Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | 43° North Blog - By Jeff Martel

It took a bit of work - but we have upgraded our website:  http://www.43re.com Please take a look at the new site layout and let us know what you think! We have lots of information on our site - but it was overwhelming before. hopefully it is easier to get around now.

While many regions aspire to duplicate the success of Napa, only a few receive the coveted designation of American Viticulture Area (AVA).  In 2007 Idaho received approval for the Snake River Valley AVA.  With Eagle identified as a key viticulture region in the AVA, soon afterward, the City of E...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join Us for a tour of Southfork Landing and getentered into a monthly drawing for $250 CASH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Getting There: Southfork Landing is just a 45-minute drive north from Boise on Highway 55. Head through Ho...

I have spent the past few weeks learning how to use FaceBook and I have to say - IT WORKS! Facebook is now the number 1 referrer to my brokerage site! But - there are a few things you should know about using Facebook that I have recently learned: 1) Make Lists! Remember those photos from college?...

My wife Lyndi and I just returned from having a wonderful time at an introductory wine tasting here in Eagle, ID. Sometimes with all the running around with the kids and with running a Real Estate Brokerage in Boise Idaho - I forget just what a spectacular place we live in. The wine tasting was s...

  I just listed the most spectacular home in Eagle, Idaho today. The details in this home are unbelievable 1810 N Valle Bello Way Eagle, Idaho You will be absolutely stunned by the beauty of every room in this magnificent home. There are no other homes like this in Eagle. This home was built by a...

"I just arrived at Southfork Landing and was greeted by many of the new residents.  As I entered the property I was happy to see Mr. & Mrs. Canada Goose, quietly swimming with their new brood of 12 chicks in the placid waters of one of our ponds.  Reflected in this liquefied mirror, was the mount...

43 Degrees North is selected as the exclusive Marketing Agency for Southfork Landing in Garden Valley, Idaho ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 43 Degrees North is proud to announce that we have been selected to be the exclusive marketing company for Southfork Landing in Garden Val...

Before I get into inciting a revolt, let me give you the quick snapshot of our market here in Boise Idaho. Here in the Boise Idaho Real Estate Market, our sub- $200,'s market has really come alive. Lots of transactions, lot's of activity - Finally stability - HALLELUJAH!  In the $200's to 300's t...

The five “Do’s” every Buyer should know right now: Do buy in 2009... or you will definitely whine! What I mean by this is that there has not been a buying opportunity like the one in DECADES. NAR's Housing Affordability Index rose 13.6 percentage points in January to 166.8, a new record high. Hou...