On Saturday, May 14, 2009, Keller Williams Realty Boise will Renew Energize and Donate! On Saturday, May 2nd, Keller Williams agents and staff will be loading backpacks loaded with essential items to give to children that have been displaced from their homes and have been placed in foster care. Items in the backpacks will include necessary toiletry items, as well as new soft blankets, stuffed toys and pajamas. The backpacks will be presented to the Idaho Health and Welfare System on May 14th, 2009. This event is part of a larger company wide initiative called RED DAY. This will be Keller Williams Realty International's single largest community service event to date. Keller Williams has a heart for those in need! -------------- By TwitterButtons.com 04/15/2009

Legend Community Profile Link Community Building Community Golf Course Community Park Community Pool Community Walking Path Fiber Optics Lots by Water Pressurized Irrigation   Gated Community Northwest Boise New Townhomes & Condominiums  Starting Home Values Boise Contractors 1.  Blacksmith Condominiums at Shadow Ridgeoff Old Horseshoe Bed Rd, S of Floating Feather, W on ShadowviewSubdivision featuerd in "The Baby Borrowers" $225k Borup ConstructionKirschner Homes 2.  Shadow HillsFrom State Street, N on Gary Lane, W on Baron Lane   $265k WR Gann Co. 3. Ulmer LaneOff State Street, W of Gary Lane, S on Ulmer  $239k Roth Homes    Northwest Boise New Entry Level Subdivisions Lot Sizes Lot Prices  Starting Home Values Boise Starter Home Builders 4. Carlton BaySE corner of Hwy44 & horseshoe ... 04/13/2009

West Boise New Townhomes & Condominiums Starting Home Prices Boise Contractors 1. Dunham CommonsOff Cloverdale     2.   Lillian's TownhomesN of Cory & E of Kimball $180k O'Neal Development 3.  The Orchards at FairviewEast on Fairview from Cole/ South on N McKinney   $179k Level 3 4. Pine Tree VillageE of Maple Grove, N of I84 $140k Paradigm Construction   West Boise New Entry Level Subdivisions  Lot Sizes  Lot Sizes Starting Home Values Boise Home Builders 5.  Ashbrook SubdivisionE of Five Mile & S of Fairview     $155k CBH Homes 6. LambertonsN of Fairview, W of Curtis @ Liberty & Russett 0.07 $38k- $47k $189k Integrated Building GroupLighthouse Homes 7. LatonaN of Fairviwe E of Five Mile       Stetson Homes   West Boise New Move-up Subdivisions  Lot Sizes  Lot Prices Starting Home Val... 04/12/2009

Spring is here so spring into action with the Boise Valley Bailout  You have the right to this amazing opportunity!   The Boise Valley Bailout allows you to buy a home with ZERO down, ZERO out of pocket AND pay less than you are currently paying in rent. Click here for more details.   You can utilize the $7,000 tax credit towards your down payment. It does not get any easier than this. Stop waiting and ACT NOW!   Over 81% of renters can qualify for this bailout so CALL Zuber Group TODAY at 208.321.5555!   Buy now and you can purchase 40% more home than 2 years ago with payments less than rent. Own a $150,000 home and pay under $800.00 a month! WOW!   This is AMAZING, buy with zero down, no out of pocket, monthly payments less than rent and get more home! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?   Now ... 04/09/2009

Mark L Hixson is the Builder of this North Boise home in the Foothills. One of the unique aspects of getting LEED certification is the ability to earn points utilizing innovative ideas. One that the home builder used here was old sidewalk that was headed to the landfill. For more builder interviews check out our Youtube Channel (www.YouTube.com/BuidlIdaho) or visit our website. This video was produced by BuildIdaho.com. 04/09/2009

Legend Community Profile Link Community Building Community Golf Course Community Park Community Pool Community Walking Path Fiber Optics Lots by Water Pressurized Irrigation   Gated Community   SW Boise (Meridian Dist.) New Townhome & Condominiums Starting Home Values Boise Contractors 2. Sutherland DownsNE Corner Victory & Eagle Rd  $188k Ted Mason Signature Homes    SW Boise (Meridian Dist.) New Entry Level Subdivisions  Lot Sizes  Lot prices  Starting HomeValues Boise Starter HomeBuilders 3. Augustine Parklocated on the north side of West Lake Hazel Road, E of Cloverdale 0.14   $189k Pioneer Homes 4. Bridgeview SubdivisionS of Amity & E of Maple Grove     $130k CBH Homes 5.   Cedar Edge N of Lake Hazel & E of Five Mile   0.09- 0.25   $159k Zach Evans ConstructionScott Tutt BuildersB... 04/09/2009

