Now this is real estate growth . . .

“Virgle’s goal is simple: the establishment of a permanent human settlement on Mars. Larry Page, Sergey Brin and I feel strongly that contemporary technology is sufficiently advanced to make such an effort both successful and economical, and that it’s high time that humanity moved beyond Earth and began our great, long journey to explore the [...]

A Floating City?

This is not related to North Idaho Real Estate but it is still on topic (real estate in general).  Plus it’s just plain interesting. . .
Dutch architect plans for a floating future . . .
The inevitable rise in sea level that comes with climate change is going to make it increasingly difficult to control flooding [...]

The World at your fingertips.

Just a word of warning, this is wholly unrelated to North Idaho real estate (but is related to real estate in general) - but it was so intriguing to me I decided to share it anyway.
“Fueled by the engineering expertise and imagination of Nakheel, The World rises from the sea with velocity and momentum, with [...]

The foundation of “perpetual wealth” from the writers of Get Rich, Stay Rich Pass It On

The wealthy invest in real estate. The “soon to be” wealthy invest in real estate. Want to be wealthy? Invest in real estate.
Investment in income producing real estate is a staple for many wealthy families and a great way to pass on intergenerational wealth.
There, now it’s not just me saying it.
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Mortgage Lender Regulations Tighten

“On Wednesday, Idaho became one of seven states, and the only one in the West, to take action to help prevent abuses when the Idaho Department of Finance began participating in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System.”
Information about gaining access to and setting up a record in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System can be found on [...]

Selling your home | Capital Gains Issues | What happens when my spouse dies?

Currently, homeowners who live in their home as their principle residence for 2 full years over the past 5 years are allowed to receive the profits from the sale of the home tax free, up to $250,000 in profits. If homeowners are married and file jointly, they can exclude up to $500,000 (or $250,000 [...]

A Short Sales Primer: For Buyers

In Volume One, A Short Sales Primer: for Real Estate Agents I talked about the knowledge required by real estate agents in order to successfully help buyers and sellers in their short sales transactions. Today I’m hoping to help those of you who are interested in buying a home that is a short sale.
Short [...]

Success in Real Estate - Networking with those who are where you want to be.

Success in real estate is as individual as our finger prints.  Each person defines it differently and most people achieve it in their own way.  However, to be successful, you must know what your idea of success is and then move forward and achieve that success.
A solid way of achieving success is to network with [...]

Housing Construction Analysis: Over (and under) built states analysis

This is an excellent analysis. It looks like Idaho is in ‘neutral/middle’ territory.
Jobs per residential permit:

Thanks to Ted C. Jones, PhD, Sr. VP/Chief Economist Stewart Guaranty Company.

Don’t bother trying to sell your home if you aren’t going to let anyone see it . . .

Think that is a ridiculous statement? Unfortunately, it’s all to true. Our buyer’s agents run into this issue all too often.
Last weekend, one of our buyer’s agents had clients ready to buy. I mean, ready to buy. Pre-approved, credit approved, down-payment in hand, ready to go. On Friday he started [...]