Articles

Eviction Conviction: Upcoming Meeting to Take Action on Housing, Renter Issues

• By Harrison Berry
The goal of the meeting is to strengthen ties among renters in the Boise area and talk about possible policy goals.
• Tags: Citydesk, Boise, Idaho, housing, renters, Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Boise Renters United, Boise Public Library

Matthew Desmond at The Morrison Center: Housing is a Right

• By Harrison Berry
"America's weird. We're the richest country with the worst poverty."
• Tags: Lit, Boise, Books, children, Culture, Literature, Matthew Desmond, Evicted, housing, poverty, United States, Morrison Center for the Performing Arts

Idaho Environmental Forum on Planned Communities: What Helps and What Hurts

• By Lex Nelson
On April 10, the group convened in the Hoff Building's elegant Crystal Ballroom in downtown Boise to hear a panel of speakers discuss "Planned Communities: A Tool to Control Sprawl, or Encourage It?"
• Tags: Citydesk, Boise, Idaho, housing, planned communities, Harris Ranch, Idaho Environmental Forum

A Seller's Market

"Homes come on the market and they come off the market pretty rapidly. So, it's important for homebuyers to make informed, but quick, decisions."

• By Brian Millar
According to the most recent RE/MAX housing report, the monthly supply of homes in Boise plummeted a whopping 33 percent in the past year.
• Tags: Citydesk, Boise, economy, Housing

Opening the Door to Housing First

• By Zach Hagadone
Boise Weekly offers two stories that dig into homelessness both in Boise and elsewhere in the region with an eye toward where we've been, where we are and where we're going with the fight to lessen the number of people who struggle to keep a roof over their head.
• Tags: Note, housing, salt lake city weekly, homeless

Report: Blaine County's Increasing Number of High-Dollar Mortgages

• By George Prentice
The analysis from the National Low Income Housing Coalition indicates 1,585 Blaine County mortgages worth more than half a million dollars—more than 13 percent of all of Blaine County mortgages between 2012 and 2014.
• Tags: Citydesk, economy, Idaho Mountain Express, mortgages, housing, real estate

Idaho Tax Commission Sets 2016 Homeowner Exemption

• By George Prentice
The state homeowner's exemption began in 1980, when the maximum was $10,000. It remained at that level until 1983, when it was raised to $50,000 by voter initiative. In 2006, the Idaho Legislature raised the exemption to $75,000 and tied future limits to the Idaho House Price Index.
• Tags: Unda' the Rotunda, taxes, Idaho Tax Commission, homeowners, homeowner exemption, housing

Core Appeal

Downtown Boise becomes a residential destination

• By Harrison Berry
According to projections from the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, there were almost 4,000 people living downtown in 2014. By 2040, 6,929 people will be living there.
• Tags: Annual Manual: Annual Manual: Housing, Annual Manual, housing

Home Sales Highest in Two Years

• By George Prentice
• Tags: economy, Home Sales, Housing

New Home Construction and Sales Up; County Officials Point to Recovery

• By George Prentice
• Tags: economy, Construction, Economy, Housing, Housing Sales

Research Says Boise Upcoming Real Estate 'Boomtown'

• By Andrew Crisp
• Tags: economy, housing, Investor's Business Daily

Boise Housing Inventory Hits 10-Year Low

• By George Prentice
• Tags: economy, housing

Obama Backs Plan to Subsidize Mortgage Refinancing

• By George Prentice
• Tags: economy, Election 2012 White House, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, housing, real estate, Idaho Housing and Finance Association, IHFA, Gerald Hunter

Consumer Confidence Drops Along With Home Prices

• By George Prentice
• Tags: economy, economy, housing, IHFA