Housing & Development
Achieving the dream of homeownership
March 11, 2010 Posted by IHFA
BLACKFOOT, ID - March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Owning a home is something her family has dreamed of for some time, and now it’s a reality. With a little help from two programs, Scott and Julie Campfield and their three children now have a home of their own in Blackfoot. “It’s the first time I’ve ever owned a home – it’s amazing,” said Julie. Scott and Julie purchased their home in November after working with Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s (IHFA’s) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) and Individual Development Account (IDA) programs.
$69,600 awarded to homeless shelters and service providers across Idaho
February 11, 2010 Posted by IHFA
Home Partnership Foundation responds in time of need. BOISE, ID - February 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Home Partnership Foundation, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association, has awarded 13 emergency response grants in the amount of $69,600 to homeless shelters and service providers across the state. These funds are intended to support the greatest needs of housing service providers statewide including shelter operations and capital improvements, funding for motel vouchers (when shelters are full), as well as homelessness prevention efforts.
$6,000 contributed to Finally Home! Homebuyer Education
December 21, 2009 Posted by Idaho Department of Finance
BOISE, ID - December 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Wells Fargo Foundation recently contributed $6,000 to the Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Program administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.). In total, Wells Fargo has contributed $100,000 to the program, $5,000 of which was dedicated to translation of the course textbook into Spanish.
Qualified homebuyers can now benefit from tax credit extension
December 21, 2009 Posted by IHFA
BOISE, ID - December 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Qualified homebuyers can now take advantage of the recent extension and expanded provisions of the federal homebuyer tax credit of $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and $6,500 for homebuyers who have lived in their home for the past five years. To be eligible for this tax credit, homebuyers must sign a contract for a new home by April 30, 2010 and close on the home by June 30, 2010.
Commission rules on building contractors’, highway districts’ petitions
December 3, 2009 Posted by Idaho RealEstateRama
December 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is granting in part and denying in part petitions for reconsideration filed by area highway districts and, in the same case, denying a petition for reconsideration by the Building Contracts Association.
Critical local, state and national housing issues to be discussed at the 2009 Idaho Conference on Housing on Oct. 19-20
October 14, 2009 Posted by IHFA
October 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The state of housing – both across the nation and in Idaho – will be discussed by experts, local leaders and housing industry professionals at the 2009 Idaho Conference on Housing. This conference, to be held Oct. 19-20 at the Doubletree Hotel Boise-Riverside, features national speakers who will bring the topic of housing full circle - from the national perspective to a look at the challenges faced by Idaho’s housing market. Local speakers will also contribute expertise from their communities. More than 350 people are already registered, and there is still time to take part in the conference. Attendees can register online at www.2009housingconf.com. Registration is $125 per person for nonprofit attendees and $175 for all others.
2009 Idaho Conference on Housing Idaho Department of Finance Offers Information about Mortgage Industry
October 13, 2009 Posted by Idaho RealEstateRama
October 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gavin Gee, director of the Idaho Department of Finance, announced his department’s participation as a co-sponsor in the “2009 Idaho Conference on Housing,” scheduled for October 19th and 20th at the Doubletree Hotel in Boise, Idaho. This event is organized by Idaho Housing and Finance Association. The Idaho Conference on Housing entitled “Mapping the Future” is the state’s largest and most comprehensive housing conference that will encompass important issues facing Idaho’s housing industry and the challenges set forth in the current economic environment.
DEFENSE BILL CONTAINS IDAHO HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
July 24, 2009 Posted by Idaho RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - July 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — A groundbreaking partnership to transfer unneeded housing units from the Mountain Home Air Force Base to members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes may soon be law, thanks to language added to a defense authorization bill. An amendment based on legislation written by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo (S. 390), was included in the final passage of the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act (S. 1390). Crapo supported the authorization bill, which passed the Senate on a vote of 87 to 7.
Attn: Commissioners - Idaho Building Code
May 13, 2009 Posted by Idaho RealEstateRama
May 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Idaho Building Code Board, in compliance with the passage of H220 and H218a, will be accepting input from local government as to which parts of the 2009 code locals may want to exempt or change statewide.
Buttes development offers 80 new family housing rental units Complex provides affordable housing for Eastern Idaho
June 2, 2008 Posted by IHFA
IDAHO FALLS. Idaho Housing and Finance Association announces the availability of more affordable rental units for low- to moderate-income renters in Idaho Falls. The recently-completed Buttes development offers 80 new units to Idaho Falls families. Pacific West Communities, Inc., is the project’s developer.
RxElite Announces Ground Breaking of New Corporate Facility
November 26, 2007 Posted by Idaho RealEstateRama
MERIDIAN, Idaho, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — RxElite Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RXEI), a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of specialty generic prescription drug products, announced today that the Company will host a groundbreaking ceremony on December 12, 2007 at the worksite of their new corporate facility in Nampa, Idaho. RS Hosac, Inc. is the developer […]
