ID: Boise Area Home Sales Up, Prices Down in 2011Jan 22nd, 2012Existing-home sales up, prices down Ada County sales rose 7 percent in 2011 and Canyon County's rose 8 percent, according to the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service. But median prices fell 7 percent in Ada, to $136,000 from $154,000. They fell 15 percent in Canyon, to $77,900 from $89,900.
New homes reverse that trend Sales fell 4 percent in Ada County and... read_more Boise Apartments Filling Up FastJan 16th, 2012Aidan Hill moved into her first apartment Wednesday, a sunny, small one-bedroom in a new six-unit complex at 517 N. 13th St.
"It's difficult to find something that's clean, in the right location, for the right price," she said.
Hill, 22, said she'll bike to her job as a customer-service representative at a Downtown bank from the apartment she'll share with her... read_more Idaho's Economy ImprovingJan 3rd, 2012Finally, some relief.After months of wading through a recessionary mud pit, Idaho's economy is showing faint signs of pulling itself out of the mire. Consider:
Idaho's jobless rate hit a two-year low of 8.5 percent in November, down from an all-time record of 9.7 percent in March.
Sales tax collections, while falling short of state projections, are at least rising with inflation... read_more
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