January 2010

Construction Begins in Bown Crossing

January 28, 2010

I’m really happy to give you this post today!  I was over at Bown Crossing watching the crew pour the first foundation of the Riverwalk Collection! Bown Crossing Many people still don’t know what Bown Crossing is, so here is a quick video that shows what Bown Crossing is all about!  The Riverwalk Collection is [...]

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Tax Credit Deadline

January 23, 2010

I just added a Tax Credit Deadline Countdown timer to the far right sidebar of Boise Real Estate Soup!  Check it out! Tax Credit Deadline: [fergcorp_cdt_single date="4/30/2010"] If  you’re trying to beat the April 30th deadline, you better get moving to find your home.  Feel free to do a free home search to find all [...]

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What is Appreciation?

January 22, 2010

What is Appreciation? Appreciation is an increase in the value of an asset, in this case real estate,  over time.  Driving factors that may cause the increase are:  increased demand or weakening supply, or as a result of changes in inflation or interest rates.  This is the opposite of depreciation, which is a decrease over time.  Obviously the Boise [...]

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Small is the new Big

January 22, 2010

The recent housing boom was full of McMansion construction focusing on BIG homes.  Today, this isn’t the case–buyers are  demanding smaller homes and “move-down” houses.  Just take a look at what kind of homes are for sale in Boise and you’ll see that the trends are moving to smaller floor plans.  When you think about [...]

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