Idaho RealEstateRama
Free training opportunity for housing professionals
The Idaho Fair Housing Forum and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will host a Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST training session on May 15 in Boise. This free program also will be availablethroughout the state via webcast.
You may be able to lower your property taxes; apply by April 15
April 15 is the last day to submit applications to your county assessor for a reduction in your property taxes.
Fair Housing Month events scheduled throughout Idaho
April is Fair Housing Month. Several events throughout Idaho and a series of new videos will put the spotlight on the 1968 law that guarantees equal access to housing. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination regardless of race, color, religion, s...
Mobile home owners: Money available for safety improvements
A $120,000 grant will help make older mobile homes in Idaho safer and more livable. The Idaho Community Reinvestment Corporation and Idaho Housing and Finance Association contributed $60,000 apiece to the Home Safety Grant Program to inspect and repair...
More than 55,000 Idahoans qualify for Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction Program
BOISE, IDAHO - February 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to AARP research, just under half of the more than 55,000 Idahoans eligible for a reduction in their property taxes actually apply for this discount. That’s why the Idaho State Tax Comm...
Learn about your housing rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idahoans have a new resource to help them understand their rights and responsibilities under the federal Fair Housing Act. Four animated videos commissioned by Idaho Housing and Finance Associa...
Judge orders Mt. Home couple to file Idaho tax returns
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- BOISE, IDAHO — Jan. 16, 2014 — Fourth District Court Judge Lynn G. Norton has ordered a Mountain Home couple to file Idaho tax returns for six years in which their reported income totaled mo...
Idaho Supreme Court Affirms MERS is a Lawful Beneficiary
Reston, Virginia - January 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District judgment that MERS is a valid beneficiary
New IAC Parking Policy Now In Effect
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following is the parking policy for the use of parking spaces in the Idaho Association of Counties parking lot located at 700 West Washington Street, Boise, Idaho.
Idahoans to Get $3.7 Million in Mortgage Principal Reductions from Ocwen Financial
(Boise) - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation will provide Idaho borrowers with an estimated $3.7 million in first lien mortgage principal reductions, under terms of a legal settlement, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden s...
The Housing Company honored for green practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing Company is one of only 17 organizations nationwide to earn full Green Organizational Accreditation by the Sustainable Performance Institute and the Department of Housing and Urban ...
Idaho home price growth remains strong
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The prices of existing single-family homes in Idaho rose 9.3 percent in the past year, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released Thursday. Idaho had the eleventh-h...
Senator Mike Crapo and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to Headline Bipartisan Policy Center Housing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Housing Commission will host a public forum on pressing local and national housing issues at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho on Thursday, August 22, ...
Senator Mike Crapo and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to Headline Bipartisan Policy Center Housing...
Washington, D.C. - August 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Housing Commission will host a public forum on pressing local and national housing issues at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho on Thursday, August 22, ...
The Importance of Wildfire Funding
Washington, DC - August 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- “In Idaho, we know the impacts of catastrophic wildfires firsthand. During fire season, many of us are impacted indirectly, and some have felt the heat of the flames as they have fought to protec...
Landlords: Learn how to handle drug-related activity
COEUR D’ALENE - August 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) will hold a free workshop for landlords at 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19, at its branch office, 915 W. Canfield Ave., Coeur d’Alene.
Finance Department Announces Enhanced Participation in Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System
Boise, ID - August 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gavin Gee, director of the Idaho Department of Finance, today announced that starting September 1, the Department will begin using the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) to manage consumer finan...
Some Idahoans can estimate their property taxes at tax.idaho.gov
BOISE, IDAHO - June 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents in 14 Idaho counties can estimate their 2013 property taxes by visiting the Idaho State Tax Commission’s website at tax.idaho.gov. The “Quick Picks” section on the home page links to a ...
6,000 Idaho Borrowers to Share More Than $9 Million from National Mortgage Settlement
Boise, ID - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- 6,564 Idahoans will receive a check this month for approximately $1,480, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. The payments to borrowers are a result of the National Mortgage Settlement negotiated by stat...
Attorney General’s Foreclosure Workshop Set for Fort Hall
Boise - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division has rescheduled an informational presentation on foreclosure issues in Fort Hall, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. The Fort Hall presentation originall...
Compare Home Insurance Quotes by ShopHomeInsurance.net
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- ShopHomeInsurance.net announces the new home insurance quote comparison service. Selection a home insurance quotes provider is one of the many important decisions. Choose From the Best Home Insuranc...
Time Running Out for Assistance to Idahoans Displaced by Foreclosure
Boise - May 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idahoans forced to move due to foreclosure have until June 30 to apply for financial assistance from the Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho (CAPAI), Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and CAPAI Ex...
Idaho homeless numbers continue to decrease
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The homeless population in Idaho decreased for the third consecutive year, according to the most recent Point-in-Time Count. The 2013 assessment identified 1,781 homeless adults and children in Id...
New Idaho law allows property tax exemption for $100,000 in personal property value for...
BOISE, ID - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Due to a new tax law (House Bill 315) that takes effect immediately, businesses can exempt the first $100,000 of their personal property value under one ownership in any county. Businesses with locations...
You may be able to lower your property taxes; apply by April 15
BOISE, ID - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- April 15 is the final day to submit applications to your county assessor for Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction (Circuit Breaker) Program, according to the Idaho State Tax Commission.
Idaho Home Builder Sentenced for Tax Evasion
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Justin D. Schoenauer, 41, also known as Corey J. Schoenauer, a resident of Twin Falls County, Idaho, was sentenced late yesterday in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to 27 months in p...
Idaho Department of Finance to Adopt New Uniform State Mortgage Loan Originator Test
Boise, ID - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Idaho Department of Finance announced today that effective April 1, 2013, the national test for mortgage loan originators (MLOs) seeking licensure in Idaho will include a new uniform state test compo...
Ten North Idaho REALTORS® honored for helping homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ten North Idaho REALTORS® will be honored for connecting homebuyers to affordable home loans through Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). In the past two years, they and other REALTOR...
Crapo Statement at Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearing on Wall Street Reform
Washington, D.C. - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks during a Banking Committee hearing on Wall Stree...
Dunham joins Idaho Housing and Finance Association board
BOISE - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Dunham has been appointed to the seven-member Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) Board of Commissioners.