Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | 43° North Blog - By Jeff Martel

OK, I'll admit it - I got swept up in the anticipation that the government was going to save us all from ourselves. I know better, but somehow it just seemed like a package to help housing was our only hope! How wrong I was to start thinking that way - we don't need the Government to help us - WE...

Market Update for South West Boise Idaho Real Estate Market - reffered to as "South of the Freeway"   Note: MLS areas 500 (S. Boise), 550 (SW Boise), 1000 (SE Meridian) & 1010 (SW Meridian) We have found that the statistics are pointing to a market imbalance that is quickly approaching. There ARE...

This recession is an education - and I am learning everything I can as fast as I can. A task I face every day in running a Real Estate Brokerage in Boise Idaho is how to cut costs - not service. One of our biggest expensess last year was our websites and a huge portion of that cost was labor beca...

(Note: My first post I had the numbers wrong - Blogging too early again!) When you see news story after news story about the stimulus package being debated right now - a little perspective comes to mind. If Housing was truly the issue here, then why not just pay off a portion of every mortgage in...

Are you looking for the signs of a market bottom? Look around - they are everywhere. The stock market has stabilized at 8,000 - this is a baseline. The jobs market - although seemingly chaotic, is near the end of the layoff festival. Companies have over compensated and have front-loaded their la...

Today the senate approved an addition to the stimulus package that will give buyers up to $15,000 tax credit if they purchase within one year. This is a very interesting concept and if marketed correctly will help to stabilize housing. The problem we have today is not that there is a lack of buye...

Hi folks,   Posting from vacation in beautiful Palm Springs, CA today (yes, it's 70 degrees and sunny here - back home in Boise Idaho it's around 30 degrees). Typical vacation - I decided to rebuild all of our websites to make them fresh and new for the new year. It's a lot of work, but I think i...

Dear Mr. President, Yesterday was an amazing day in the history of the United States. It is, without question, a defining moment in our history and to watch history unfold yesterday with my wife and three daughters was an experience we will never forget. Our country is excited and full of energy ...

Exciting events are coming to Boise, Idaho! The Special Olympics will be hosted here starting February 7th LEARN MORE HERE. This will be an exciting time for the city of Boise, Idaho and the state of Idaho as a whole. Our premiere winter resorts will be showcased to the world!   The winter Games ...

Short sales have got to change here in Boise Idaho real estate market! The fact that an agent is allowed to price a home at any price and get away with it by saying "subject to lender approval" in the comments is maddening. The problem is the prices that are being posted to the market do not repr...