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stabilizing home values: It's time for a revolt... who's with me? - 04/08/09 01:28 PM
Before I get into inciting a revolt, let me give you the quick snapshot of our market here in Boise Idaho. Here in the Boise Idaho Real Estate Market, our sub- $200,'s market has really come alive. Lots of transactions, lot's of activity - Finally stability - HALLELUJAH!  In the $200's to 300's things are starting to look better - not as good as below $200,000, but better. Above $300,000... not so much. Get into the upper-end homes above $600,000 and it's dead. Only the Bank Owned homes that cost over a million to build and are now selling in the $500's are moving...and … (1 comments)

stabilizing home values: How to solve the Foreclosure problem - and do something good for our soldiers at the same time - 01/14/09 07:46 AM
This morning I thought of an idea that may be worth thinking about. What if we create a program for Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan where Soldiers receive access to Foreclosed homes. What I'm thinking we do as a country is this - Homes that are going into Foreclosure can be purchased with the TARP funds. Then returning soldiers get to purchase these homes at WELL below market value using a mortgage funded by the US government - in essence the Tax payers become equity partners in these homes. These soldiers would also receive the additional benefit of not having to make ANY payments for two years. They did an … (8 comments)

 

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