boise real estate: Is the website you use to find a home up to date and complete?
- 11/22/11 02:22 AM
It is almost impossible to know how accurate a website is when you are searching for homes online. Websites have different reasons for posting homes for sale and therefore you will find different levels of data and data integrity. Think back a few years ago when the various real estate booklets were popular (Harmon Homes, Homes and Land, Real Estate Book, etc) which had print deadlines roughly 2-3 weeks prior to printing then only published every month so you could have a listing sell even prior to publication!
Some websites require individual agents and consumers to upload and update their listings. … (0 comments)
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boise real estate: Does Your Real Estate Agent Have Klout?
- 09/26/11 04:44 AM
Social Media is forever changing the way we communicate and do business. We post things on Facebook, Tweet this or that, + things on Google, and then go blog about our life.
In the revised EPRO class, one thing they cover is a relatively new company called Klout which attempts to guage how much online influence you have based on:
How many people you influence (True Reach) How much you influence them via responses and sharing your data (Amplification) How influential they are based on if top influencers are influenced by you (Network Score) When you first sign up for Klout, … (8 comments)
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boise real estate: Example of a bank email scam
- 08/25/11 10:17 AM
If you do much online, you probably get your share of online scams. Some of them do a pretty effective job of spoofing the email addresses of major companies. Some of them scape logos and images to make them look really official.
I had to laugh at this one today since it says it is regarding my Chase account, yet they used a Bank of America spoofed email address. If they didn't make this glaring mistake, you could still typically "mouse over" their lnks to see if they actually to to what they say their are going to.
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boise real estate: Google + Hangout's = Realtor's Dream Marketing plan
- 07/23/11 07:35 AM
I was very fortunate to have received an invite to join Google + fairly early in the Beta test. When I heard of the "Hangout" feature where you can do live video chats with multiple people I recognized what a powerful marketing tool this will be.
I have a client in Seattle moving to Boise. I went out to preview homes he was considering and thought instead of taking a video and uploading it to Youtube for him to watch, I could just do it live using Google +! Think of the power in while previewing real estate for our clients, … (6 comments)
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boise real estate: Emergency HomeOwners Loan Program (EHLP) Available in Idaho!
- 07/23/11 05:56 AM
Idaho Housing and Finance Association is working directly with HUD on a new program called the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP). This program will offer a forgivable, deferred payment “bridge loan” (zero percent interest, non-recourse, subordinate loan) to assist eligible borrowers with their mortgage arrearages and payments on their mortgage principal, interest, mortgage insurance premiums, taxes and hazard insurance for up to 24 months.
I would have named it the Homeowner's Emergency Loan Program (HELP) so it wouldn't look like I was dislexic when referencing the EHLP program, but it is still a great program!
EHLP is designed to provide mortgage … (5 comments)
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boise real estate: Question - which agent do you feel did the best job?
- 07/12/11 04:54 AM
There are many different schools of thought on how to sell real estate. Agents are often in a quandry on what to do when a seller wants to price their home over the current market price. I would appreciate feedback on which method you think is best of the options below.
Agent A: Listed a Home a home at top of CMA (owner had agreed to drop price if no offers in 60 days, but never would drop price). Home failed to sell.
Agent B: Re-listed the home an an even higher price than it was previously listed at, but then … (10 comments)
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boise real estate: Buying a HUD Home? Don't over think it - logic will just frustrate you!
- 06/20/11 07:27 AM
The main criteria about dealing with HUD is DO NOT TRY USE LOGIC. If you do, you will need antidepressants! For example:
1) You have to be a HUD approved brokerage to sell a HUD home - although at least here in Idaho nothing on their form to become HUD approved is any more restrictive than getting a broker's license (I don't think they have ever turned one down unless they didn't include a form).
2) Everyone including Realtor's have to sign in - Here in Boise, we use electronic lockboxes so it encodes the data and time of who opened … (28 comments)
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boise real estate: Minimize your costs to buy a home by negotiating closing costs instead of price!
