Category: Home Buyer Issues
-
The Denver-Boulder Real Estate Market Has Two Multiple Listings Services (MLS) Showing Homes for Sale
The Denver-Boulder real estate market has two systems to list homes for sale. Agents who don’t use both MLS systems may miss a lot of the market.
-
Meth Contamination Should Be Part of Every Home Inspection
Meth contamination is a health hazard and expensive to remediate. We urge our home buyer clients to screen for meth once under contract.
-
Open Houses Are Not the Way to Find a Home in Boulder
Open houses are NOT the way to buy a home. The online info is better and you’re less likely to give away valuable info to a seller’s agent.
-
Pick Your Best Investment as a Residential Buyer
Pick Your Best Investment as a Residential Buyer By Norris Minick In a recent post, we presented some data on a gap that opened up between 2002 and 2010 between condo/townhome prices and prices for small single family homes. Then we noted that this gap narrowed substantially in most local communities over the past few…
-
It’s a Good Time to Purchase an Investment Property
It’s a Good Time to Purchase an Investment Property Millennials are Waiting Longer to Buy In July 2016, U.S. homeownership rates hit their lowest percentage on record at 62.9%. What is the major cause of this trend? The dip in homeownership is most likely due to millennials waiting longer than ever to purchase their first…
-
The Fascinating World of Dryer Lint
The Fascinating World of Dryer Lint It’s not unusual for home inspectors to find dryer ducts packed with lint in the course of an inspection. When they do, they strongly recommend dryer duct cleaning. This is not a trivial issue because the lint is potentially combustible and a somewhat common source of house fires. Do…