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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.
Interest rates dip slightly
Interest for 30-year mortgages dipped last week to equal the lowest in six weeks. These lower rates not only encourage those looking for homes, but have caused refinancing applications to increase as well. While ap…
Fair housing month
April is the first full month of spring. It is also a month celebrated by many organizations as "their" month. Since this is a column on real estate matters, we will focus on fair housing giving no insult to; Fresh…
Neighborhood of the week: RidgePointe
When you approach the private gated entrance to RidgePointe and see the tower perched on dramatic rock outcroppings high above Lake Coeur d'Alene, you realize …
Market still improved
Sales of bank owned and short sale properties continued their decline through the first quarter of the year. Our year to date sales of foreclosed properties as of the end of March in 2013 were 28 percent higher tha…
Flood insurance more costly for many
We learned this past week that the flood insurance subsidies that the National Association of Realtors fought so hard for was signed into law by the President. Although the law delays the cessation of subsidies to …
Neighborhood of the week: Strawberry Fields
Space.
People for Person
Subscribers may already know after Wednesday's article in this paper, but to us and the folks in East Coeur d'Alene, a new playground at Person Field is a big deal. Since 1945 when the Coeur d'Alene Association of …
More data you can use
Last week our statistical summary focused on the single family home market since that is where most of our readers are thought to reside. There is however more to our real estate story and many of you are likely to…
Good news for North Idaho real estate
The National Association of Realtors released an article on Friday, based on findings of real estate research company CoreLogic, that four million homeowners have returned to positive equity positions as of the end…
Neighborhood of the Week: Orchard Lands
You've seen it. That neighborhood north of I-90 between Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls that sat empty for years, teasing folks as they flew past on the interstat…
Up or down
Depending on how you read this past week's news, home sales are both up and down. A headline on Thursday from the Associated Press reads; "Sales of new homes rebound in January." A press release from the National A…
Neighborhood of the week: Crimson King
A nice little tucked-in neighborhood. That's the consensus on Crimson King, one of Post Falls' newer neighborhoods. Snuggled up against the hills northeast of …
Erickson receives state award
Fewer restrictions on seller financing
Now that the dust has settled and the provisions under the Dodd Frank Act are clear, some sellers may benefit by carrying their own real estate financing. Gone are provisions that require a seller to use a licensed…
Neighborhood of the week: The Landings
Location, location, location.