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Boise Idaho Real Estate Market | Aug ’10

Overall, 49.6% of the Boise Idaho real estate sales were either Boise short sales or Boise bank-owned properties. The area of Boise that had the highest percentage of foreclosure [click title to continue reading]


Foreclosures by Price Range | 8.31.10

Currently, there’s 3682 homes for sale in Ada County.  1016 are listed as possible short sales (28%) and 366 are listed as bank-owned (10%). The vast majority of the foreclosures are in the entry level market (under $150,000+/-) while the luxury home market has the lowest number of foreclosures. For homes under $100,000, 82% are [...]


Ada County Real Estate Update | July ’10

Ada county real estate sales slowed in July as the majority of tax credit spurred sales ended the previous month. Overall home sales dropped from 630 in June to 392 in July [click title to continue reading]


Boise Real Estate Stats | July ’10

As would be expected, Boise real estate sales cooled considerably in July as the surge of tax credit inspired purchases ceased. Boise real estate sales in July fell by 34% to 231 closings from June’s peak of 349 [click title to continue reading]


Idaho real estate | Disclosure of physchological impacts

Many people are surprised to learn that “psychological impacts” are not required disclosures in Idaho real estate transactions. For example, if there was a suicide or homicide on the property the seller is not required to disclose this [click title to continue reading]


Percentages of Foreclosures in Ada County – 7.16.2010

I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the homes currently for sale in Ada County and see what kind of percentages the foreclosures make up [click title to continue reading]


Boise Idaho Real Estate | Home Sales June ’10

Boise real estate sales surged again in June as the final push for closings came to an end before the tax credit deadline… [click title to continue reading]


River Heights at Barber Valley | NE Boise

River Heights is located in NE Boise. Developed by Brighton Corporation, one of Idaho’s largest developers, River Heights offers many unique amenities…[click title to continue reading]


Another failed economic prediction – Interest rates

Perhaps you recently heard from your Realtor, lender, or the national news that interest rates were going to rise…[click title to continue reading]


Boise real estate market | May 2010

The Boise real estate market, as did the rest of Ada County, had a very strong month in May. There were 339 homes sales, down slightly from April’s 348, but up 28% compared to the same time last year [click title to continue reading]