Real Estate News

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]


New IFHA Financing Option

There’s a new program by the Idaho Housing & Finance Association (IHFA) through its IdaMortgage loan program. The Affordable Advantage Loan is designed for first-time home-buyers [click title to continue reading]


2010 Ada County Assessments

The 2010 Ada County assessments were mailed out yesterday. You can also look up assessed value information online. The Assessed Value is [click title to continue reading]


Short sales could be changing – Meet HAFA

Traditionally, for a lender to consider a short sale, the seller has had to first secure an offer before finding out what the lien holder(s) would approve for a sales price. This way of handling short sales has been extremely inefficient…[click title to continue reading]


Boise Real Estate Sales | March 2010

Boise real estate sales surged in March by 43% compared to February with 311 single family homes sold. This is a 36% increase over last year an 11% increase two years ago [click title to continue reading]


2010 Idaho Homeowner Exemption Deadline

Have you filed for your 2010 Idaho Homeowners Exemption? If you’ve bought a home in the last year you only have about 2 weeks left… the deadline is April 15! [click title to continue reading]


Federal Housing Tax Credit FAQ

Federal Housing Tax Credit FAQ [click title to read article]


M3 Eagle granted limited water rights 12/21/09

M3 Eagle, a future 6005 acre master planned community in the foothills north of Eagle, was granted limited water rights by the Idaho Deptartment of Water Resources in a decision on 12/21/09…[click title to continue reading]


30-Year Interest Rates Hit Record Low

For the week ending 12/3/09, the average interest rate for 30-year mortgages fell to the lowest level since Freddie Mac began compiling its weekly survey in 1971 [click title to continue reading]…


2009 Ada County Real Estate Assessments

The 2009 Ada County real estate assessments are to be mailed out Friday (5/29/09). According to the Ada County Assessor, the average median price declined 12% from the previous year as of January 1, 2009 ($187,500 from $212,800) [click link to read more]