Real Estate Tales
Buyer's Corner
Why Coldwell Banker? The Whole Story.
April 25th, 2010 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Colorado Round Up, First Time Buyers, Focus on Boulder, Real Estate Tales, Selling Thoughts
The Coldwell Banker Story. I’ve been on a lot of listing appointments lately with spring arriving here in Boulder Colorado and included in the listing presentation are reasons why to choose Coldwell Banker. I, myself even had to ponder the reasons why to choose one brokerage company over another when becoming a real estate agent. [...]
Written by John Vaughan | Discussion: No Comments »
For Sale by Owner – Buyers Beware
June 11th, 2009 Categories: Buyer's Corner, First Time Buyers, Home Inspections and Maintenance, Real Estate Tales, Selling Thoughts
Does it really pay to sell your home without representation? In the future, I will be hesistant to show properties that are not represented by an agent, it’s just too much brain damage and it’s not in the Buyer’s best interest. FSBO Sellers don’t know the laws and they do not have anyone to consult with.
Written by Ro Troia | Discussion: No Comments »
RATES FLAT DESPITE MORE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC DATA
February 6th, 2009 Categories: Buyer's Corner, First Time Buyers, Market Conditions, Real Estate Tales, Relocating, Selling Thoughts, Trends
Mortgage interest rates were mostly flat this past week despite continued negative economic data. Today’s January employment report showed that the unemployment rate jumped from 7.2% in December to 7.6% in January. This is the highest unemployment rate in 16 years. Non-Farm Payrolls declined 598,000 on expectations that they would decline by 500,000. This is [...]
Written by Ro Troia | Discussion: No Comments »
Boulder County Tax Lien Sale is a Safe Place to Stick Some Dough
January 15th, 2009 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Focus on Boulder, Real Estate Tales
It has been a while since my last blog and I am trying to get over a severe case of writers block. With the holidays and my writers block, blogging just wasn’t working for me, so this one is a little out of date, but definitely something that needs to be discussed, so here we [...]
Written by Ro Troia | Discussion: 4 Comments »
RATES INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON TREASURY DEBT AUCTIONS
November 14th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Colorado Round Up, First Time Buyers, Focus on Boulder, Market Conditions, Real Estate Tales, Relocating, Selling Thoughts, Trends
Today’s Market Commentary:
Interest rates increased slightly this past week as the US Treasury auctioned off $55 billion of debt. Economic data continued to be negative. Weekly jobless claims jumped by 32,000 claims on expectations that claims would actually fall by 2,000. Continuing claims increased to 3.9 million from 3.84 million the previous week. October Retail [...]
Written by Ro Troia | Discussion: No Comments »
HOA’s… The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly!!
October 7th, 2008 Categories: Boulder Subdivisions and Neighborhoods, Buyer's Corner, Colorado Round Up, First Time Buyers, Real Estate Tales, Relocating
Where do you even begin when talking about Home Owners Associations? I have been wanting to write something about them for quite some time now, but where to start? And, do I really want to write a novel about HOA’s? I could. I have a lot to say about them, both good and bad. There [...]
Written by Ro Troia | Discussion: 7 Comments »
Build your real estate portfolio without even trying
October 3rd, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Market Conditions, Real Estate Tales, Selling Thoughts, Trends
In this tough real estate market many sellers are having an increasingly difficult time selling their homes. Property values have decreased and it seems like all we hear about in the media is more bad news about the market. This is the perfect time to build up your real estate portfolio. Here are some great [...]
Written by Chris Boyers | Discussion: No Comments »
Why You Shouldn’t Hire A Real Estate Agent!
September 14th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, First Time Buyers, Focus on Boulder, Real Estate Tales
Just last week I received a call from a buyer who wanted to see one of our listings. From our phone conversation alone, I could tell she had something against real estate agents. Maybe she is always trite and condescending to everyone, but I didn’t think so. I had a feeling it was just directed at me. I [...]
Written by Julie Johnson | Discussion: 1 Comment »
Home Swapping. A New Reality TV Show?
August 5th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Market Conditions, Real Estate Tales, Selling Thoughts, Trends
No, it’s not a new reality show and it’s not your typical vacation home exchange. It’s the extreme way to move in this depreciating market. Do you own real estate in Boulder Colorado that just won’t sell? Have you reached desperate measures? Do what others have done. Trade! Get on board with this new real estate trend – Home [...]
Written by Julie Johnson | Discussion: 4 Comments »
See How Relocating Buyers Use a Real Estate Agent – Not in a Good Way
May 16th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Real Estate Tales, Relocating
How many times have we spent days and sometimes weekends with buyers only to find out they have no intention of using us as their real estate agent. This is so infuriating! These type of buyers have no clue about loyalty and think that our time is worth nothing. Recently, I spent [...]
Written by Ro Troia | Discussion: No Comments »