Legend Community Profile Link Community Building Community Golf Course Community Park Community Pool Community Walking Path Fiber Optics Lots by Water Pressurized Irrigation   Gated Community   Southwest Boise New Townhomes and Condominiums Starting  Home Values Boise Home Contractors 1. Newcastle Heights Condominiums east side of South Maple Grove Road, north West Overland Road $138k Newcastle, LLC   SW Boise New Entry Level Subdivisions  Lot Sizes Lot Prices Starting Home Values   Boise Starter Home Builders 2. Madera Creek N of Overland & W of Cloverdale  0.15-         SW Boise New Move-Up Subdivisions  Lot Sizes Lot Prices Starting Home Values  Boise Home Builders 3.Hardrock Subdivision West Amity Road, located between Cole Road and Gowen Road 0.40+-   $295k... 04/08/2009

Legend Community Profile Link Community Building Community Golf Course Community Park Community Pool Community Walking Path Fiber Optics Lots by Water Pressurized Irrigation   Gated Community SE Boise New Townhomes & Patio Homes Starting  Home Values  Boise Contractors 1. Ashleigh CommonsEast of Gekeler between Linden And Boise Ave $350k Shiloh Development 2. Las RamblasBoise Ave E of Broadway, N on Holden (between Apple & Law) $495k Shiloh Development   SE Boise New Entry Level Subdivisions Lot Size(in Acres) Lot Prices Starting Home Values  Boise Starter Home Builders 3. KroegerOff Broadway, E on Richmond, S on Leadville 0.17- 0.39   $81k Dougherty 4. LloydWright St & S Lindsay Ave.     $125k   5. Londoners Subdivisionoff Broadway, E on Howe @ Colorado  0.07   $225k Country West Home... 04/07/2009

North Boise New Townhomes & Condominiums Starting Home Values Boise Contractors 1. The Aspen LoftsS. 8th Street & W Front St   Scot Kimball Developer 2. Cityside Lofts Condos S 13th Street & W Grand Ave $219k Petra, IncSaco Construction  3. Highlands Village (The Harrisons)N Harrison Hollow Lane & N Bogas Baisin       $409k Behrman Homes  4. Leicester Square Condominiumsat 26th & Sunset, S of Hill Rd     $365kLots $135k O'Neal DevelopmentBlue Rooster 5. The Metropolitan15th & Idaho Street $230k Dave Suthers 6. Royal Plaza CondominiumsDowntown Boise at the corner of Main & 11th $499k RS Hosac, Inc. 7. Somerset Hills CondominiumsCrestline Dr. & West Boise Hills Dr. $169k   9. The JeffersonOff Jefferson, W of 3rd $261k Litzinger ConstructionCRB Construction 10. Villa Norte/ Afton S of Hil... 04/06/2009

Boise Bench New Townhomes & Condominiums Starting Home Values Boise Contractors 1.   Artisan PointeN Phillipi St & Morris Hill Rd    $184k Granite Contracting 2.   Midtown TownhomesFrom I-84, N on the Orchard Exit, Less than 1 mile, W on Targee      $237(Lots $29k+) Tahoe Homes 3. Nez Perce CoveOff Nez Perce Street between Latah & Roosevelt, N of Overland $175k Paradigm ConstructionSilver Springs Homes Boise Bench New Entry Level Subdivisions Lot Sizes Lot Prices Starting Home Values  Boise Starter Home Builders 4. Donovan SubdivisionSE Corner of Garden St & Rose Hill St  0.05+ $70k- $130k  $199k Triple S Construction 5.Eagleson ParkOff Kemhi W of Vista  0.07+  $29k- $40k $174k Atlas  HomesATM ConstructionClear Creek HomesCambridge HomesCW ConstructionFat Cat DevelopmenHomecraft HomesO... 04/05/2009

Recently, my wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  On the first day of Chemo, I saw a fellow Realtor in the lobby of the Mountain States Tumor Institute with the "tell tale scarf of baldness".  She informed me she had just received her last chemo treatment for breast cancer. When I was doing some research online, I ran across a link on Facebook called I bet I can find 1,000,000 people who have been affected by cancer.  I posted an anonymous photo on there only to have another Realtor in another part of my state recognize me and wonder who I was kissing in the photo.  Turns out she is a breast cancer survivor herself. Today, I was at the Ada County Association of Realtors office when a lady wearing a scarf asked me:  "You don't recognize me without my long hair do you?... 03/31/2009