- 06/19/11 09:08 AM
Too many buyers are concerned about "price" and not enough buyers think of the whole picture including terms, interest rate and closing costs!
I have been a Realtor in Boise, Idaho for over 20 years and I learned many years ago that if I can't help get a buyer through the loan process then I won't be able to get paid. I have had to learn how to package a buyer into the best possible loan options, not just find them a home they want to buy!
There are many potential barriers to getting into a home so over the past … (20 comments)
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boise real estate: New Record for length of time with same Realtor
- 04/04/11 09:43 AM
I just pulled up a listing in our MLS that shows a property listed now for 1,158 cumulative days on the market. I think may be a record in and of itself, but that isn’t what really caught my eye. It is the fact that they still have the same listing agent and the agent is not related to the seller!
This is a never lived in unit (hard to still call it new) which was originally listed January, 2008. The property was originally listed for nearly twice the current list price.
The listing agent is the same one that had … (3 comments)
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boise real estate: NSP Funding helps level out declining prices and helps buyers buy homes!
- 03/01/11 09:16 PM
NSP funding stands for "Neighborhood Stabilitzation Program" and is THE BEST housing stimulous program!
Too many banks are trying to sell their REO inventory based on 30 day pricing instead of the typical 3 - 9 months it is typically taking to asbsorb a listing in most markets. They don't realize when chasing their tail downward in price on overy listing, it is impossible to ever dig out of this hole!
For example, if your average sales price is $200,000 and you estimate it will take 6 months to sell the home based on current absoprtion rates, HUD … (1 comments)
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boise real estate: CBH Homes (Corey Barton) Built the most homes in Ada County (Boise, Idaho) 2010
- 01/17/11 07:37 PM
There are many ways to rank who the top builder is, but in this particular blog, I am only ranking them based on the number homes that show up as sold in the Intermountain MLS from 1/1/2010 to 12/31/2010.
At least for 2010, it doesn’t matter if you judged based on number of homes built in Ada County or if you judged based on the total value of homes built by a builder in Ada County in 2010, you would reach the same builder – CBH Homes (Corey Barton)! CBH Homes closed an impressive 194 homes in Ada County in … (4 comments)
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boise real estate: I can sell ice to an Eskimo and sand to an Arab!
- 11/20/10 06:25 PM
I saw an on Craigslist today stating they needed a salesperson. The ad didn't say anything other than: "Looking for someone who can sell ice to an Eskimo and sand to an Arab." Here was my reply:
Even though I have no personal experience experience in that exact arena, I may be uniquely qualified to assist. Just a few of my qualifications would include: My parents met in Alaska and I have a half brother who was born in Alaska so I have some roots there; I have had the privilege of salmon fishing in Alaska at the Togiak River Lodge just … (8 comments)
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boise real estate: What to expect regarding Boise Real Estate through the end of the 2010
- 11/20/10 07:08 AM
Should you buy or sell real estate during the holidays? I always get this question this time of the year as people wonder what to do and to gauge the Boise real estate market. I do not claim to be able to accurately forecast the future, but I do continuously research the past and try to learn from it. I just checked the Intermountain MLS and so far this month (November 1 - November 19th) there have been 457 residential listings in Ada County that have reported new offers on them (contingent or pending offers). That shows current sales that occurred that … (0 comments)
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boise real estate: November 14 2010 Ada County Real Estate Update - Residential
- 11/14/10 02:12 PM
Current snapshot of the local Boise Idaho real estate market.
There are currently 2,730 residential listing offered for sale in Ada County (not counting to be built listings, mobile homes, manufactured homes, condo's, townhouses or acreage properties).
Although that sounds like a lot, we have successfully closed 5,129 so far this year.
That means there is currently about a six month inventory of homes for sale.
