by Phil Hoover, Real Estate Broker

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How Are Boise Real Estate Agents Doing?

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in Inside Real Estate | 3 Comments »

We have about 3,300 real estate agents in Ada County. Those agents closed a total of 5,350 residential transactions in the past twelve months, which works out to an average of 1.6 closed transactions per agent per year. But, those numbers ...

How I Failed In Boise Real Estate

Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Posted in Inside Real Estate | No Comments »

I achieved a milestone in Boise real estate on October 31st that I would rather forget about. I failed. My failure was my first expired listing since in the past eight years in the Boise real estate market. I have always prided ...

Anatomy Of A Boise Real Estate Short Sale

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in Inside Real Estate | No Comments »

I closed my worst escrow in 36+ years of real estate this past Wednesday. And (surprise!) it was a short sale! Here are the details: Property was worth $210,000 to $215,000 at the peak of the market in 2005-2006. $106,000 1st loan with ...

Boise Real Estate Flippers Who Flopped

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in About Boise, ID, About Our Area, Inside Real Estate | 3 Comments »

Greed is an amazing thing. Just three short years ago, the Boise real estate market was overrun with flippers and speculators flooding into our market hoping to get rich quick. There was even one day when two busloads of "investors" (I ...

Are You Competing With Your Builder?

Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in Inside Real Estate | 1 Comment »

If you're trying to sell your home in a subdivision where your builder is still building homes, you may face some unexpected challenges. Here's why: The home you bought had the builder's profit built into it and you will be competing ...
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