Boise Real Estate News Blog

May 9, 2013

Boise Real Estate Foreclosure Alert | East Boise and Eagle

BOISE AND EAGLE SHORT SALES AND FORECLOSURES Boise Real Estate Foreclosures and Short Sales [Links will expire after 30 days] Foreclosure Alert By Mike Turner Front Street Brokers New Boise Short Sale Coming on Market Tomorrow 4000 sqft, 4 bed, built in 2005, with great views. The list price will be $549,997. Home was on the market [...]

April 19, 2013

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How to Pay Off Your Mortgage in 10 years or Less

Upcoming Debt Elimination and Money Management Workshop Presented by Mike Turner I have 3 financial workshop classes scheduled in May. Follow this link for more info and to RSVP. http://www.eventbrite.com/org/3622774137?s=13760703 As you know I am a real estate agent, but also someone who is extremely passionate about helping people succeed. I keep finding myself spending more [...]

November 15, 2012

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Second Chance Homebuyers: They’re Coming…

It is now the 4th quarter of 2012 and the nation has just reported over 6 months of positive housing data. Almost every analyst and industry professional is convinced that housing definitely turned a corner and we should see homes prices continue to rise conservatively for the next few years. However, with the recent elections, [...]

November 9, 2012

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Election Hangover: What the Results mean for the Boise Housing Market

On Wednesday, many of my friends, colleagues, and clients asked me how (or if) the real estate market will change as a result of the elections. Most who asked were surprised and frustrated by the results of the election–a state I like to refer to as an election hangover. No matter whom they voted for, [...]

October 23, 2012

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Boise Home Sales – Volume Chart

ADA and CANYON HOME SALES VOLUME Sales volume is a stat that is often over looked but needs to be examined. For example, tracking sales volume helped us figure out in 2009 and 2010 that, even though home sales were increasing across the valley, home prices would likely still fall because the total volume of [...]

September 26, 2012

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HELP FOR IDAHO HOMEOWNERS: Over 12,000 Foreclosed Homeowners Scheduled to Receive Settlement Payments in 2013

On Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, the Idaho Attorney General’s office mailed out over 2,600 payment applications to Idahoans eligible to receive compensation from the recent National Mortgage Settlement. Over 12,000 Idahoans qualify, with the remaining payment application packets scheduled to be mailed out over the next two weeks. Eligible applicants are Idahoans who lost their [...]

September 20, 2012

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Boise, Idaho Real Estate Ranks #1 Nationally – says Corelogic

With the largest year-over-year gain in the Real Estate Strength Index (RESi), Boise, Idaho was recently named the most improved real estate market in the nation by Corelogic, a leading property and analytics corporation. The RESi is a monthly index that ranks and compares quality, sustainability and health of metropolitan housing markets. Boise, Idaho leads [...]

August 30, 2012

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Boise Home Sales Predictions for 2012-13

There are some changes afoot in the Ada County housing sales as we reach the beginning of month 9 of 2012. It’s not much of a surprise, if you remember back, that home sales peaked in 2005. According to data, they bottomed out in 2008. Since then, existing home sales in Boise and the surrounding [...]

August 20, 2012

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Boise Ranks #2 in National Home Price Comeback

The swift decrease in foreclosures and shadow inventory across the nation are helping push home prices up after a half decade of persistent declines, and the balance of non-distressed sales vs distressed sales has improved to levels unseen since 2008 (nearly 5 years ago). The states with the sharpest declines of market foreclosures are also [...]

July 12, 2012

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Boise 10 yr Home Price History and Forecast

We all felt the housing peak (2005). We all felt the painful crash (2009). We all felt the slam into the bottom (Jan. 2011). But have we started to feel the comeback yet? What’s ahead for the Boise real estate market in 2012-13 and beyond? Using a chart presented in monthly increments, based on the [...]