by Phil Hoover, Real Estate Broker

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What If There Is No “Recovery”?

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area | No Comments »

Am I the only one who giggles when yet another "expert" predicts the precise moment when the housing market will recover? Depending upon the expert du jour, we can select from the following: TomorrowNext weekNext monthFall 2008Spring 2009Fall 2009Sometime in ...

Boise Real Estate’s Groundwater Issues

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area | No Comments »

It’s important for home buyers in the Boise real estate market to understand soil conditions and the risks associated with them. Much of the Boise area has an underlying layer of clay just beneath the soil’s surface. That layer of ...

Tandem Garages Explained

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area | No Comments »

People keep asking me "what’s a tandem garage"? So, here’s a brief explanation. A tandem garage usually means that you have one double garage door, and one or more of the stalls is deeper than usual. I know you'll be ...

Pressurized Irrigation Water

Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area | No Comments »

Newcomers to the Boise area often ask "what’s pressurized irrigation water?", so here’s a brief explanation. Before we had subdivisions in the Treasure Valley, three dams were built up in the mountains for flood control and irrigation ...

Global Cooling In Boise

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area | No Comments »

I am sometimes amused by the public’s fascination with global warming. We could use a little global warming in the Boise area about now. It feels like we are experiencing global cooling this year, compliments ...
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