Just Listed – 11652 Quincy, Caldwell, Idaho 83605

Caldwell home for sale
Spacious CBH built home in north Caldwell in Virginia Park Subdivision. Easy access to I-84 and shopping. Four bedrooms (or 3 plus a bonus room)…. more information

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Boise Real Estate Sales – July 2010

Home sales in Ada County took a dramatic turn downward during the month of July – down 24% from July of 2009 to 392 homes sold. Of that number, 337 were existing homes and 55 were new construction. The good news? We’re still up 20% year to date over 2009.

I thought it might be interesting to see how July’s numbers stacked up against June’s. Read More »

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Boise Real Estate Sales – June 2010

Another banner month of home sales in Ada County including Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Star and Kuna. In June, 630 homes sold, an increase of over 10% in sales from June 2009. Of those sold, 484 were existing homes and 146 were new construction.

Another encouraging number – days on market (the # of days a home is on the market before the seller accepts an offer) is down from 83 days to 81 days.

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Just Listed – 2170 E. Swift Water, Meridian, ID

2170 E. Swift Water, Meridian, ID

Beautiful 3 yrs new patio home built by Ted Mason Homes and located in Settler’s Bridge Subdivision. This home has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths….more information

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Tax Credit Extended

First time home buyers will have an additional 3 months to qualify for the tax credit of up to $8500. offered by the federal government. Originally, the buyer must have a contract in place by April 30th and close by June 30th. But the Senate and House have approved an extension of the closing date and President Obama is expected to sign off on the legislation. The extension will accommodate the buyers who have had difficulty getting their loans approved due to the demand for new loans and the buyers of short sales who have had to work through the process which can take several months.

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Boise Real Estate Sales – May 2010

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Monthly home sales were down slightly from last month but were up significantly over 2009. Total sales were 625 homes in Ada County – 508 existing homes and 117 new construction. That’s an increase of 45% over 2009.

Many of the homes included in these numbers qualified for the tax credit offered by the Federal Government. That credit required the purchase to be under contract by the end of April and closed by the end of June. However, Congress is considering a bill to extend the date of closing to September 1st, 2010 to try to complete transactions such as short sales that take a significant length of time to get approved and closed.

Here’s the sales numbers broken down by area: Read More »

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Just Listed – 1907 W. Flamingo Ave., Nampa


Well designed manufactured home on a permanent foundation located in Silvercrest Estates, a 55+ gated community. This community offers many amenities including a clubhouse with a gym and library are available to members. In addition the park has a swimming pool and hot tub….more information

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Boise Real Estate Sales – April 2010

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Boise area home sales were up dramatically in April with 659 homes sales during the month. That’s an increase of over 36% from April 2009. Although most of the homes sold were existing homes, new construction came through with some strong numbers also – 98 newly constructed homes sold during April.

Year over year the numbers are much better also – 1860 homes sold so far in 2010 compared to 1303 homes in 2009.

Here’s the sales numbers broken down by area: Read More »

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Boise Real Estate Sales – March 2010

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Good news all around for real estate sales in the Boise area. The total number of single family homes sold in Ada County was 567 homes up from 374 homes in March of 2009. Year over year the numbers look good also – 886 sold year-to-date in 2009 vs. 1201 sold year-to-date in 2010.
Active residential listings were down from 3852 homes for sale in March 2009 to 3102 in March 2010. Days on Market improved from 101 days last year to 93 days this year.

Here’s the sales numbers broken down by area: Read More »

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The Truth About Short Sales

Usually when I begin working with a new buyer and we have the discussion about short sales, the first question/statement from the buyer is something like this: “How much lower than asking price can I offer on a short sale? Aren’t the banks willing to take whatever they’re offered?” Read More »

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