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Jim Paulson's views of Boise Real Estate, real estate technology trends, and life here in the Treasure Valley. Jim Paulson has nearly 25 years of Boise Idaho real estate experience.
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I am amazed that many Realtors still have not come into the digital age and invested in a digital camera.I was trying to remember when I first invested in my first digital camera and think it was back in 1999 when I got my Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation from the National Assoc...
05/29/2015
Open house Saturday 5/23/2015 from 2-5 pm.  Located at 9106 W. Halstead in Boise, Idaho for $194,777. The previous owner had the home professionally remodeled to include opening up the living space, converting a small bedroom into a nice large bathroom with a heated jetted tub and added a large f...
05/22/2015
Update:  This home is sold, but call me to help you find the right home for you!I just listed a great wheelchair accessible home located at 9106 W. Halstead in Boise, Idaho for $194,777.  The previous owner had the home professionally remodelled to include opening up the living space, converting ...
05/02/2015
If you are going to be successful looking for your next home online, you need to know how to search effectively.  According to the National Association of Realtors, 93 percent of home buyers are looking online to find their next home. Start by searching the most comprehensive up to date website (...
05/02/2015
I am seeing an uptick in the use of Adjustable Rate and Hybrid Mortages and for good reason. Too many people used Adjustable Rate Mortgages in the past to leverage their purchasing power to buy more home than they could afford hoping their financial and property values would improve faster than t...
04/24/2015
Did you know that in Ada County (Boise Idaho) in March, we closed 108 more single family residential homes in 2015 than we did in March of 2014?In Ada County, for March of 2014, 580 single family homes closed according to statistics obtained via the Intermountain MLS.  In March of 2015, that numb...
04/09/2015
We should always be reviewing our business plans and see if we are on track for our goals and objectives.   In real estate, it is easy to do since you can look at closed business volume; but you should adjust it for the average sales per actual month, not just taking the year's production divided...
04/08/2015
I am blessed to have lived in a number of different countries through various phases of my life, so I admit I see the world a bit differently than most.  I have been outside the proverbial forest so often, I think I can offer a unique vantage point of the trees (humans) within. I am not a sociolo...
03/31/2015
Apparently, in Idaho it does.  The city of Boise has been going round and round with UBER trying to make them stand up to the same requirements as the Taxi services do.  Then, just like some Republican's doing an end run around President Obama sending a letter by sending a letter to Iran, Uber go...
03/28/2015
I find it extremely frustrating that a person with good credit can buy this brand motor home with a MSRP of $280,230 and drive it off the lot the same day and who knows where it will be tomorrow.     Yet to buy this home which which is stationary and typically appreciates instead of depreciates, ...
03/28/2015
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Jim Paulson would like to be your Realtor. He is the Past President of the Idaho Chapter of the Council of Residential Specialists (2014) also the Past President of the Ada County Association of Realtors (2010). Jim has nearly 25 years being a licensed Idaho Realtor. Jim Paulson is a member of the Greater Boise Chamber of Commerce and he is the owner and broker of Progressive Realty Corporation which is an A+ accredited business with the Better Business Bureau. Jim is one of the few Realtors in Boise Idaho that has earned the "top producer" designation in excess of ten times in his career so he is a proud to be honored as a Lifetime Member of the Circle of Excellence by the Ada County Association of Realtors. Before you hire a Realtor, be sure to interview Jim Paulson and compare the difference 25 years of experience selling Idaho real estate makes! http://www.IdahoMLStours.com Http://www.Progressive-Realty.info