As I have previously posted, I prepare my Ada County Real Estate Market Review of the prior year each January. This exhaustive 547-line Excel spreadsheet helps me to understand the details of what is happening in the Boise real estate market. Starting ... »
Intermountain MLS has cautioned its members after learning about a Craigslist rental scam that occurred here in Boise. Information about a home listed for sale in MLS was scraped from a real estate agent’s website and posted on Craigslist as a home for... »
In his State of the Union speech, Tuesday evening, President Obama announced a new mortgage refinancing program that would expand the government’s Home Affordable Refinance Plan (HARP). While short on details, the plan would supposedly allow homeowners... »
Bank of America has been forced to restructure and reduce its workforce as it deals with a mountain of delinquent mortgage loans. The company slashed 7,000 jobs during the fourth quarter of 2011 and expects to cut more jobs this year. As part of those ... »
Nearly one million U.S. homeowners could get principal reductions if the federal government reaches a settlement with five of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan is pressing the lenders to provide up to $25 billion in rel... »
Most real estate statistics, including those I post here, compare current data to one year prior. I thought it would be interesting to compare our current (now) Boise real estate market to the middle of last year (then). Here’s what I found: Available ... »
Tuscany is a respected Meridian subdivision, and like most subdivisions, it has CCRs (Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions). The subdivision’s ACC (Architectural Control Committee) is responsible for ensuring that homeowners comply with those CCRs... »
