BOISE, ID – January 4, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Home Partnership Foundation announces the 22 Idaho nonprofit recipients of its challenge and leadership grants from the Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge, an online campaign, which ran Nov. 14 through Dec. 31. more »

December 30, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — A national solar installation company wants about 90 laborers and equipment drivers for jobs lasting four months beginning Jan. 10. The project is a 30-megawatt fixed-tilt, ground-mount system in the Grand View area. more »

First-time homebuyer education classes offered across Idaho

December 28, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — BOISE—Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education classes will be held across the state throughout 2012. Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE Inc.) offers these informative classes to educate homebuyers about the home purchase process in partnership with regional training partners throughout Idaho. Classes are also available online in English and Spanish at www.finallyhomecourse.com. more »

Investment helps with continuation of services for homebuyer education across Idaho

BOISE, ID – December 7, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.), today announced that its Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Program has received $5,000 in operating support from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. more »

Real estate professionals receive STAR awards, lending partners also honored

BOISE, ID – November 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) will honor 75 Ada County REALTORS® during a REALTOR® Appreciation Luncheon noon to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Barber Park Event Center in Boise. The REALTORS® being honored helped 410 new homebuyers utilize IHFA’s IdaMortgage Home Loan program in the last two years—representing a collective total of more than $53 million in loans. more »

BOISE, ID – November 14, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Many are at risk of being left out in the cold this winter. The Home Partnership Foundation is challenging Idahoans to help bring families off the street by donating to the online campaign Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge, at www.aveunesforhope.org. This campaign is the first fundraising effort of this kind launched by the Foundation, which was created by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) in 2005 to help people build a strong foundation for their lives through stable, safe and affordable housing. more »

BOISE, ID – November 10, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — A total of 308 Idaho homeowners at risk of foreclosure will keep their homes thanks to Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). As the administrator of the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) funds awarded to Idaho by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) last April, IHFA has successfully obligated 100 percent of the $13 million awarded. more »

Boise, ID – November 7, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Jeanne Jackson-Heim, executive director of the Idaho Real Estate Commission, warned consumers today to be cautious in dealing with several enterprises offering seminars on how to “get rich quick” in real estate. more »

BOISE, ID – September 28, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) and the Idaho Department of Commerce have completed a review of the preliminary draft of the 2011 Analysis of Impediments (AI) report. The AI examines multiple forms of housing-related data from each of Idaho’s 44 counties, and reports on identified impediments to fair housing as well as the best practices for addressing areas of concern. more »

BOISE, ID – September 21, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Home Partnership Foundation (HPF), brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), is asking North Central Idaho community members to raise at least $2,000 in donations to help prevent homelessness this winter to satisfy a new challenge grant. Donations from the community are needed by Oct. 15. more »

EUGENE, OR – September 14, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Wasatch Front Regional MLS (WFRMLS) listings are now available for Idaho and Utah home seekers to search through conveniently, on the website constructed by Mike Atkinson and supported by IDX, Inc. With thousands of property listings being instantly displayed, potential buyers from around the Wasatch Front area can experience unprecedented access to the WFRMLS listing database, thanks to IDX Broker software. The innovative IDX solution Atkinson hosts has revolutionized the way he presents listings to his clients, by creating a dynamic and easy-to-use online real estate solution. more »

Boise, ID – September 13, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Idaho Department of Finance announced the issuance of a cease-and-desist order today against Minnesota-based Freedom Companies Lending, Inc., for allegedly engaging in mortgage modification activities in Idaho without a license and targeting Spanish-speaking Idaho homeowners by unlawfully charging them large upfront fees. more »

BOISE, ID – September 5, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The deadline for submitting an application to the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) in Idaho is fast approaching.

Unemployed homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure can submit applications until Sept. 19 for the zero-interest, forgivable loans, which will help those who qualify make their mortgage payments for up to 24 months. more »

Boise, ID – August 31, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Gavin Gee, director of the Idaho Department of Finance, today warned that a company calling itself Freedom Companies Marketing, Inc., Freedom Companies, Inc., Freedom Companies Lending, and Freedom Financial Mortgage (Freedom) has been targeting Spanish speaking Idaho homeowners with false promises of a government-guaranteed mortgage loan modification for a large upfront fee. more »

MCCALL, ID – August 23, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — With the temperatures close to the 80s in August, it’s is easy to forget the long winters we love so much in McCall, and the high energy bills we don’t really love as much.

Residents of The Springs, the new 36 unit affordable housing project in McCall, won’t have to worry about energy bills this winter, though, and can concentrate instead on enjoying the snow outside, or a nice hot chocolate inside their new warm apartments. more »