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Buying a Boulder Home: Time is Money

Phil Boren

Friday, April 2nd, 2010 at 12:20am. 263 Views, 0 Comments.

If you've been thinking about buying a Boulder home, the phrase "time is money" has never been more appropriate.  There are now only 29 days left to buy a buy a home and claim the federal tax credit of up to $8,000 . . . less than a month to put your new home under contract and get a tax credit, too.

Could you use an extra $8,000?  There are so many great Boulder neighborhoods with some awesome homes for sale that qualify for the tax credit - nearly 2,000 home the last time we looked!  One of our newest features here at BoulderHomeResource.com is the ability to search Boulder MLS listings and limit the search results to distressed properties for sale, i.e. foreclosures and short sale listings.  They qualify, too!

If you've been thinking about relocating…

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Boulder County Foreclosure and Short Sale Listings: Find Distressed Properties For Sale

Phil Boren

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 11:09pm. 621 Views, 0 Comments.

Boulder County foreclosure and short sale listings might represent an opportunity for Boulder home buyers, especially as the first-time home buyer tax credit deadline of April 30th approaches.  We have added a new feature on our website that will make it even easier to spot these deals and take advantage of what may be a vanishing opportunity!  At BoulderHomeResource.com you can search Boulder MLS listings as always, but as illustrated below, our new feature will enable you to specify that you only want to see foreclosure and/or short-sale listings!

As of this writing, IRES reports that there are nearly 100 of these so-called "distressed properties" (single-family detached) active on the market in Boulder County across all price ranges.  Many others…

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Home Buyers: Only 45 Days Left

Phil Boren

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 1:04pm. 255 Views, 0 Comments.

Home buyers, there are only 45 days left to take advantage of the federal tax credit.  Home prices, inventory, mortgage interest rates, federal tax credit of up to $8,000 - lots of reasons to consider buying a Boulder home.  Even if you're not a 1st-time home buyer, there's a new provision that might make you eligible for a $6,500 tax credit - but the April 30th deadline for being under contract is fast-approaching.  Wouldn't this bill look good in your hands?

We just added a new feature to our Boulder real estate website (BoulderHomeResource.com), that enables you to not only search MLS listings, but to run a separate search for foreclosure and short sale listings!  There are deals out there if you look.  Take advantage of this opportunity; call us…

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Tips For Home Sellers: How to Successfully Compete Against Foreclosures and Short Sales

Phil Boren

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 8:09pm. 1246 Views, 0 Comments.

Selling a home in today’s real estate market can be an eye-opening experience for many sellers.  Many acknowledge the changing real estate landscape, but since their home is clearly the “best one in the neighborhood”, short sales and foreclosure sales are often dismissed as irrelevant.  This perception is particularly true in areas where short sales and foreclosures represent a high ratio of overall home sales.

In order to effectively compete with this trend, it’s critical to understand how these types of transactions impact local real estate markets.  Zillow.com recently published the results of their research into the percentage of foreclosure home sales and the associated “foreclosure discount” in different real estate markets across the country. …

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