Yearly Archives: 2011

March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Former Mullan, Idaho resident Vicki Jean Fehrs, 56, now living in Oregon, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Coeur d'Alene, to contempt, a misdemeanor, for willfully disobeying a lawful order of a bankruptcy court, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.

WALLACE, ID - March 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A senior development will soon be rehabilitated with the help of funding from Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). IHFA has awarded $1.29 million in Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) funding to Silver Hills Apartments in Wallace. Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), these funds will allow for the rehabilitation of this 24-unit senior complex. Renovations will include replacement of all flooring, cabinets, plumbing, electrical fixtures, and an upgrade to energy efficient appliances for each of the units. Historical elements of the original building will be restored, the brick will be cleaned, and exterior siding and windows will be replaced. The funding also will help them ensure the development is ADA-compliant. Construction is expected to begin in early May, and the project is expected to be completed this fall.

BOISE, ID - March 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeless Idahoans will continue to have access to essential services through a grant distributed by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). IHFA has received $2.56 million in Continuum of Care grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that will provide permanent and transitional housing for homeless people across Idaho.

EUGENE, OR - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate professionals Jim and Cory Corbet have adopted the premier IDX software from IDX Broker, to increase the functionality of their McCall, Idaho online real estate search page. The Corbets now host a dynamic property search online, thanks to their membership in the Idaho Mountain Central MLS (IMCMLS) and their integration of an IDX solution, allowing them to display thousands of current available properties conveniently on the search page they host. Finding a home in and around McCall has never been so easy!

February 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Melody C. Redondo, 32, and Paul G. Redondo, 33, both of Meridian, Idaho, entered guilty pleas today in U.S. District Court in Boise, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Melody Redondo pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a financial institution, a felony. Paul Redondo pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft from a financial institution

Washington, DC - January 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is an original cosponsor of H.R. 462, the Tax Code Termination Act. This legislation would abolish the Internal Revenue Code and call on Congress to fundamentally reform the federal tax system

BOISE, ID - January 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Home Partnership Foundation, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA), has awarded 24 critical needs grants in the amount of $168,836 to homeless shelters and service providers across Idaho. These funds are intended to support the greatest needs statewide, including shelter operations and capital improvements, funding to help prevent homelessness, and efforts to encourage asset building to enhance client’s self-sufficiency. The Foundation is the state’s only 501(c)(3) housing foundation dedicated to helping those in need

BOISE, ID - January 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) announces that James M. Gruber has joined the Association as grant programs manager.

KETCHUM, ID - January 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Vitus Development, together with the Ketchum Community Development Corporation (KCDC), announces the completion of Northwood Place, a 32-unit development providing affordable housing in Ketchum. All units at Northwood Place -12 one-bedroom, 14 two-bedroom, and six three-bedroom units - are rent and income restricted for households with incomes equal to or less than 60% of area median income. Additional sustainable features incorporated into the five separate garden style, wood-frame buildings will help ensure resident’s energy costs remain manageable.