The Boise Valley Blog

This will be the first of a new series of blogs we're calling the "5". The "5" will highlight five specific properties in any number of classes, price points, or neighborhoods in one of the markets that we specialize in here in The Boise Valley! Located in the beautiful "Lakeharbor" subdivision. ...

Clear your calendar folks...nothing but good stuff here!  Virtual BarCamp is TOMORROW! Clear your schedule.  Lock your door.  You are not going to want to be to be interrupted. From 9AM until 5PM PST, we will showcase 32 of the industry's brightest minds to blow yours.  Below is that list.  We ar...

Here is the February data for The Boise Valley.  I've updated the "Local Market Reports" page on my website, TheBoiseValley.com.  See the "Average" general numbers below for Canyon and Ada counties.  Remember that "All Real Estate is LOCAL"!  That certainly goes here as well.  You can download th...

The IRS has released a "clarification" of the documentation needed when you submit for the "First Time Buyers" or "Move Up" tax credit.  The 5405 form is still needed but the requirement that signatures of ALL parties be on the HUD-1 even in areas where BOTH buyer and seller signatures are not ne...

The January data is in and I've updated the "Local Market Reports" page on my website, TheBoiseValley.com.  Below i've put together some "average" data of Canyon and Ada counties.  There are big differences between the two so keep that in mind as you go over the data...remember "All Real Estate i...

Congress has acknowledged the unique circumstances affecting members of the military by making the following exceptions that apply to both the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers and the $6,500 tax credit for repeat home buyers.  Call Zuber Group Today for more details at 208.321.5555 Ex...

Coldwell Banker kicked has just kicked off a national ad campaign to keep the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit on the radar of those who want to make the move to home ownership this year.  Many prospective buyers do not know the details of this program such as you must have something in contract ...

The Home Down Payment Assistance program from the Idaho Housing and Finance Association has just been extended through March 31, 2010.  A "zero" percent interest, due upon sale, deferred loan program that is available for borrowers with less than 80% of the AMI (Area Median Income).  Visit the IF...

My colleague, Craig Zuber, has written a book called "In The Trenches - Do or Die Lessons from the Business Battlefield".  Craig has a talent for lighting fires and watching him work on this project over the last several months has motivated me to light a little fire under my self as well.  This ...

The "Local Market Reports" page on TheBoiseValley.com has just been updated to include the December data for Ada, Boise, Canyon, and Valley counties.  I've also added the 4th Quarter reports for each of these as well and will continue to update those as I've had good response on that view of the ...