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Zillow is offering new data on local LGBT legal protections on its home search site. The data-powered resource will help people see whether for-sale and rental listings are in communities where state and local regulations explicitly protect individuals who identify as ...

Idaho mortgage brokers and loan officers aren’t getting much sleep as a flood of home loan and refinance applications is drowning them with work. The number of applications is setting records. Both the Mortgage Bankers Association and Freddie Mac report ...

Boise is one of the cities that’s attracting millennials, landing at No. 25 on a list of top places for that demographic. The study by e-commerce financial services company SmartAsset used the most recently available Census Bureau 1-year American Community Survey ...

Tech hubs have shown more resilience in housing sales as the nation reopens after COVID-19 thanks to their strong economies. For the week of June 13, the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area topped a realtor.com list of Top 10 most recovered markets. Boston-Cambridge-Newton ...

A new national survey found that COVID-19 has not slowed home renovation plans. Seventy-three percent of homeowners are planning to renovate this year, according to a May 2020 LightStream home improvement pulse survey conducted by Wakefield Research. This is down slightly ...

Commercial real estate reports vary depending on the firm issuing the data. The latest numbers available include a little of everything: a near-real time snapshot of Idaho CRE trends, a look back at the previous two quarters for the Boise ...

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At first blush, it’s modern television melodrama: the well-heeled French fashionista threatens a separation from the ailing and aging significant other who is down on his luck; meanwhile, the scrappy hometown girl moves to salvage the family business in a ...

The deadlines are fast approaching to submit nominations for two Idaho Business Review awards programs: Top Projects and Excellence in Finance. Nominations for Top Projects, a recognition of the best construction projects completed in Idaho, are due by June 12. ...

While many construction projects were delayed or cut back during the COVID-19 emergency, some Idahoans used the pandemic-related shutdown of essential business to renovate. Though most renovations appear to be concentrated in the restaurant or entertainment sectors, the Chubbuck-Pocatello School ...

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Each year, Preservation Idaho recognizes the value of historic preservation at its Orchids & Onions Awards event. The show will go on for 2020, albeit with safety precautions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The 43rd Annual Orchids & Onions ...