this sad, sad story. In the past, each generation of Americans saw better standards of living and higher pay.…

What’s Considered Boulder?

by Osman Parvez----A reader asked what area was considered Boulder (for statistical purposes). Most of analysis of data on this blog is coming via the…

SuperStar Cities: The Benefits of Talent and Capital

by Osman Parvez----A few months ago, a friend shared an article with me that contained an idea with unusually strong potential to impact long term…

Cut Your Payments In HALF?

by Osman Parvez---- I've ranted about this before, but lately I've heard a lot of ads on the radio saying how great these loans are, so…

Room for Improvement

by Osman ParvezSince first writing about the housing bubble in 2004 for The Windwalker Report, I've been saying (1) there is strong evidence for a…