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Troubling trends Sources: Idaho Department of Labor and All-Transaction Home Price Index This table shows the rate of growth in average annual wages in Kootenai compared to the growth in home prices.

Troubling trends Sources: Idaho Department of Labor and All-Transaction Home Price Index This table shows the rate of growth in average annual wages in Kootenai compared to the growth in home prices.

August 31, 2019

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Rising property values dim dreams of home ownership
August 31, 2019 1 a.m.

Rising property values dim dreams of home ownership

For the average wage-earner in Kootenai County, the dream of owning a home is slipping away. As property values countywide continue to soar, locals looking to buy a house are finding themselves settling for less — or continuing to rent as home prices move further and further out of reach.