Idaho RealEstateRama

Boise, ID - December 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Twelve Idaho homeowners who paid a Meridian man, Paul Clarence Aughtry, IV, for mortgage loan modifications will receive refunds totaling $12,400 as a result of settlement agreements with Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and the Idaho Department of Finance. As a result of the actions, Aughtry is prohibited from engaging in loan modification activities in Idaho.

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.

BOISE, ID - November 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you a first-time homebuyer? If so, you may be eligible for down payment assistance funds of up to $20,000 in conjunction with a mortgage loan from IdaMortgage, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), to purchase your new home. These down payment assistance funds are only available until Jan. 1, 2010, so you must act quickly to take advantage of this funding.

Washington, DC - November 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is a cosponsor of H.R. 3095, the Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009. The legislation increases the estate tax exemption to $5 million per person and reduces the top rate to 35% in equal increments over ten years.

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.

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.

Governor Otter Approves Law Implementing New Federally Required Standards. Boise, ID - July 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Department of Finance Director Gavin Gee announced that new federal standards governing the licensing and oversight of mortgage loan originators took effect in Idaho today, July 1, 2009.

BOISE, ID - June 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Residents of 19 Idaho counties can estimate their 2009 property taxes by visiting the Idaho State Tax Commission’s Web site at tax.idaho.gov. The Web site’s home page links to a calculator that allows taxpayers to estimate what they will owe.

BOISE, ID - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Property valuation notices are in the mail to Idaho homeowners. And one property tax expert is reminding homeowners that, whether their home values go up or down, their taxes won’t necessarily follow suit.

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.

BOISE, ID - March 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Idahoans who don’t itemize their tax deductions can claim an additional standard deduction for real property taxes on their 2008 Idaho income tax return. The deduction is part of legislation that conforms Idaho law to federal law, and it applies to state and local real property taxes paid

BOISE, ID - February 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Homeowners who qualify have until April 15 to apply for two different programs that can help them with their property taxes

Washington, DC - February 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, Co-Chair of the Senate Renewables and Energy Efficiency Caucus, will meet with Idaho energy experts, local mayors and others on Thursday to discuss renewable energy initiatives before the Congress, funding and the potential impacts for Idaho

Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) has created and launched the Home Partnership Foundation, Inc., an independent 501(c)3 organization that will help Idaho communities...

Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) has created and launched the Home Partnership Foundation, Inc., an independent 501(c)3 organization that will help Idaho communities...