BevBoeck

How to handle pre-foreclosure and short sale properties is still a mystery to many real estate agents. We certainly didn’t learn about short sales in real estate school, and when the foreclosure crisis reared its ugly head, many of us buried our own heads in the sand. Short sales are not going aw...

The new Home Valuation Code of Conduct that became de facto law on May 1st has already started to increase the appraisal costs to the borrower.   One of my lenders is now asking for $450 for an appraisal that used to cost $375.  Another one of my lenders, Idaho Housing is asking for a $500 check ...

You may be at your desk, or your kitchen table right now, but slide your chair out, stand up and let us give you a hand for your service.  When I think of Memorial Day, I usually think of crusty old codgers, like my Dad, who fought the shores of Iwo Jima, Normandy, Tripoli, Omaha Beach... But las...

"Is it here?  Have we reached the bottom, Bev?" Hey, I don't know about the "bottom," but I do know that things have picked up tremendously here in the Treasure Valley, and I'll just attribute it all to extremely cheap money/low interest rates, loads of great properties to choose from, motivated ...

Below is a market report grid for Ada County.  Data pulled from Intermountain MLS.  If you would like additional information on a specific city within the county, please write Bev@AccentIdaho.com and I'll gladly oblige. Boise and Meridian both are great examples of areas so large that they are br...