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With lending criteria tightening up, and more lenders in the non-conforming arena going out of business, understanding your credit score is more important than ever.  So what is your credit score based on? 1.  Payment History.  This category is the most obvious of the bunch.  It doesn't take a br...

The numbers are in for the June 2008 Boise Idaho Metro Real Estate Market, and things are looking up in the Gem State!  You can go to my website for detailed market reports for Boise Meridian   Nampa and Eagle Idaho. Overall, the average Days on Market was 80 days, and the sales price as a percen...

  I found some of this information on the National Park Service website, and thought you would enjoy it.  FOR their dedication to the cause of independence, the signers risked loss of fortune, imprisonment, and death for treason. Although none died directly at the hands of the British, the wife o...

I just returned last night from a quick but Super Fun working vacation with my husband and some friends to the East Coast!  Since I live in Idaho, that is a long ways away, both in distance and culture!  Thursday we landed in Philadelphia and spent the evening and night there.  We have been to Ph...

Buy low, sell high is something we've all heard before.  It's something we all plan on doing.  So why is it that few are engaged in the process?  I can tell you in one word.  FEAR Fear, that big, fat, ugly four letter word.  When you listen to the news today, it does make you fearful to not only ...

  Tired of "Cookie Cutter" homes?   Fed up with restrictive CC&R's? Then this is the home for you. Beautiful 1915 home has been newly remodeled to add the modern conveniences, without removing the historic charm! Quality renovation by the Treasure Valley's top contractors includes: New roof, Sidi...

Friday June 20, 2008 at 7 pm is the "Real Dairy Parade" in Meridian Idaho!  The Parade will start on WaterTower Lane, and proceed north on Main Street to Fairview Avenue.  Dairy Days has been celebrated in Meridian in some form or another since 1929.  This event pays tribute to Meridian's history...

I read a post by Jonathon Washburn today and it reminded me about something I have been trying to teach my children. In his post, Jonathon said "...Real estate sales and business are still very hard. It has also been my experience that everything I attempted to do in business is always 300% harde...

What is a Master Planned Community, and what are the benefits to residents?   Master Planned Communities are much more than neighborhoods or subdivisions.  They are more like a village within a city, and consist of a well thought out mix of residential, commercial, retail, recreational and civic ...

  This Friday June 20, 2008, marks the first day of the Snake River Valley Building Contractor's Association Parade of Homes!  The Parade lasts from Friday June 20, 2008 to Sunday June 28, 2008.   Hours are Monday-Friday: 5-9p.m. and Weekends: 1 p.m.-9 p.m. There are 18 Show Homes in this year's ...