Interest rates, which have been at record lows since the end of the recession, have risen from an average of 3.86% a year ago to 4.78% today. (Photo: Unsplash). BOULDER – Today’s market is tough on first-time home buyers. Inventory of first-time buyer homes and condos had plunged to a record low, pushing prices higher […]
2018 Tax Reform Information
Duane Duggan, with the Boulder Property Network at RE/MAX of Boulder, interviews Don Kaniecki, of Kaniecki and Associates, CPA, to determine what has changed with the 2018 tax law reform. How will the tax changes affect residential homeowners? What about real estate investors? Find out here!
Boulder County April 2018 Attached Dwelling Real Estate Statistics
Boulder County April 2018 Single Family Real Estate Statistics
Learn about the new Construction / Renovation Loan Available with Premier Lending!
Duane Duggan, with the Boulder Property Network at RE/MAX of Boulder, interviews Jessica Shanahan, with Premier Lending, to learn more about the new construction/renovation loan offered by Premier Lending. Find out what it means to only have 1 closing, how it might fit into your situation and how to use it for building a new […]
Why Is There Such a Shortage of Homes to Buy? – Part 1
In the first quarter of 2018, there was a record low number of homes available to buy. In fact, as of May 7, 2018 there were only a total of 13 single-family homes shown as available in the IRES Multiple Listing Service (MLS) under $600,000 across Boulder, Louisville, and Lafayette. When buyers are out […]
What’s Happening in the Boulder County Real Estate Market?
What’s new in the BoulderCounty real estate market? Analysis from Broker Associate DB Wilson who chats with Boulder Property Network’s Broker, Duane Duggan. Housing inventory is sliding to a new low & there are substantial price gains, especially in Boulder. How are interest rates? Find out all this and more! Great video!
Home improvement record keeping to reduce your tax bill
When you prepare to sell your personal residence – if you have lived in it for the last two out of five years – there can be a substantial capital gains exclusion. Tax Reform 2018 retained the home sale tax exclusion of $250,000 for single people and $500,000 for married couples filing jointly. This means […]
Removing Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) from your Mortgage Payment
When you think of “mortgage insurance,” you may think of a type of life insurance that if you die, the mortgage on your house is paid off for the benefit of the survivors. Private Mortgage Insurance, known as PMI, is not that at all. PMI is insurance to protect the lender in the event the […]
Using a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) to Increase Equity in Your Home Faster
As real estate markets and financing markets change, there are opportunities to consider in order to build real estate equity in your home. One of those is the Home Equity Line of Credit commonly known as HELOC. During the recession, many banks called in their HELOCs. As the real estate market has improved, the HELOC […]