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April 15 is the last day to submit applications to your county assessor for a reduction in your property taxes.

April is Fair Housing Month. Several events throughout Idaho and a series of new videos will put the spotlight on the 1968 law that guarantees equal access to housing. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin

Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) recently received a $97,000 grant from the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program that will bolster its efforts to provide counseling to Idaho homeowners in danger of foreclosure.

A $120,000 grant will help make older mobile homes in Idaho safer and more livable. The Idaho Community Reinvestment Corporation and Idaho Housing and Finance Association contributed $60,000 apiece to the Home Safety Grant Program to inspect and repair mobile homes built before 1976

According to AARP research, just under half of the more than 55,000 Idahoans eligible for a reduction in their property taxes actually apply for this discount. That’s why the Idaho State Tax Commission and AARP Idaho want to make more people aware of the benefit that’s available to low-income seniors and others who qualify

Idahoans have a new resource to help them understand their rights and responsibilities under the federal Fair Housing Act. Four animated videos commissioned by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) help viewers understand the basics of fair housing, recognize discrimination, report possible violations and promote accessibility

BOISE, IDAHO — Jan. 16, 2014 — Fourth District Court Judge Lynn G. Norton has ordered a Mountain Home couple to file Idaho tax returns for six years in which their reported income totaled more than $360,000.

MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District judgment that MERS is a valid beneficiary

The following is the parking policy for the use of parking spaces in the Idaho Association of Counties parking lot located at 700 West Washington Street, Boise, Idaho.

Ocwen Financial Corporation will provide Idaho borrowers with an estimated $3.7 million in first lien mortgage principal reductions, under terms of a legal settlement, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. In addition, more than 900 Idaho borrowers will be eligible to receive a cash payment. The payment amount, which is contingent on the number of consumers who submit valid claims, is projected to exceed $1,000 per consumer.

The prices of existing single-family homes in Idaho rose 9.6 percent in the past year, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released Tuesday. Idaho had the 13th-highest rate of appreciation from the third quarter of 2012 to the third quarter of 2013, according to the FHFA’s House Price Index. Nationally, home prices jumped 8.4 percent over the same period

The Housing Company is one of only 17 organizations nationwide to earn full Green Organizational Accreditation by the Sustainable Performance Institute and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Idaho rose 9.3 percent in the past year, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released Thursday. Idaho had the eleventh-highest rate of appreciation from the second quarter of 2012 to the second quarter of 2013, according to the FHFA’s House Price Index. Nationally, home prices jumped 7.2 percent over the same time period

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Housing Commission will host a public forum on pressing local and national housing issues at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho on Thursday, August 22, 2013. Idaho ranks among the top five states with the highest increase in home prices. Over the first quarter of last year, home prices in Idaho climbed 15 percent. Other states topping the list include Arizona, California, Nevada and Hawaii.

Washington, D.C. - August 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Housing Commission will host a public forum on pressing local and national housing issues at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho on Thursday, August 22, 2013. Idaho ranks among the top five states with the highest increase in home prices. Over the first quarter of last year, home prices in Idaho climbed 15 percent. Other states topping the list include Arizona, California, Nevada and Hawaii