Interesting observations include:
Average sold price was $183,736 Average list price of sold properties was $188,656 Average list to sold price ratio was 97.39% Average days on market was 87 When you compare this to the current inventory … (0 comments)
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boise real estate: Now is the best time to build a new homes in the Boise Idaho area! Cheaper than most short sales!
- 01/09/10 04:05 AM
I have been a Realtor in Boise, Idaho for nearly 19 years and have never seen such a great time to build a new home! It will NEVER be this affordable again for the following reasons: Some lots are being sold at less than the cost to develop them (replacement cost are higher after these are gone)! Tax Credits. If you wait till May to write an offer, you will loose the tax credits! You can still write a contract by April 30th to build a home but it has to be completed and closed by June! Subcontractors are hungry so … (0 comments)
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boise real estate: Walk to the Golf Course from this nearly new 4 BR Boise Home for only $194,900! 12596 Horsham, Boise, Idaho
- 12/11/09 02:25 AM
If you are looking for a home under $200,000 that has:
walking distance to the golf course that brand new home feeling; four bedrooms, a great room for open living space, Separate Living and Family Rooms; a bonus room (media, studio, etc.) over the garage three car garage you will find it at !
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boise real estate: Beautifully remodelled 1752 sq. ft. single level home $209,900! 3975 Mount Vernon Boise Idaho
- 10/03/09 07:04 AM
Great new listing in SE Boise on over 1/3 acre. The owner has done extensive remodelling to this home so move in and relax and enjoy!
Check out the details at:
www.IdahoMLStours.com/MV3
Thanks!
PS I was surprised that when reading my statistics on AR that it had a comment about "under 50 words" so apparently I didn't get full blogging points for this. I guess when the words are embedded in the graphics they don't count. Therefore, I am just rambling here to see if editing it up to over 50 will count.
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boise real estate: Figures don't lie; however liars figure!
- 04/28/09 05:37 AM
I have looked at a number of factors in the Boise North End (MLS area 100) and found some interesting data:
1) Sales in the north end have slowed like most areas.
April 2007 = 29 April 2008 = 17 April 2009 = 6 2) Average Sold prices:
April 2007 = $309,024 April 2008 = $320,575 April 2009 = $273,216 3) Median Sold prices:
April 2007 = $259,000 April 2008 = $287000 April 2009 = $313400 4) Average Days on Market: (lowest was June 2007 @ 19 days and the highest was October 2008 @ 92 days)
April 2007 = 81 … (0 comments)
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boise real estate: Putting your company name and website in your profile
- 10/04/08 10:48 AM
I am relatively new on AR and keep trying to think of ways to improve. I have used many ideas I have seen on fellow member sites and am always going to keep tweaking and getting better until I can be the featured agent in my area (Boise, Idaho).
One thing I just tried that I have not seen yet is putting my company website in my profile. I know the link will still go to my AR site, but my hope is that the search engines will pick up my domain and help with it's ranking.
Even if it doesn't … (12 comments)
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boise real estate: Idaho Realtor Ready to Help in the Boise, Eagle, Meridian Idaho areas!
- 09/29/08 05:41 PM
As the owner/broker of Progressive Realty Corporation here in the Boise area, feel free to contact me about any of your real estate needs here in Idaho. You can also check out another blog I have at: www.buildingcredibility.com/blogs/idaho_real_estate/meridian_homes_for_sale
I am accredited via the Better Business Bureau so feel free to check my references!
I have lived in many different countries (including Viet Nam, Korea, Iran) and lived in many of the United States, so I am familiar with relocating both as a dependent and as an employee. Having to adapt to all those environments helped me learn to be a good communicator which … (1 comments)
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It is almost impossible to know how accurate a website is when you are searching for homes online. Websites have different reasons for posting homes for sale and therefore you will find different levels of data and data integrity. Think back a few years ago when the various real estate booklets were popular (Harmon Homes, Homes and Land, Real Estate Book, etc) which had print deadlines roughly 2-3 weeks prior to printing then only published every month so you could have a listing sell even prior to publication!
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