George Tallabas Boise Real Estate

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 the changing economic landscape. When our backs are against the walls it is amazing what we ...

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 this happens is that the Discount Rate is the rate that banks borrow money at ...

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 term location, location, location!  Do some homework before you go ...

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 news that the Federal Reserve Board has been aggressively lowering the discount rate ...

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 on their way to funding a wonderful education for their children or ...

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 were never concerned about what the media said to do or not do.  This is why they ...

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 years have been disasters with either no one showing up or just a bored ...

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 nation for fourth quarter growth. Idaho's growth increased 1.3 percent, a third of ...

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 citizens groups have rallied and become involved in helping authorities fight crime and it has ...

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 the mortgage on a particular home is willing to accept a discount on the amount of money ...