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I have written about this topic in the past but with the unprecedented buyers market we are currently in this topic certainly deserves to be reconsidered. Unless one has been living in cave the past two years it is obvious that any retirement account
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The Idaho Real Estate market has changed the past 24 months and no one will argue with that statement. I still find it interesting that many homeowners have not been given good advice in dealing with a challenging market. I hope these tips will shed some
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Idaho real estate prices seem to be falling almost monthly. Whenever I am asked to do a search in any price range I find that now as many as 7 out of 10 homes I show are either Idaho foreclosures or Idaho short sales . In the peak year of 2005 it was
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I am beginning to believe strongly in the saying " The more things change, the more things stay the same ". This is certainly true when it comes to good old fashioned communication and knowledge. A few years ago a local farmer called me and
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With all the talk about escalating gas and grocery prices consumers have had to learn to tighten their belts and budget their money they were not acustomed to being concerned with in the past. Many families have made some tough decisions to deal with
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Lock mortgage rates now if you can For the past 12 months the Federal Reserve was aggressively lowering the discount rate in an attempt to stimulate the economy. When the Federal Reserve lowers the discount rate mortage rates normally rise. The reason
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Buying your next Idaho home should be a wonderful experience. It does not have to be a stressful and anxious experience. Follow these tips and you will be well on your way to making your next home experience one you will remember. 1) You have heard the
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Idaho Real Estate buyers have been confused because every time they call me about buying Idaho Real Estate in Idaho I have to tell them that mortage rates have risen. They could not understand why mortgage rates were increasing when they heard on the
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Parents and grandparents please, please read this carefully. I have written about this in the past and advised many indivuduals. I think it is time to write about this again. Those I mentioned this to a few years ago and put the idea to practice are well
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I have been listening to the media regarding real estate since my career started in 1980 and what I have observed is very interesting. Some of the most successful real estate investors purchased properties in every cycle of the real estate market and
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Over the years the internet has caused more and more people to use the world wide web to search for homes. Over the past several years print advertising and open houses just have not worked the way they have in the past. In fact open houses the past 2-3
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Idaho prospers in a lagging national economy The nations lagging economy has taken a toll on the nations personal income. Idahoans remains somewhat isolated from the rest of the nation when it comes to personal income. In 2007 Idaho ranked fourth in the
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Yes, at a time when the national economy is on shaky ground and many parts of the country are experiencing not only poor economies but rising crime statistics, the crime in Boise Idaho dropped 8% in 2007 and 37% over the past decade. Many citizens and
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Boise Idaho's real estate market has remained a very steady and stable real estate market. However, it is not exempt from the short sales and foreclosures that has hit the majority of the country. A "Short Sale" means the bank that holds
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While the vast majority of newcomers to Idaho headed to the most populated counties in 2007, new Census Bureau figures show slightly more of the people coming in from other states and nations settled in rural counties than in preceding years. Based on
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