Something fun: Luxury Houseboat Rental on Lake Coeur d’Alene

The Coeur d’Alene Press ran an article recently talking about the Serendipity: a beautiful houseboat anyone can rent on Lake Coeur d’Alene. The owners were looking to buy/open a bed and breakfast and ended up buying the houseboat instead. Not a bad idea.
Chuck and I have often commented that when we are ready [...]

Why sellers keep choosing the same agent, over and over again ?!?!?

We heavily prospect expired listings. Typically, by the time sellers come to us, they are ready for truth and honesty. They are ready for reality. I am a big proponent of being 100% honest, and because of this, there are sellers out there that decide not to use our teams real estate [...]

Q’emilin Hiking Trails: Post Falls Idaho: We have it all here in North Idaho!

It’s the end of October and it’s Sunny and 60* here in North Idaho. Rather unusual actually. We jumped on the opportunity to spend one last gorgeous fall day outside hiking. We chose the Q’emilin Hiking Trails - it’s a 40 acre trail system that boasts rock climbing, river walks, dam watching [...]

North Idaho Golfing is the best: Golfweek ranks the BEST Residential and Resort Golf Courses

Golfweek seems to think a lot about North Idaho Golfing, ranking 3 of our many courses . . . 2 under Resort and 1 under Residential.
The #10 best residential course belongs to Black Rock, a private golf course designed by Jim Engh located on the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene.
The #63 best resort course belongs [...]

Local Area Events in Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls Idaho

October 11 - “Lunch Down Under” at the Outback Steakhouse. This is a fundraiser for the youth residing at Children’s Village. Make your reservation by calling (20 667-1189.
October 12-November 3 - The Art Spirit Gallery features Mary Farrell, Spokane printmaking and watercolor painting. Reception/Downtown ArtWalk is October 12. [...]

Fieldstone Real Estate Marketing Report - 3rd Quarter 2007

How is the real estate market doing in Fieldstone? Let’s take a look.
Overall it’s pretty healthy. There is approximately a 3.5 month supply of homes on the market in Fieldstone with one caveat - this does not include ‘to be built’ homes. In other words, you can have a home built creating [...]

Idaho . . . in Taiwan?? Yes, we are global.

The Coeur d’Alene Resort executive chef heads overseas to promote Idaho agriculture.
Sunday he will depart on a Western U.S. Agriculture Trade Association (WUSATA)-sponsored trip to Taiwan to introduce Taiwan culinary fans to his cooking, using fresh and healthy ingredients strictly from the Northwest, specifically Idaho.
WUSATA’s goal is to sell U.S. products to foreign countries. Along [...]

Now is the time to help - and keep helping throughout the year.

Kootenai County food banks need your help. Shelves are going bare and people are going hungry. Supplies are down, demand is up. Especially the need for canned foods.
You can make a difference by simply donating canned foods (protein rich foods are especially needed) to a Kootenai County food bank. Buy a [...]

I LOVE RED ROBIN!

 
Ok, call me goofy, but I’m really excited about this news: Red Robin is coming to Riverstone! Now, I’ve known for a few months but it was ‘through the rumor grapevine’ so to speak. Now, the deal is inked and construction will begin soon. We’ve been driving to the Spokane Valley [...]

Coeur d’Alene schools are praised for their safety

Idaho is the only state working on school safety in a proactive manner.