Author: Aly Chiman

Local and Real Estate News Posted by in , , with Below is a graph that shows the real estate activity in the Wood River Valley, i.e. Sun Valley, Elkhorn, Warm Springs, Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue areas. The chart shows the percent of properties that are financially distressed properties, i.e. short sales and/or bank owned REOs. If you have any questions regarding the chart please feel … Posted by in with Raise a glass to…

Category Archivefor: ‘Marketing’ Posted by in , , , , , with As buyers wade back into the market, there’s plenty of information to be found online. And that may be more trouble than it’s worth. arlier this year, a client asked Troy Deierling, a realtor in Sedona, Ariz., to set up appointments for three homes he’d seen online. Those viewings never happened: In spite of their … Posted by in , , , ,…

Category Archivefor: ‘Market Update’ Posted by in , , , with There might finally be some good news this year about the nation’s dismal housing market. Or, at least, the bad news could stop. Either way, it will be welcome relief for current homeowners as well as for potential real-estate investors. Reasons to be optimistic have been sadly lacking since the housing bubble burst in 2006. … Posted by in , with Data through December…

Category Archivefor: ‘Consumer Behavior’ Posted by in , with American Dream Still Lives Although foreclosures and underwater homes continue to plague the current housing market, 70% of Americans still view homeownership as being part of their American Dream. Millennials Driving Economic Recovery Although many of today’s young adults came of age during the housing crash, more than one in four (26%) say their views … Weather Forecast: Sun Valley, Idaho Select Category Advertising Areas Auction…

Category Archivefor: ‘Financing’ Posted by in , , , with Minorities and the working class may find it harder to buy homes under a U.S. plan that would require larger down payments to qualify for lower-cost mortgages, according to lenders, consumer groups and lawmakers. Bankers and consumer advocates, often at odds on policy issues, united today to make the case for revising the government proposal … Posted by in , with Home-mortgage interest rates fell…