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Marty and Max: Real Estate Recipes
Today we will discuss two ways to buy an actively marketed home at a bargain, where you actually want to live.
Cooking and coughing: Respiratory diseases plague Kenya as more people burn wood to save money
Respiratory diseases have been the most prevalent diseases in Kenya for the past several years and are on the rise, according to government authorities, with 19.6 million reported cases last year.
PHARMACIES: PBMs are killing independent owners
As a local pharmacist, it was refreshing for me to see an article in The Press about the challenges facing pharmacies today. Low insurance reimbursement does not affect only rural pharmacies, however, but is leading to the demise of all independently owned pharmacies. Contrary to what Greg Lopes would want you to believe, PBMs are definitely and primarily responsible for the closure of many pharmacies. Not only, as the article pointed out, are 25% of claims paid below cost, but many more pay mere pennies above the cost of the drug. After adding the direct cost of the vial, lid and label, easily 50% of claims are paid at or below cost.
Poverty closer than it used to be
Eleven million American children, or about 1 in 7 kids, live in poverty. Most were born to it. Statistics say their children will be more likely to experience the same.
Rising rents squeeze Idaho families
Network: Affordable homes shortage means low-income suffer most
Maggie Lyons, executive director of the Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance, said there is a large segment of the population in Kootenai County that needs affordable rentals, but the high cost to buy a home is equally concerning.
MY TURN: Help combat Idaho opioid crisis
Start by cleaning out your medicine cabinet
EDITORIAL: Clearing the tall starter-home hurdle
It's a daunting task, but patience and a plan can help shift renters into buyers.
Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds
Younger people are more open to eventually purchasing an EV than older adults.
MY TURN: Housing crisis remains
We all have memories of how things used to be. Sometimes those memories are distorted by the passage of time and appear significantly different today. Kootenai County in 1980 had a significantly smaller population and more people have wanted to share in it. That has continued to the current time. The problem is the pie is only so large. Too many of us want a bigger piece than we are entitled to. If our community is to be economically viable and provide housing for all the people who will be here, we need to start sharing the pie. Groups such as Kootenai Connect are an essential part because it’s focus is regional. We all need that wider focus as well. We can achieve that by electing knowledgeable leaders and keeping the good ones we have. We must support leaders who offer hope and solutions not people who offer only blame.
Exxon Mobil doubles down on fossil fuels with $59.5 billion deal for Pioneer Natural as prices surge
Woods explained that Exxon and Pioneer will be able to use their combined capabilities to drive down emissions and produce lower carbon intensity oil and gas
Marty and Max: Getting your home ready
There is so much to consider when listing your home. But what should you fix and what should you just leave alone?
U.S. consumer confidence jumps to a two-year high as inflation eases
The U.S. economy — the world's largest — has proved surprisingly resilient in the face of sharply higher borrowing costs
Building a miracle
PF neighborhood to set example for homeownership through public-private partnerships
For two long years, Ryan Ryle and his fiance, Jayne Foster, tried to buy a home in North Idaho. Ryle, who grew up just on the other side of the Idaho-Washington stateline, said the couple would put in offers on houses just to constantly be outbid by other buyers who had larger down payments or cash in hand. “We even looked at new builds, but we needed so much earnest money down, we couldn’t save for it,” Ryle said Thursday.
Mid-year market report
The first half of 2023 is in the books. This week in many ways is the turning point in the year for housing. Home purchases start to decelerate and price reductions increase in the second half of the year.
MY TURN: ignite cda and Atlas Mill
Short-term win for some, long-term loss for many
The ignite cda pledge “We want what You Want” was holding its own on the Urban Renewal Districts for the Lake and River. We certainly received a balance of Public and Private business related boosts throughout high profile areas serving tourists, taxpaying citizens and businesses alike. Multiple developers and entities showed up to build the wide ranging visions.
UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers potentially dodging calamitous strike
Under the tentative agreement, existing full- and part-time UPS union workers will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023, and $7.50 more per hour over the length of the five-year contract
Rowing Part 1: Going the distance indoors
To get started, I’d recommend watching some videos to learn the proper technique for rowing effectively (and not getting hurt).
This car will help others go far
Local couple donates to Rides for a Reason
The much-loved 1995 Acura Integra that carried Paul and Tiffany Kugler's firstborn home from the hospital will go on to serve another local family.
Marty and Max: Is the market recovering?
The estimated single-family year-end inventory will be around 525k. Our normal inventory peak is in August, however this year it appears that it is November.
Crisis energy help requests double
More people facing loss of source to stay warm this winter
Applications for crisis energy assistance in the region covering Riggins to the Canada border have nearly doubled, from about 360 at this time last year to about 700 this year since Oct. 1.