Ada County Foreclosure Market Share in September '10 Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 at 1:21pm. Posted by Jace Stolfo There were 487 real estate sales last month in Ada County (Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Kuna, Star). 47% were either short sale or bank-owned homes (81 short sales & 148 bank-owned). As you can see below, the foreclosure market is not evenly distributed across Ada County. NE Boise had the smallest number of foreclosure sales that only accounted for 17% of its market activity while the largest influence was 71% in SW Meridian (see which areas had the most home sales last month.) Browse through the Boise short sales, Meridian short sales, or Eagle ID short sales. Or, get a list of bank-owned properties and receive email updates on new foreclosures that hit the market. Read Full Post »
Home Sales in the Boise Metro Real Estate Market Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 at 1:25pm. Posted by Jace Stolfo Have you wondered where most of the home sales are occurring in the Boise real estate market? As you can see below, the largest number of sales are in NW Meridian, W. Boise/Garden City, SW Boise, NE Meridian, and North Boise. These areas are identified by MLS zones 100, 550, 650, 1020, & 1030 on this map. While the above graph reflects real estate demand, the information more useful when supply is also taken into consideration. The most effective measure to show that balance of supply vs demand is called an absorption rate (inventory divided by sales). The following graph shows the absorption rate in September '10 by MLS zone. The lower the absorption rate, the more demand and less supply. The average absorption rate for Ada County was… Read Full Post »