George Tallabas Boise Real Estate

The Boise Idaho Home Market is alive and well and just keeps getting better with the new low interest rates that have hit the market. I warned many a few months ago that mortgage rates would likely rise because of inflation caused by our government pouring billions of dollars into stimulous programs. Historically this kind of practice causes ...

The Boise Real Estate market and the surrounding Treasure Valley has been hit by something that we have not seen for a few years. All of a sudden we have been hit by the "Multiple Offer Effect". Many of the REO's or "Real Estate Owned" by mortgage lenders have hit such low prices that it has attracted many Idaho Home ...

Boise ID homes for sale benefit from from a drop in the National home sales? No I did not bump my head up against the curb. This week the National Association of Realtors announced the sale of previously occupied homes fell for the second month in a row in January, 2010. The sales of previously occupied homes fell 7.2% surprising economists ...

Boise ID Home Sales could benefit from a recent announcement from Boise based Micron Technology that it has formed a partnership with Australian company Origin Energy. Origin generates and retails energy to about 3 million customers. Origin Energy produces commercial solar panels using a new silicon water called "silver" technology at a ...

Boise Idaho Home Sales could see a shot in the arm if recent announcements by Hewlett-Packard provide stability and even possible growth in the Boise job market. HP recently announced first quarter net revenues of $31.2 billion, up 8%, or $2.4 billion from a year earlier. "HP is well-positioned to outperform the market," said Mark Hurd, ...

Boise Real Estate home buyers and the entire Treasure Valley was recently informed about the extension of the $8,000 Federal Tax Credit and the new $6,500 credit for home sellers. It has now been extended through the end of June, 2010. Idaho homebuyers must sign a real estate purchase and sale contract before April 30, ...

Boise Idaho Real Estate home buyers and the entire state of Idaho just got a big boost.  Fannie Mae just announced a program where they will pay a 3.5% incentive to any Idaho Home Buyer that purchases and closes on a Fannie Mae owned home between January 28, 2010 and April 30, 2010. Buyers purchasing in this time frame may receive up to ...

FHA recently announced a temporary (1 yr) relaxation of its "90-day" anti-flipping rule, which prohibits the use of FHA insured financing if the contract for sale was executed within 90 days of the seller's acquisition of the property.  What this rule said is that if an investor purchased a rehab home, remodeled it and ...

The house, senate and president Obama recently gave Idaho Real Estate and the nation an early Christmas gift. The popular $8,000 homebuyers tax credit was recently extended. Not only was it extended but it has been expanded and here are the highlights: The $8,000 homebuyer tax credit that was alive and well in 2009 was scheduled to lapse on ...