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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate 43° North
43 Degrees North Real Estate in beautiful Boise, Idaho. Writing about all things Real Estate in Boise, Idaho

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2009 

OK, I'll admit it - I got swept up in the anticipation that the government was going to save us all from ourselves. I know better, but somehow it just seemed like a package to help housing was our only hope! How wrong I was to start thinking that way - we don't need the Government to help us - WE...
02/13/2009
Market Update for South West Boise Idaho Real Estate Market - reffered to as "South of the Freeway"   Note: MLS areas 500 (S. Boise), 550 (SW Boise), 1000 (SE Meridian) & 1010 (SW Meridian) We have found that the statistics are pointing to a market imbalance that is quickly approaching. There ARE...
02/12/2009
This recession is an education - and I am learning everything I can as fast as I can. A task I face every day in running a Real Estate Brokerage in Boise Idaho is how to cut costs - not service. One of our biggest expensess last year was our websites and a huge portion of that cost was labor beca...
02/09/2009
(Note: My first post I had the numbers wrong - Blogging too early again!) When you see news story after news story about the stimulus package being debated right now - a little perspective comes to mind. If Housing was truly the issue here, then why not just pay off a portion of every mortgage in...
02/09/2009
Are you looking for the signs of a market bottom? Look around - they are everywhere. The stock market has stabilized at 8,000 - this is a baseline. The jobs market - although seemingly chaotic, is near the end of the layoff festival. Companies have over compensated and have front-loaded their la...
02/06/2009
Today the senate approved an addition to the stimulus package that will give buyers up to $15,000 tax credit if they purchase within one year. This is a very interesting concept and if marketed correctly will help to stabilize housing. The problem we have today is not that there is a lack of buye...
02/05/2009
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