Yearly Archives: 2010

BOISE, ID - December 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education classes will be held across the state throughout 2011. Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.) offers these informative classes to educate first-time 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.

CHUBBUCK, ID - November 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Chubbuck woman and her six children have much to be thankful for this holiday season. Ten years ago, Carey Jennings and her children were homeless. Now, they have moved into their new home just in time for the holidays with the help of the Homeownership Voucher (HOV) program. The family was eligible for this program because of their participation in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance program through Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s Idaho Falls branch office. Jennings, who has received rental assistance for nine years, began to tally up how much she could have put toward a mortgage with the rent she had spent in that time. “Being a single mom, doing it on my own wasn’t an option,” Jennings said. “The extra assistance gave me the opportunity to buy a home.”

BOISE, ID - November 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gerald M. Hunter, president and executive director of the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), was elected president of the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) at the Council’s recent annual meeting.

NAMPA, ID - November 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nampa residents are benefiting from newly rehabilitated affordable housing at Galway Apartments. Tomlinson & Associates is celebrating the grand reopening of this 56-unit complex with an open house from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 on site at Galway Apartments, 2201 W. Karcher Road. A ribbon cutting will be held at 3 p.m., followed by tours of the units and the new clubhouse throughout the afternoon and evening

BOISE, ID - November 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- US Bancorp Foundation recently contributed $8,500 to the Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Program administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.). US Bancorp has contributed on an annual basis since the program’s inception.

BOISE, ID - November 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- During a REALTOR® Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, November 3, Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) will honor 14 Canyon County REALTORS® and real estate companies who helped homebuyers utilize its IdaMortgage Home Loan program this past year. These REALTORS® represented 131 buyers who purchased their homes with IdaMortgage home loans in the last two years—for a collective total of more than $13.06 million in loan reservations

BOISE, ID - October 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Housing and Finance Association today announced a 30-year fixed interest rate of 3.75%, the lowest rate in IHFA’s history. This low rate provides opportunity for qualified homebuyers who can choose from FHA, VA, and RD loan products that best meet their needs. Potential homeowners can visit www.IdaMortgage.com, our homeownership resource center, to check their eligibility for a loan.

September 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The federal homebuyer tax credit made homeownership more affordable for families across the country, but an important local partnership benefited Idaho homebuyers even further. IdaMortgage and the Home Partnership Foundation, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), partnered with the Ada County Association of REALTORS® (ACAR) to make homeownership even more attainable to Idaho homebuyers through a program called Welcome Home Idaho. More than 1,300 homebuyers utilized IdaMortgage’s Tax Credit 2nd Loan, which helped borrowers monetize up to $7,000 of the federal homebuyer tax credit up front for use on down payment or closing costs.

BOISE, ID - September 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wells Fargo recently contributed $10,000 to the Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Program administered by the Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.). The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation contributed $7,500 and the Wells Fargo Idaho Foundation contributed $2,500. In total, Wells Fargo has contributed more than $100,000 to the program since it began in 1999

COEUR D’ALENE, ID - August 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Home Partnership Foundation, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association, was recently awarded a $2,500 contribution from AmericanWest Bank. These funds are being directed by St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho, allowing them to help more North Idaho families on the brink of homelessness through the H.E.L.P. Center located at 201 E. Harrison Ave. in Coeur d’Alene.

Boise, ID - August 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- An Ada County judge has ordered more than $1 million in penalties and restitution against Access Mortgage Company, Inc. (Access Mortgage), a Seattle-based mortgage broker, for violating Idaho laws relating to mortgage and financial fraud.

BOISE, ID - July 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tomlinson & Associates is hosting an open house to celebrate the complete refurbishment of Riverview Apartments (formerly Riverview Homes), which provides 40 units of affordable housing to Boise residents. The open house will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8 on site at the property, 1070 Leadville.

July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- State regulators have allowed Rocky Mountain Power to increase its “Customer Efficiency Services Rate,” from 3.72 percent of customer bills to 4.72 percent effective July 1

Boise, ID - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Idaho Department of Finance announced today that Ada County District Judge Greenwood has entered a civil money judgment and a permanent injunction against Sheila Jones, aka Sheila Kilborn, aka Sheila Johnson. The Department of Finance sued her in October 2009, alleging that Jones violated the anti-fraud provisions of the Idaho Uniform Securities Act.

IDAHO FALLS, ID - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Property owners, managers, landlords, and those involved in real estate in Eastern Idaho are encouraged to attend a free landlord workshop hosted by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). The workshop, which will focus on the Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance program and feature information from the Idaho Falls Police Department, will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 15 at IHFA’s Idaho Falls office, 506 S. Woodruff.