Imagine my surprise this morning, after reading news article after news article, and after hearing the dismal reports on the radio to find myself searching for housing for a potential client and I found 350 choices.
My search was for single family homes, in Boise, Eagle and Meridian, Idaho with at least three-bedrooms and at least two-baths with the constraint that they had to be priced between $100,000 and $200,000.
Buyers who can't find homes to purchase with interest rates as low as they are are simply not looking hard enough, or do not have a Realtor who is working hard enough.
I used some additional constraints, like at least 1,200 square feet and with at least a 2-car garage included as well as eliminating those homes that were just an idea in someone's mind (To be built) or those that were still under construction and when I narrowed it, it still left 321 homes to choose from.
The least expensive home was $159,900 and has 1,690 square feet and four bedrooms and two baths and a 2-car garage. It is located in Meridian.
If you would like to know what you can afford, call Jane Hopkins at Idaho Independent Bank at 208-947-1127 or 208-867-2695 or e-mail her at Jane.Hopkins@iibk.net. She has access to special grant fund programs that will allow you in some cases to afford more house or to have money for down payment and closing costs.
To find out what housing is available in your price range, send us an e-mail at Info@TimBurroughsGroup.com with your name, address, and telephone number and a brief description of what you would like to own and we will reply by e-mail with your choices.
Have a blessed Friday the 13th of July.