FROM THE KL REALTY TEAM The city of Boulder has done a 180-degree turnabout in the last years: It has embraced densification and is trying to figure out how to squeeze in more people of all income levels. Changes in zoning and co-ops are on the table. Use to be one would get busted for […]
Moving from the country to the city – what a buyer should consider
BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY Sure, you want a beautiful view and a serene setting. But if you’re thinking of escaping the density and noise of town for some peaceful country life with a little space, there are a number of other factors to consider when choosing a rural property. Paved roads verses dirt roads: […]
Why are there so few Boulder County rural properties?
BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY When people who live in town decide they want more space and look to buy a rural Boulder County property, they are always a bit surprised by how little inventory there is, especially for farms. Driving around quaint country roads, there looks to be so much land. So why so […]
THIS & THAT: So sad to see old trees go, but there’s a little upside too
BY MARY LYNN BRUNY, KL REALTY I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: It’s tough to be a tree in Colorado. Given its own devices the land here would be (and was) a barren prairie with deciduous trees only growing along waterways. We humans have added our beloved trees to a climate which doesn’t […]
Why do Boulder County rural property prices vary so much?
BY KAREN LIBIN, KL REALTY If you’re looking in rural Boulder County to buy a house on a bit of property or for some land to build on, you may be baffled by the seemingly bizarre price ranges. How can two pieces of property, both about the same acreage, differentiate in price by 50 percent […]
THIS & THAT: Is it divorce season? Seems so!
BY MARY LYNN BRUNY, KL REALTY When you think of people buying residential real estate, you think of sweetly happy circumstances: a nervous first-time buyer purchasing a condo; a young, in-love couple choosing a starter home; an attractive, gray-haired retired couple buying a patio home. But as Karen Libin, our principal, pointed out to me […]
THIS & THAT: How to choose a house you’ll love – the logical/illogical choice
BY MARY LYNN BRUNY, KL REALTY So you’ve decided to buy a house! How wonderful! How exciting! However, the process can also be daunting, even a wee bit nerve-wracking. There are so many options and choices and details to take in during a short amount of time. With every house you look at, you have […]