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OVER 406 BANK OWNED HOMES FOR SALE IN ADA COUNTY OVER 406 BANK OWNED HOMES FOR SALE IN ADA COUNTY

As you probably know, there is a plethora of bank owned homes for sale in Boise,... 

Buying a foreclosed home 101 Buying a foreclosed home 101

Don’t bother browsing through the legal filings in your local paper or showing... 

Is Buying the Worst House on the Best Street Good Advice? Is Buying the Worst House on the Best Street Good Advice?

Thomas Stanley, Ph. D. is back at it again with his newly released book “Stop Acting... 

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Don’t Be Ashamed. . . Seems like everyone’s doing it Don’t Be Ashamed. . . Seems like everyone’s doing it

Lack of jobs, divorce, injury and death of a loved one often forces hard working... 

Keeping Your Home Safe from Water Damage Keeping Your Home Safe from Water Damage

Pay attention to your bill: Major fluctuations in water usage from one month to the... 

Paramount sells 51 new homes in 2009 Paramount sells 51 new homes in 2009

Boise-based developer Brighton Corp. is declaring 2009 a successful year for Paramount,... 

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Eagle Idaho Real Estate Statistics–March 2010 Eagle Idaho Real Estate Statistics–March 2010

Below you will find statistics regarding the real estate activity during the month of February: Closed Sales – February 2009 # Closed: 19 Average Sales Price: $407,505 Median Sales Price: $398,000 Closed Sales – February 2010 # Closed: 29 % Change: +52.6% Average Sales Price: $380,523 % Change: -6.6% Median Sales Price: $365,000 % Change: -8.3%% Pending... [Read more of this review]

Meridian Idaho Real Estate Statistics–2010 Meridian Idaho Real Estate Statistics–2010

Below you will find statistics regarding the real estate activity during the month of February: Closed Sales – February 2010 # Closed: 108 % Change: +31.7% Average Sales Price: $185,052 % Change: -8.9% Median Sales Price: $160,744 % Change: -12.4% Closed Sales – February 2009 # Closed: 82 Average Sales Price: $203,049 Median Sales Price: $183,400 Pending... [Read more of this review]

Boise Idaho Real Estate Statisics–March 2010 Boise Idaho Real Estate Statisics–March 2010

Below you will find statistics regarding the real estate activity during the month of February: Closed Sales – February 2009 # Closed: 290 Average Sales Price: $209,422 Median Sales Price: $181,625 Closed Sales – February 2010 # Closed: 365 % Change: +25.9% Average Sales Price: $197,431 % Change: -5.7% Median Sales Price: $165,000 % Change: -9.2% Pending... [Read more of this review]

Boise metro area above average in terms of negative equity Boise metro area above average in terms of negative equity

Below you will find a recent article from the Idaho Business Review which discusses homes “under water” within our community.  In my opinion, the  Boise Metro area is above the national average for negative equity because of  the dramatic increase in market pricing during the “boom time”.   Hence why the “correction”... [Read more of this review]

Mistakes to avoid when flipping a home Mistakes to avoid when flipping a home

There are pitfalls when purchasing a promising piece of property to flip—just ask the experience home flippers.  Huge rewards can be found by learning from others mistakes when beginning your home flipping venture.   The market is ripe with opportunities to make extra money when flipping with distressed property such as short sales and bank owned... [Read more of this review]

The 7 Short Sale Myths The 7 Short Sale Myths

1)  Short sales rarely get approved.  FALSE TRUTH:  Although short sales are difficult, acquiring or selling a home as a short sale is not impossible.  More and more short sales are being approved on a monthly basis and the new HAFA guidelines should help making short sales easier to facilitate.  Most importantly, it is essential to acquire the... [Read more of this review]

Only 63 days left to claim the homebuyer tax credit! Only 63 days left to claim the homebuyer tax credit!

Congress voted to extend and expand the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program on November 6, 2009.  There is only 63 days (as of Feb 26, 2010) to claim it.  The $8,000 tax credit expiration date has been pushed forward to Spring, requiring homebuyers to have an accepted written contract no later than April 30, 2010 and to be closed on the purchase... [Read more of this review]

Rental income—a good indicator for real estate stabilization: Rental income—a good indicator for real estate stabilization:

Most of my buyers and sellers are concerned about where home prices are headed and want to know whether or not it is a good time to either buy or sell.  I, along with most which have an interest in real estate, wish we had a crystal ball.  If we were so lucky.  Possibly the next best thing is to follow the rental income to establish current market... [Read more of this review]

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