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 ... »
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... »
Boise has been named as one of the Top 10 U.S. Cities For Raising A Family, according to an article on DailyFinance.com. The criteria for ranking included adult education levels, unemployment data, schools data, best children’s hospitals, violent crime... »
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced that it will soon strengthen lending standards to reduce risk of default for FHA loans. New regulations will include stricter requirements for lenders as a condition of being allowed to continue is... »
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 ... »
The Mix of Data Statistics can be easily-skewed, depending upon the mix of data. For example, in a small statistical area like Eagle, Idaho, the broad range of property values combined with few sales, can result in widely-varying numbers. A couple of h... »
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 ... »
