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Idaho State Overview

Naomi M — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:46:51 -0500

Capital: Boise

Estimated 2004 population: 1,393,262

Change from 2000: + 99,309

2004 housing units: 578,774

Housing units change from 2000-2004: + 48,283

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Eastern Idaho housing market is doing well

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:47:23 -0500

"We're actually ahead of where we were last year at the same time," according to Jim Windmiller, Greater Idaho Falls Association of Realtors President. The latest real estate data confirms Windmiller’s comment.

In Bonneville County in 2006, according to numbers obtained from the Greater Idaho Falls Association of Realtors, from January through October, there were 1,399 homes sold, a $145,000 median price, a $160,664 average home price, total volume sales of $224 million, and an average of 99 days that a home stayed on the market before being sold.

Valley County, Idaho home prices unaffordable for many

Naomi M — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:38:22 -0500

Valley County real estate prices in small towns like Donnelly and Cascade shot up when Tamarack Resort was built and the cities made the abrupt transition from speck-on-a-map status to resort community. Some restaurant owners have said they have a hard time hiring and keeping workers because they can’t afford to live in the area.