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Meridian Home For Sale

Karen Geselle — 1 May 2008

Pride of ownership shows in this sparkling clean 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Ample windows throughout home allows every room to be light and bright. Architectural details bound in this home - from the vaulted ceilings to the arched doorways to the abundance of plant shelves and an

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Boise area MLS to enforce selling price disclosure

Karen Geselle — 9 April 2008

Starting July 1st, 2008, the Intermountain MLS, the multiple listing service (MLS) in and around the Boise area, will begin to enforce Section 2.5 of its Rules & Regulations regarding disclosure of sales price. And I say, “Hooray”. Over the past year or so as prices have been coming down off their unsustainable […]

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Kuna Home For Sale

Karen Geselle — 4 April 2008

Great potential in this fixer. Some work has been done - newer roof, remodeled kitchen, garage converted to master bedroom w/walk-in closet. Needs floor coverings and general clean-up but opportunity exists for instant equity.
Kitchen has been updated and opened up to the living space. New cabinets with breakfast bar and pantry.
Storage shed/shop in backyard […]

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Boise Short-Sale Homes In All Price Ranges

Karen Geselle — 27 February 2008

Looking for a deal? The number of homes in short sale in the Boise area is climbing. Not looking for a “starter home”? That’s okay because luxury homes are also being offered in short sale.
The term “short sale” means that the lender on the property is willing to accept less than what […]

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Help for Troubled Homeowners

Karen Geselle — 22 February 2008

You purchased a home a couple of years ago. Now your subprime adjustable rate loan is about to re-adjust upward and you don’t know how you’ll make the payment, Now there’s help.
Under an initiative announced in December - Hope Now - homeowners with subprime loans are finding help in resolving their mortgage woes. […]

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Spacious But Cozy Caldwell Home For Sale

Karen Geselle — 30 January 2008

Comfortable family home in community close to freeway access and shopping. Four spacious bedrooms on the upper level - one with hardwood flooring.
Master bath includes dual sinks, deep soaker tub plus separate oversized shower. Master closet is big enough to get lost in.

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Boise Homes Sales History

Karen Geselle — 28 January 2008

With all the gloom and doom that we read about in the newspaper and hear in the news media, I thought it might be interesting to compare some statistics from the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service website. Here’s the facts for Ada County:

2002
Total homes sold 6,836
New Construction 2,211
Existing Homes […]

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Cozy and Affordable Home in Wilder

Karen Geselle — 4 January 2008

Quality built by Mill Right Custom Homes LLC, this cozy home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and is on a corner lot in a quiet, somewhat rural, neighborhood in Wilder. Outside features include 30 year architectural shingles and T-channel vinyl siding with stone accents on the front of the home. Full automatic sprinklers […]

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Should I buy now or later?

Karen Geselle — 21 December 2007

Many buyers out there are afraid to commit to a home purchase now because of the recent direction of the housing market. If they buy now, the market may continue to go down and the home they buy will decrease in value. However, “timing” the real estate market - like the stock market […]

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Have We Hit the Bottom?

Karen Geselle — 12 December 2007

The number of homes that are active in the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service has dropped again for the 4th straight month. It’s too early to say that we’ve “bottomed out” but

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