The Mother Of All Incentives !
Monday, September 25th, 2006 Posted in About Our Area, Buyer Stuff, Inside Real Estate, Seller Stuff | No Comments »Last week, it was Corey Barton Homes new "Live Free" program, offering to pay the first six months of mortgage payments to draw buyers to their subdivisions.This week, it’s Hubble Homes offering buyer agents a $10,000 bonus commission, in addition ...
New Home Starts Tumble
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006 Posted in About Our Area, Inside Real Estate | No Comments »The U.S. Commerce Department reported this morning that U.S. housing starts fell a greater-than-expected 6% in August.Specifically, single-family housing starts dropped 5.9% to their lowest level since February 2003.Across the country, housing starts are down 19.8% from the August 2005 pace.The ...
Foreclosures Spike In August
Sunday, September 17th, 2006 Posted in About Our Area, Inside Real Estate | No Comments »August foreclosures were up 53% from a year earlier, according to RealtyTrac, a company that tracks foreclosure data.115,292 properties went into foreclosure in August, representing a 53% increase from a year earlier.That number is the second-hightest monthly foreclosure total of the ...
Rental Market Remains Strong
Saturday, September 16th, 2006 Posted in About Boise, ID, About Our Area | No Comments »A recent survey of Boise-area single-family rental properties revealed an overall vacancy rate of just 3.8% for the 2nd quarter of 2006.This contrasts with a 10.8% vacancy rate during the first quarter of the year.Underlying reasons include higher property values ...
Boise Real Estate Investment Profile
Saturday, September 16th, 2006 Posted in About Our Area, Inside Real Estate | No Comments »According to a recent survey by Loan-Performance, a company that monitors mortgage data, 19.5% of all 2006 year-to-date Boise Area loans were for for investment properties.Investors accounted for 21% of all loans in the Boise Area during 2005.The area surveyed ...
