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Idaho gas prices under $4 a gallon
Crude oil back at $87 per barrel as tensions build in the Middle East
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OPINION: Housing problems — and solutions — focus of new column
Restructuring means important work will continue
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A small, special force of firefighters
When wildfires strike, there isn’t time to ponder who makes up the firefighting force on the frontlines of the blaze.
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Have a pest-free summer
With the start of summer comes a lot of great things—longer days, more time spent outdoors, and warmer temperatures. However, as with most things, you can’t have the good without the bad, and as we get into summer, we’re also getting into the heart of flea and tick season.
Holiday shopping forecast looks merry
Consumers gifting more services, experiences than goods this year
A fresh green Vanhoff's Garden Center wreath with a buffalo plaid bow will adorn Chrisdee Imthurn’s front door this holiday season, thanks to Girl Scout Troop 4923, which had friendly, festive Scouts on hand during Black Friday at the Silver Lake Mall. “It's so easy to buy online, but you want to support the local community,” said Imthurn, of Hauser.
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Marty and Max: How To Ensure You Are Insured
Home values and building costs are rising. How can I ensure my home is protected so if my home burned to the ground I can afford to rebuild?
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Nonresident deer and elk tags go on sale Dec. 1
Hunters should expect high demand for tags and long waits
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Home sellers are cutting list prices as spring buying season starts with higher mortgage rates
The pickup in the share of home listings with price cuts is a sign the housing market is shifting back toward a more balanced dynamic between buyers and sellers
Attendance the root of box office woes
Writer and actor strikes justifiably take a hefty portion of oxygen in the Hollywood-centric news cycle, but entertainment writers across the country also love talking about box office bombs.
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Marty and Max: Mid-June Real Estate Update
We have been discussing how the real estate market is reacting to the interest rates hovering at 7% and following are our expert's thoughts.
Kootenai County median home price rises
Study: Idaho most expensive state to own a home
Home prices inch up
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Marty and Max: Discussing housing shortages and potential solutions
Estimates for housing supply shortage range from 4-6 million homes. Other data suggests that only 23% of listings were affordable to households earning a median income of $75k or lower.
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Report: Housing crisis remains
Connect Kootenai director says ADUs could be part of the answer
Gissel said that in 2016, 75 percent of people who lived in Kootenai County could afford to buy a home here. Today, it’s less than 20%
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The average long-term US mortgage rate reaches highest point in nearly 23 years, hitting 7.31%
The combination of elevated rates and low home inventory has worsened the affordability crunch by keeping home prices near all-time highs
Marty and Max: Rawhide real estate marketing
When preparing your home do it the rawhide way. Remember the old country song from many Western movies including City Slickers? It goes something like… “Rollin, Rollin Rollin, Keep those dogies rollin', Head 'em up, Move ‘em out.”
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The Exhausted Dad: Saying yes to the dress and no to everything else
Shopping with my oldest daughter is a danger to my bank account.
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Remembering overdose victims
The North Idaho Alliance of Care gave out NARCAN, key chains and information during an International Overdose Awareness Day memorial, where 381 pairs of shoes represented each of the 381 overdose deaths in Idaho in 2022.
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'That's our house'
Family chosen for Rathdrum home through First Story
Instead of being greeted by more home applications or a housing interview, the Reesers were instead met with a celebration when they found out they had been selected as the homeowners for a house being built in Rathdrum.
POVERTY: Here are roots of problem
Referring to Sholeh Patrick’s article “Poverty Closer Than it Used to Be” — Sholeh suggests doubling the minimum wage. I don’t agree. It’ll drive all goods and services much higher, destroying huge numbers of businesses.
MY TURN: Stop the KMPO
"Globalist organizations pushing for an expensive traffic management center will tell you it’s to keep us safe by observing traffic or to aid with congestion. Might the real reason be to establish a control grid to surveil our movements, much like China?"