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February Market report for Ada County ju
February Market report for Ada County just released. “It just gets better and better”. http://ow.ly/9Bz8r
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )May I have your attention please…FREE
May I have your attention please…FREE business planning seminar for members and lunch. Act now or just keep hoping for business success. http://ow.ly/9vF1K
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Realtor’s Community Foundation onli
The Realtor’s Community Foundation online auction is live! Want an iPad or a XBox or a hot air balloon ride? Bid now. http://ow.ly/9oJrt
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A guide to Undertanding Mortgage Debt Cancellation
Understanding Mortgage Debt Cancellation A lender will, on occasion, forgive some portion of a borrower’s debt. The general tax rule that applies to any debt forgiveness is that the amount forgiven is treated as taxable income to the borrower. Some exceptions to this rule are available, but, until recently, when a lender forgave some portion [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Want to help bring jobs to Boise?…here’s how.
I received this letter from BVEP’s Executive Director, Clark Krause earlier today. It dawned on me that between us (all 3,000 of us) we could come up with some pretty compelling reasons for this potential employer to move here…. Please copy me at marc@myacaronline.com on anything you send. Boise Valley Economic Partnership (BVEP) Requests Your [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )December Market Report is in…and it looks pretty darn good.
2011 December sales were 477 in Ada County, a decrease of 9% over December 2010. Total sales for 2011 are 6,299; up 7% over 2010. In July of 2011, we exceeded YTD 2010 sales for the first time in 2011. This is our first year-over-year increase, without influence of the home buyer tax credit, in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Who’d you say we were again…?
Who’d you say we were again…? I called a friend at NAR earlier this week. Frederik Heller is an archivist with NAR’s library and has been working on a project to record the contributions of REALTORS® to American history. I told him I wanted to add something special to my end of year retrospective and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )That was the year that was…reflections on the year gone by
Making predictions is like playing a fun parlor game. Whatever comes from it is more often than not forgotten as soon as it is done. Not so at ACAR. In December 2010 we made a bunch of predictions and presented them as a look back at 2011…pretty clever right? So…how did we do? [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )REALTORS® Applaud Bill to Protect Taxpayers From Mortgage Industry Bailouts
Washington, December 08, 2011 The National Association of Realtors® supports legislation introduced today that provides sensible reform of the secondary mortgage market and protects the interest of taxpayers. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) introduced the legislation, “The Mortgage Finance Act of 2011,” in the U.S. Senate. The bill creates a limited-term, government-chartered secondary mortgage market mechanism, the Mortgage [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )November is again something to be thankful for…homes sales continue to outpace last year.
2011 November sales were 471 in Ada County, an increase of 7.3% over November 2010. November sales YTD are 5,763; up 7.98% over 2010 YTD. In July of 2011, we exceeded YTD 2010 sales for the first time in 2011. In August we improved to +6.1%. In September our increase was 7.2%. In October it [...]
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