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 […]
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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!
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 […]
New Direction IRA: Purchasing Real Estate W/ Your IRA
The Boulder Property Network at RE/MAX of Boulder would like you to Join our guests, Bill and Catherine of NewDirection IRA, as they take us through a seminar on how to use your self-directed IRA to purchase real estate! “Bill is recognized in the industry as an expert in Self-Directed IRAs, HSAs and other […]
Part 2: Investing in Real Estate Using Retirement Plan Funds
Retirement plans such as IRAs, SEPs, and 401ks are often thought of as limited to investments in stocks or mutual funds. However, if you open a self-directed IRA account (SDIRA), your retirement plan can hold real estate as well as real-estate related investments. In my previous article, I introduced an overview of a SDIRA […]
Part 1: Investing in Real Estate Using Retirement Plan Funds
When most people think of IRAs, SEPs, and 401ks, they usually think of investing in the stock market or mutual funds. However, if you set up a self-directed IRA account (SDIRA), your retirement plan has the capability to hold real estate along with a variety of other real estate-related investments, such as notes. Anyone can […]