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Real Estate News
Stay informed on major Kootenai County real estate news. Browse our articles below.
Marty and Max: Fernan Lake — Passion, Persistence, and Community Spirit
Fernan Lake and its surrounding area offer a unique blend of country charm and urban convenience.
Best in a decade
Spirits were high Thursday at the Spokane Kootenai Real Estate Research Committee’s annual Real Estate Market Forum at the Spokane Convention Center. The popularity of the event was greater than anticipated as the …
Flanking the fairgrounds
The news in real estate is often about the new. New developments and neighborhoods. New designs and home features.
It is about more than money
We all know buying one of the few existing houses on the market is competitive and as our latest statistics reveal anything priced below $300,000 really has the seller in the driver’s seat. Understanding that and t…
Move in now to Dover Bay's waterfront Marina Town
Just one move-in ready home is currently available at the Dover Bay Waterfront Community. The property, located in building No. 2 of the Marina Town developmen…
Off to a great start
Hampered by the lowest inventory in years our local real estate market keeps moving. Lack of available homes though have slowed some areas yet price increases reflect that — at least in the lower priced homes — sel…
Changes in store
President Trump signed an executive order Friday that directs the Treasury Secretary, in part, to begin a review of the Dodd-Frank Act. Although there are no immediate changes proposed, the review will undoubtedly …
Woodland Meadows an affordable Hayden hotspot
Everything you need in Hayden can be found a short distance from Woodland Meadows, an established neighborhood within walking distance of core amenities.
Be careful out there
Buyers know it can be a real challenge to find the right home. Our limited inventory is confounding buyers and their agents as they try to find a great house at a great price. Once discovered, that house should be …
Pine Hill - no place like home
Many neighborhoods in North Idaho can be touted as cozy and family-friendly. Still, when you’re covering neighborhood after neighborhood, week in and week out,…
Low inventory frustrates buyers
As reported in this paper on Friday, the real estate market is healthy but not to the extent where members of the Coeur d’Alene Association of Realtors are fearing a bubble. Even though 2016 sales exceeded the hist…
Post Falls adds North Place to its residential repertoire
North Place, the new Greenstone Homes development located near the Prairie Falls Golf Club in Post Falls, is the “middle ground” neighborhood in more ways than…
Basement lots a highlight of Whiskey Flats in Post Falls
A basement for base price.
Moving out
We have discussed here before “the roll” of real estate. That is the term used to describe how the market moves upward and inward following the major interstate highways of our region. Due to the impact rising pric…
Mountainside neighborhood lets you ski Schweitzer from home
An active subdivision on the slopes of Schweitzer Mountain Resort allows homeowners to live where they ski.
Dis-interest about interest
Many of you agents and sellers alike anticipated a slowdown during the holidays. If that is what you expected then that is likely what you saw. Others have indicated anything but a slowdown in activity during Decem…