Boise, Idaho Real Estate News and Information

It's about time!  The new housing plan to is now set to expand to include a streamlining of the short sale process.  I've been saying it for a while not that I believe short sales are still the most viable option for troubled homeowners to avoid foreclosures. While some say the new plan has help...

I've looked at the systems.  Debated it with the gurus and the practitioners and ultimately common sense, common logic, and the numbers prove it. Short sale flipping and the get rich quick schemes that are running wild out there don't work.  They're not ethical, some aren't legal, and if there w...

Short sales are a big part of our market in the Boise area.  With that comes the "flippers."  Now some of them do it legally although whether or not it's ethical depends on your own moral fiber.  I personally don't agree with it.  Especially when they're tying up the seller.  The biggest loser i...

I talk to a lot of homeowners in trouble these days.  Many are curious about the new programs that have come out of the latest stimulus package setup to help troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure.  They want to know if these programs are having success and if there's in anything in there for the...

There's a lot of information flying around about how troubled homeowners can avoid foreclosure. Right now there are really three options available. You can attempt a loan modification, a refinance, or a short sale.  There are some other variables but these are the primary three lenders and homeo...

I'm usually not one to be at a loss for words.  I mean I have my moments like the times my kids shock me by saying or doing something so simple and profound or completely hilarious that I haven't got a response.  But what the heck is going on here?  For weeks now I haven't had the will or the cr...

Seems like the United States Postal Service (USPS) is intent on pricing themselves right out of business.  A few months back I can remember reading about them complaining that there has been a drop in volume.  So make it more expensive and people will coming running back right?  Wrong!  If you'r...

In these trying times there are some victims you might not even expect and are often overlooked; our children.  We're busier now than ever before trying to hold things together.  Children are sensitive to the stress and pressure their parents and guardians are under.  In some cases Children beco...

  Here's a great post from my friend Sara who I'm currently working with.  She makes some great points on the pitfalls of short sales.     Short sale listings contribute 35% of the active listings in Kuna. But in this year only 16% of the sold listingsare short sale listings.There are several rea...

Okay, we see the big boys and girls on the featured pages all the time.  They're the "MEGA" contributors to AR what they write we all like to read.  They're well known and well respected for their talents. I've been fortuante enough to grace the featured pages twice but these people have been th...