The Best Places For Business And Careers Edited by Kurt Badenhausen , 03.25.09, 06:00 PM EDT The economy shed 651,000 jobs in February and 4.4 million since the recession began in December 2007. Only a handful of metro areas have escaped falling employment over the past three months. Yet there are still some places out there that remain attractive to businesses. Best Places For Business And Careers #9 Boise ID Read more 03/27/2009

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    I know you're busy, but you've got to take 5 minutes right now and watch this video - seriously: My buddy Jim has been involved for 1 week (This thing just started in mid February 2009) and he has almost 500 people under him, it's just exploding!  The only thing John did is e-mail out this link to 40 people in his address book. http://www.chattotext.com/amember/go.php?r=11254&i=l0 It's a 5-minute video about a brand new application you can add to your social network page (works now with Face book, Bebo, and soon MySpace). You just add it to your profile page and your friends can send you a private text message to your cell phone, and you can reply with your cell phone and they'll get it while they're still on your profile page!  The teenie boppers are going to l... 02/26/2009

OK, I'll admit it - I got swept up in the anticipation that the government was going to save us all from ourselves. I know better, but somehow it just seemed like a package to help housing was our only hope! How wrong I was to start thinking that way - we don't need the Government to help us - WE NEED US TO HELP US!  Take a minute, relax, and think about the reality of our situation. It's not as bad as we are trying to make it seem. There are still buyers and sellers. Real Estate is still a necessary and economically viable business. Yes - it isn't as easy as it once was, but it is still very rewarding. We are back to the basics of Real Estate that many of us forgot. And - we will all never forget these times. Times like these make us re-assess what is important to us, what makes us get... 02/13/2009

Market Update for South West Boise Idaho Real Estate Market - reffered to as "South of the Freeway"   Note: MLS areas 500 (S. Boise), 550 (SW Boise), 1000 (SE Meridian) & 1010 (SW Meridian) We have found that the statistics are pointing to a market imbalance that is quickly approaching. There ARE NO NEW STARTS to speak of in the semi-custom home market and we could conceivable be out of New Construction inventory within 6-9 months. Given the lag time to build supply back into the market, we see a possibility to a change in the overall marketplace given the reduction in supply. For a more detailed analysis, visit New Construction Consulting. 0 - $199,999 4.8 MONTHS OF INVENTORY Avg. 67 sales per month over the last 3 months New Construction Inventory is down 18% over... 02/12/2009

This recession is an education - and I am learning everything I can as fast as I can. A task I face every day in running a Real Estate Brokerage in Boise Idaho is how to cut costs - not service. One of our biggest expensess last year was our websites and a huge portion of that cost was labor because we wanted our sites to be fully custom and to be different from the competition. But this year I resolved to learn ways to reduce overhead and increase service. In the mad rush at the beginning of this year to completely revamp all of our websites I have given myself a crash course in all things Web. Granted, I have a Graphic Design degree and have been around this stuff for years, but this is the first time I have really embraced working with the Web as a tool. Mostly I stayed away from web... 02/09/2009

Pre-Foreclosure Opportunities in the Boise, Idaho areaThe foreclosure process begins when a homeowner defaults on their loan. In most cases, after this occurs, the lender involved will issue the homeowner a notice of default, and for all intents and purposes this begins the pre-foreclosure period. From here on out many things may happen-the homeowner may raise the money to pay off their default debt to the bank or lender and stay in their home, the lender issues a Notice of Sale and arranges to put the property up for sale at a later date, or the homeowner finds someone willing to buy their home and avoids a foreclosure sale. This last option is becoming increasingly common, as investors and home buyers alike often look to find great homes for sale at extremely low prices through the pr... 02/09/2009

(Note: My first post I had the numbers wrong - Blogging too early again!) When you see news story after news story about the stimulus package being debated right now - a little perspective comes to mind. If Housing was truly the issue here, then why not just pay off a portion of every mortgage in America? According to this site, As of 1999 there was about 6 Trillion in Mortgage debt outstanding in the US. I assume it is around 8-9 Trillion today. If we are considering a $900+ Billion stimulus - why not just pay off a portion of the debt? Because it WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM! Granted, a lot of people are in trouble right now. Job losses, purchasing way too much home, tight credit, over extending - all real issues for people today - but all part of what we call the free market.  As painf... 02/09/2009