by Phil Hoover, Real Estate Broker

Archive for the ‘About Our Area’ Category

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 ...

Why Californians Move Here

Saturday, September 16th, 2006 Posted in About Our Area, Buyer Stuff | No Comments »

(the following is a tongue-in-cheek posting based upon an actual newspaper article published in California earlier this year)The Republic of California will soon begin enforcing new air quality regulations to control "bovine flatulence".The CFBC (California Bovine Flatulence Commission) intends to crack ...

Idaho Jobless Rate Drops To 3.3%

Saturday, September 16th, 2006 Posted in About Our Area, Buyer Stuff | No Comments »

If you live in Idaho and you aren't working, it's because you don't want to!Idaho's jobless rate dropped to a scant 3.3% in August.Idaho Commerce and Labor Director Roger Madsen called the August report "one of the best I have ...
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