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Housing market off to solid start
March 11, 2024 1:08 a.m.

Housing market off to solid start

Spring could see more inventory, sales

He said investors are coming back to the market and start buying property and homes again, showing an increased confidence.

Home sellers are cutting list prices as spring buying season starts with higher mortgage rates
March 15, 2024 10:40 a.m.

Home sellers are cutting list prices as spring buying season starts with higher mortgage rates

The pickup in the share of home listings with price cuts is a sign the housing market is shifting back toward a more balanced dynamic between buyers and sellers

August 8, 2023 1 a.m.

Kootenai County median home price rises

Study: Idaho most expensive state to own a home

Home prices inch up

Facetious real estate terms
August 4, 2023 1 a.m.

Facetious real estate terms

An amusing translation of real estate's many buzzwords and catchphrases.

Why are so many voters frustrated by the US economy? It's home prices
March 15, 2024 10:40 a.m.

Why are so many voters frustrated by the US economy? It's home prices

The United States is slogging through a housing affordability crisis that was decades in the making

December 10, 2023 1 a.m.

EDITORIAL: Help yourself by shopping in local stores

This isn't charity; it's common sense (and more fun)

A shot at buying
January 27, 2024 1 a.m.

A shot at buying

Bill would require mobile home park owners to notify residents of agreement to sell

Miller said there needed be a way to let mobile home park residents know the owner intended to sell the land.

Marty and Max: Shadow demand
June 9, 2023 1 a.m.

Marty and Max: Shadow demand

Home Buyers are ready to pounce at any opportunity. One mortgage lender’s perspective is there is so much pent-up demand that is simply waiting for any break in the market.

Today's Ghastly Groaner
April 4, 2024 1 a.m.

Today's Ghastly Groaner

I poured a salad in to a bowl and it spilled out all over the counter.

Marty and Max:Should I Stay or Should I Go
October 13, 2023 1 a.m.

Marty and Max:Should I Stay or Should I Go

Is now the right time to sell your home?

Marty and Max: Where is the market going?
September 1, 2023 1 a.m.

Marty and Max: Where is the market going?

Where is the market going and how will the year-end? Is the market going to crash? How will the market react to 7.25% rates or perhaps 8% rates? Will inventory increase?

Marty and Max: A lesson in DEI
April 19, 2024 1 a.m.

Marty and Max: A lesson in DEI

In the last 12 months, according to MLS data, there have been 4,370 homes sold in the Coeur d’Alene market. The rural east side, which includes the 83833 zip code, accounted for a mere 45 homes sold or about 1%.

Report: Housing crisis remains
October 1, 2023 1:09 a.m.

Report: Housing crisis remains

Connect Kootenai director says ADUs could be part of the answer

Gissel said that in 2016, 75 percent of people who lived in Kootenai County could afford to buy a home here. Today, it’s less than 20%

U.S. consumer confidence jumps to a two-year high as inflation eases
July 25, 2023 11:30 a.m.

U.S. consumer confidence jumps to a two-year high as inflation eases

The U.S. economy — the world's largest — has proved surprisingly resilient in the face of sharply higher borrowing costs

Marty and Max: 2024 Real Estate Market - Boom or Bust?
January 12, 2024 1 a.m.

Marty and Max: 2024 Real Estate Market - Boom or Bust?

Nationally we have higher inventory than last year with 546k single homes of the market. New listings are slightly higher than last year at this time and we have slightly more immediate sales. Remember buyers react more to a large change in rates than the actual rate itself. If rates stay the same, there is a huge buyer demand that we believe will result in a significant increase in the number of transactions.

Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
October 16, 2023 1:30 p.m.

Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses

Rite Aid Corp. said in its federal bankruptcy filing that it runs more than 2,000 stores. Most of its locations are on the East and West Coasts, including Idaho

'Lives transformed'
October 25, 2023 1:08 a.m.

'Lives transformed'

PAHA's Lyons has high hopes housing plan will benefit first-time buyers

Lyons was one of four speakers at the annual growth meeting put on by the coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber

Autoimmune disease: Yes, it’s real
March 5, 2024 1 a.m.

Autoimmune disease: Yes, it’s real

Being believed is a big step in right direction

Idaho home prices hold the line
November 27, 2023 1:08 a.m.

Idaho home prices hold the line

Mortgage rates dip

The number of single-family homes sold through October in Kootenai County totaled 1,856, a decline of 18% from the same month last year.

Annual Idaho Fish and Game fur auction to run online April 8-22
March 21, 2024 1 a.m.

Annual Idaho Fish and Game fur auction to run online April 8-22

Nonresident purchasers should be aware that their state may not allow import of certain animals or a