Boise, Idaho Real Estate News and Information

Looks like some state and local officials are looking at options for cleaning up the air before the Federal Government steps in: http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/456573.html. My question is why did they wait until they have to?  We've known it's a growing issue.  You can see it, tas...

I primarily represent the seller's in a short sale situation.  Most of the my previous post have been advising them on how to approach the process.  Lately it seems to be the biggest buzz word buyer's are using.  Everyone wants a bargain and the Treasure Valley has a fair amount of them out ther...

Here is a good link to an article in question and answer format for home owners trying to fend off foreclosure: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080730/ap_on_bi_ge/mortgage_relief_q_a;_ylt=ApfIlH5g.Kc5bqcJ0l3bmicOr7sF. Since a lender's participation in voluntary the effectiveness of is going to be h...

According to two housing indexes closely watched by analysts home prices hit a record drop.  The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index reported a drop of 15.8 percent in May and the The 10-city index fell 16.9 percent.  Read the full article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on...

Whether you followed Bill Sally's request to send your gas recipets to house speaker Nacy Pelosi or one of the 1200 to speak out to  Congress on the pain at the pump, the hurt is real.  The Idaho Statesman ran an article with quotes recieved by Sen. Mike Crapo and no doubt Idahoans are feeling t...

Unofficially the Treasure Valley has exceeded air standards in Idaho.  The large growth in the area no doubt contributes to the large amount of air pollution we are all dealing with.  According to the Idaho Statesman we have exceeded EPA standards for ozone levels putting us over the allowable t...

Is the housing market on the road to recovery?  According to this Yahoo real estate article the stars are aligning and the road to recovery is being paved by aggressive prices being offered on new construction and the lowest level of new build starts in years: http://promo.realestate.yahoo.com/o...