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
Tax credit end does not mean the end of opportunity
Last week we took the opportunity to visit several of the agents who sit open houses daily in subdivisions with homes for under $150,000. These same subdivisions were a flurry of activity in the waning days of the …
Things may get difficult for owner financing
Many of you remember the early '80s. That is when many of today's homebuyers were born. It is also a time when America was in a recession and interest rates soared due to rampant inflation. It was not unheard of in…
IHFA can help prevent foreclosure
It's a story heard more and more often in these economic times. Responsible homeowners who would never have dreamed that they wouldn't be able to make their mortgage payments are now receiving foreclosure notices d…
Mortgage rates hit low for year
WASHINGTON - Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week to the lowest level of the year and were barely shy of the all-time low.
More Riverstone condos up for auction
COEUR d'ALENE - Once again the depressed market for condominiums means an opportunity for bargains, as another 19 Riverstone condos go up for auction on Saturd…
Working hard for the money, free to do so
You probably know a Realtor or two. You may think they make a lot of money. You probably don't think about how hard they work, they seem to come and go as they please. You probably don't care about the money they i…
They're back
A breed not seen for awhile on the real estate landscape is becoming active again.
Foreclosures down 2 percent
WASHINGTON - Millions of Americans are still likely to lose their homes in the coming years, but the foreclosure crisis is finally showing signs of subsiding.
It's amazing
Interest rates are down for the second week in a row, contrary to our predictions.
Renew, energize, donate
COEUR d'ALENE - Joe Threadgill has been in real estate long enough to laugh along at the suggestion that in the current real estate market, agents might as well be doing something beside trying to sell property.
Local real estate still moving
Headlines this past week show that housing sales stalled for the fourth straight month nationally, while sales in our market continue to outperform last year. As of this writing our Multiple Listing Service reports…
Tax breaks offer savings
COEUR d'ALENE - Looking for extra credit? New and extended tax credits for 2009 give taxpayers more opportunities to save on their tax bills - if they qualify.…
Conservative construction
COEUR d’ALENE — George and Conda Mitchell took lessons from countries
Riverstone condos moving again
Representatives of the Village at Riverstone report they are half way to selling out their luxury condos. A well advertised auction in January led to the sale of 14 units, most of which have closed and 11 are curre…
Spring is home, garden time
COEUR d’ALENE — Home owners and contractors have one thing in common