Real Estate News
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Landowners, Adams district, Nez Perce Tribe restore 1.25 miles of the Little Salmon River
Fencing cattle off of streambanks can make a significant improvement in an area’s water quality
More improvement seen in local real estate
Gosh it feels good to be able to report more positive news on the Coeur d'Alene real estate market.
Real estate may get boost from banks
Recent news stories indicate that banks may be loosening lending requirements a bit. This would be a welcome change to those frustrated by the rigid requirements of late. Not that we would advocate for the too rece…
Realtors honored for service
Timing is everything. And the timing was excellent for guest speaker Ron Nilson's message of community at the quarterly Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors general membership meeting last Tuesday.
Market stabilization continues
As we had hoped, the May statistics as presented by the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service show improved performance in several areas. Coeur d'Alene and Dalton continue the upward momentum seen the previous mon…
How low can they go?
Interest rates dropped again last week to a new record low of 3.67 percent reflecting seven-tenths of a percent of the previous week's record. That represents the sixth week in a row of declining interest rates. Pe…
Surprised again
My how low interest rates are for mortgages! We have watched over the last several months as interest rates languished below 4 percent. Usually, we check for the lowest rates on guaranteed loans at ihfa.org, the we…
Where is the money?
Last week we received a call from a gentleman needing help to get his portion of the $25 billion settlement for mortgage fraud. Some know it as the "robo signing" offenses. In his opinion he had been illegally fore…
Realtors rally for home ownership
Last Thursday, more than 10,000 Realtors met on the lawn near the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to get the attention of government. The message; Home ownership matters.
More market improvement seen
Last week we reported some market stability locally and some decent appreciation in the residential market that is the combined cities of Coeur d'Alene and Dalton Gardens. Other markets across the nation are also e…
Good news
Last week we saw home loan interest rates reach an all time low. Rates for 30-year conventional loans hit 3.82 percent. That is the lowest rate since these long-term loans were first offered in the 1950s. This is g…
Headlines and a deadline
As reported last week the Idaho Association of Realtors successfully lobbied for developers with infrastructure in their subdivisions to be taxed at the lower, "business inventory" rate. If you are a developer, you…
What we have done
Many of you are aware that Realtors are among the largest and therefore most powerful lobbies in the nation. Of course our primary goal is to ensure that each of us retains our private property rights. Even here, i…
Realtors take stand on recall
You would have to live in a vacuum to have missed the controversy in the Lake City over the last couple of weeks. A cadre of disgruntled citizens has built enough momentum to organize an effort to remove some of ou…
Continued improvement seen locally
Far from a speeding train metaphor, yet the local real estate market continues to show improvement. Staff at the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service has completed the year-to-date statistical analysis and we are…
Why you need a Realtor
Often maligned and generally misunderstood, your Realtor should be an asset to you, be you buyer or seller. Many buyers and sellers choose to go it alone. Driving through neighborhoods, looking for signs and hoping…