Live and Play in Beautiful Boise, Idaho! by Leslie Hampton

CableOne, in conjunction with Meridian Parks and Recreation, has another fun-filled summer of movies planned for area residents. Thank you to CableOne and Meridian Parks and Recreation for bringing back the awesome, FREE, highly attended summer movie nights. These terrific events are held Friday ...

There are hundreds of short sale properties on the market in Boise, Idaho. We have 467 "possible" short sales in Boise, Idaho as of May 22, 2009. That's according to Intermountain MLS stats I pulled yesterday evening. Prices run the gamut: on the entry level, there is a 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo av...

The skyline in downtown Boise will be changing again next year.  Construction is set to begin in the spring of 2010 on Jack's Urban Meeting Place, a complex that will occupy nearly 4 city blocks downtown. Jack's Urban Meeting Place will be bordered by Front and Myrtle, and 9th and 10th Streets. J...

Congratulations to Boise's North End! The North End, in Boise, Idaho, has received praise from Men's Journal magazine, being called one of "the best neighborhoods" in the United States, in an upcoming issue. View Larger Map I have always referred to the North End as one of Boise's "destination lo...

Merrill Park, Eagle, Idaho From May 16-26, 2009, 600 full size flags will fly at Merrill Park in Eagle, Idaho. Appropriately named a"Healing Field of Honor", the flags honor the service and sacrifice of our military veterans, as well as current members of the military. My husband and I visited th...

Congratulations to the track and field team from Eagle High School! The Eagle High School girls won the state track and field championship for 5A girls; while the Eagle High School boys took 2nd. Excellent work, Eagle! The boys from Capital High School in Boise took 1st place for 5A boys. Great j...

Todays's Idaho Statesman delivered numbers I was expecting, but am still dismayed at seeing in black and white: Idaho ranks #8 in real estate foreclosure filings in the nation, based on April 2009 numbers. Additional points: Nationally, foreclosure filings spiked 32% last month over April of 2008...

I've got great news for Boise area buyers and sellers. 1. Good weather is here and there's more around the corner! We all know that it's much more pleasant to look at homes when we're not slipping on ice, being rained on or climbing back into freezing cars after looking at each home. Inclement we...

14 Tamarack Trail - Home for Sale About 20 Minutes from Boise, Idaho Late last week, I took a drive with my co-listing agent to our fabulous listing in the mountains at Wilderness Ranch. I blogged about this great escape recently and I have a few new pictures to share. Things are getting to be ni...

The Idaho Housing and Finance Association has made the American dream of homeownership a little easier for first-time homebuyers in Idaho. IHFA is offering a new first-time homebuyer tax credit loan for qualified homebuyers in Idaho. This loan can be used along with the Good Credit Rewards 2nd Mo...