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May 25, 2023

MAY 2023 REAL ESTATE NEWS

 

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER 

Tight Inventory Issues Continue to Keep Prices High

"How's the real estate market?" is the number one question I am asked.

I get it. With higher mortgage rates, home prices, inflationary concerns, and many other factors in our economy, there is a lot going on. 

For ...

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April 20, 2023

APRIL 2023 REAL ESTATE NEWS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

The Spring Market Breaks Historical Trends

Historically, we see sellers bring their homes to the market in the Spring, and this is one of the first years that we have been tracking that we have seen the opposite trend to be true.

We were expecting that this would finally ...

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March 23, 2023

MARCH 2023 REAL ESTATE NEWS

 

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Growth in pending home sales points to strong buyer demand

Since the start of the year, housing demand in Boise, Idaho, and the Treasure Valley has been surprisingly robust. Home prices fell across the country late last year, so they are down year over year.

But they ...

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Feb. 16, 2023

FEBRUARY 2023 REAL ESTATE NEWS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Has the Idaho Housing Market Hit Bottom?

The available number of available homes for sale nationally as well as here in Boise, Idaho, and the Treasure Valley continues to fall at the end of January. Additionally, the demand for housing has picked up considerably this year as interest ...

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Jan. 19, 2023

JANUARY 2023 REAL ESTATE NEWS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | January 2023

Good News on the Home Front
 

The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate seven times in 2022 in an effort to slow down inflation. This drastically cooled the national housing market and certainly our local Idaho housing market. However, this change was much needed to bring our ...

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Sept. 21, 2022

Is the Boise Market Going To Crash?

The market has shifted, and that’s a good thing.

It seems like on a daily basis, We get asked, "Is the housing market going to crash in Boise, Idaho?"

And since the real estate market has shifted in the Boise area, it is important to understand what the market is ...

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Aug. 18, 2022

AUGUST 2022 REAL ESTATE NEWS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | August 2022

Our Party at Zoo Boise Was a Success!

Thank you to all of those that came out to brave the hot weather and make the evening so special, we had over 400 people attend! 
It was mentioned that we have the kindest group of people the catering folks have ever ...

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June 15, 2022

JUNE 2022 REAL ESTATE NEWS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | JUNE 2022

Using Humor to Cope with Uncertainty
 

Like the hilarious scene from the 1998 movie, A Bug's Life, when the leaf floats down and interrupts the ant's line, the current housing market "shift" has caused people to pause and look for direction. Similar to the lead ...

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May 20, 2022

MAY 2022 REAL ESTATE NEWS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | MAY 2022

Don't let fear drive your decisions

There is so much going on in our world right now…increased inflation & gas prices, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine, a never ending pandemic, etc, etc and etc...

And all these factors are causing fear.  

But we know that ...

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April 21, 2022

APRIL 2022 REAL ESTATE NEWS

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | APRIL 2022
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Is Boise, Idaho no longer affordable?

Locals have been feeling this for years and now with interest rates on the rise, this is pushing the costs of homeownership up even higher. 

At times like these, when somebody finds out I am a Realtor, they often say ...

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