by Phil Hoover, Real Estate Broker

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Fed Rate Cuts May Not Mean Lower Mortgage Rates

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area, Buyer Stuff | No Comments »

Don’t be surprised if mortgage interest rates rise in the aftermath of the recent Federal Reserve interest cuts. Why? Because mortgage rates are tied to the 10-year treasury bond; not short-term interest rates controlled by ...

How To Get Rich Slowly With Boise Real Estate

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area | No Comments »

Remember when Boise real estate was appreciating 24% year back in 2005? Seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it? Those were the days when everyone thought they would become filthy rich in just a ...

99.4% Of All Idaho Households Are NOT In Foreclosure!

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in About Boise, ID, About Our Area | No Comments »

Now there’s a headline we’ll never see in the newspaper, right? Well, it’s true, according to recent data on www.RealtyTrac.com. There’s a lot of negative misinformation in the news these days about foreclosure data. ...

55% of Boise Area Homes For Sale Are Vacant

Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in About Our Area, Inside Real Estate | No Comments »

I remain amazed over the number of vacant homes I see when I am previewing/showing homes these days. I rarely have to coordinate showing a home with an owner-occupant because most are vacant. Of 4,296 ...

New Home Listing Inventory Shrinking

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in About Our Area, Buyer Stuff | No Comments »

Our  spec home inventory is steadily shrinking in the Boise real estate market and that's a good thing! There are several reasons for this inventory reduction, including: Buyers are steadily buying standing spec home inventory. ...
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