An interesting phenomenon is happening in the Boulder real estate and homes market right now. First, let's take a look at Boulder's real estate snapshot:

1,786 Boulder property listings

Min price: $9

Median price: $550,000

Avg price: $796,321

Max price: $21,900,000


(These data change daily; check in for today's snapshot.)

Now, consider this: Unlike most other Front Range and Colorado home and real estate markets, there are more Boulder home buyers than home sellers. Does that mean inventory is down to zero? Absolutely not. In fact, according to today's listings, the with the highest number of homes and properties on the market are:

University Place with about 27 listings

Newlands with about 25 listings

Pine Brook Hills with about 16 listings



Table Mesa 1 with about 16 listings

Boulder Heights with about 14 listings

(Again, check today's listings, as they change often.)

It's summer in Boulder. Do you know where your Boulder neighborhoods are? Check them out, map Boulder out, and take to the market; the water's fine.

And when shopping the Boulder homes market, or one that's similar, luck favors the prepared. The good news is that, with today's technology, smart shoppers can set themselves up for success while they sleep. Besides knowing what you want, you'll need to know where the listings are now--and now, and now. Alerts mailed to your inbox with fresh listings from the MLS, along with the ability to browse listings before heading out on a drive, and saving, sorting, and refining your lists of Boulder home searches means getting the jump on the market and other buyers.