Kuna is an anomaly in the Treasure Valley. Last year, while homebuilding ground to a halt just about everywhere else, the number of homes built in Kuna rose 20 percent over 2008 to 240 homes. And commercial developers have taken ...
Read More »House flipping: Rule change makes things easier for investors 
Chadwick Taylor first got into real estate investing for the money. That was in February 2008, and he quickly learned that money isn’t a good enough reason to stay in the business. “The money’s not always there,” he said. “The ...
Read More »ESI finishes BSU’s CESED building with new permeable air barrier 
Climbing from one level of Boise State’s new Center for Environmental Science and Economic Development, layers of its progress peel away. On the first floor, the interior is starting to take shape: drywall is up and finishing touches are being ...
Read More »$50 million state construction project interrupted 
As the Idaho State Building Authority was on the verge of finalizing a construction management contract for a new 300-bed secure mental health facility, the Board of Corrections pulled the emergency brake. “There was a little bit of a question ...
Read More »Ada County approves 3,500-home development 
By a vote of two to one, Ada County Commissioners gave approval on Feb. 10 to a 1,415-acre development in the foothills northeast of Eagle. Dry Creek Ranch, which will have 3,500 homes built out over about the next 15 ...
Read More »Minnick offers guide to banking and recovery
There’s a problem that’s been plaguing the economy for some time now: Lenders aren’t lending. Some say not at all, others say there’s still some money out there for the right projects, but there’s no question about it – capital ...
Read More »Commercial real estate industry bids farewell to ’09
The No. 1 best thing about 2009, according to Thornton Oliver Keller industrial market specialist Dan Minnaert, was Dec. 31. He was just one of several Treasure Valley speakers at the Building Owners and Managers Association‘s 13th Annual Boise Commercial ...
Read More »Real estate agents still find residential field appealing 
Picture the current residential real estate market: Thousands of homes around the nation are going into foreclosure every day. Real estate agents are spending long and frustrating days jousting with lenders to get short sales approved. Homes are selling for ...
Read More »Boise company opens Hong Kong spa 
Movie stars and models, followed closely by the paparazzi, partied with a Boise company this weekend as it held the grand opening of a spa in Hong Kong’s central district. Episciences Inc., which was founded by Fruitland dermatologist Dr. Carl ...
Read More »Eagle’s annexation dilemma 
eagle-development-propsal The city of Eagle wants to lay claim to the upcoming Eagle Island Marketplace, with its multi-department Fred Meyer and its hundreds of potential jobs. The development is at the northeast corner of Linder Road and Chinden Boulevard, outside ...
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