BOISE, ID - April 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Due to a new tax law (House Bill 315) that takes effect immediately, businesses can exempt the first $100,000 of their personal property value under one ownership in any county. Businesses with locations in more than one county in Idaho can exempt up to $100,000 of the personal property value in each county in which the property is located

EUGENE, OR - April 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Searching for homes around Birmingham, Michigan just became monumentally simpler, thanks to the partnership between broker Larry Eskildsen and IDX, Inc. The innovative IDX solution Eskildsen has enabled on his website makes the online property search easier for everyone involved. Home seekers can narrow the RealComp MLS (RealComp) based on their needs and desires, without ever leaving the dynamic search page Eskildsen has established.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Eleven Pocatello-area REALTORS® will be honored for connecting homebuyers to affordable home loans through Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). In the past two years, they and other REALTORS® in the area have helped 289 homebuyers purchase homes with Idaho Housing Home Loans worth more than $30.5 million

BOISE, ID - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- April 15 is the final day to submit applications to your county assessor for Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction (Circuit Breaker) Program, according to the Idaho State Tax Commission.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Justin D. Schoenauer, 41, also known as Corey J. Schoenauer, a resident of Twin Falls County, Idaho, was sentenced late yesterday in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to 27 months in prison for income tax evasion. Schoenauer was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $429,436 in restitution. Schoenauer was indicted in February 2012 and pleaded guilty to the offense on Oct. 30, 2012

Boise, ID - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Idaho Department of Finance announced today that effective April 1, 2013, the national test for mortgage loan originators (MLOs) seeking licensure in Idaho will include a new uniform state test component. Idaho is one of 25 initial states to adopt the uniform state test, although additional states are expected to follow suit in the coming months.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ten North Idaho REALTORS® will be honored for connecting homebuyers to affordable home loans through Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). In the past two years, they and other REALTORS® in the area have helped 195 homebuyers purchase homes with Idaho Housing Home Loans worth more than $28 million.

Washington, D.C. - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks during a Banking Committee hearing on Wall Street Reform and Oversight

BOISE - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Dunham has been appointed to the seven-member Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) Board of Commissioners.

Boise - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division will hold a series of informational presentations in the Treasure Valley on foreclosure issues, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. Housing Specialist Ramon Hobdey-Sanchez will discuss foreclosure prevention, Idaho's foreclosure process, and how the National Mortgage Settlement affects Idaho homeowners. The presentations are free and open to the public.

January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fifteen Canyon County REALTORS® will be honored for connecting homebuyers to affordable home loans through Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). In the past two years, they and other REALTORS® in the county have helped 307 homebuyers purchase homes with Idaho Housing Home Loans worth more than $29 million

January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More Idaho families will have warm, safe places to call home in the coming year thanks to collaboration between the Home Partnership Foundation and nonprofits throughout the state.

January 08, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More Idaho families will have warm, safe places to call home in the coming year thanks to collaboration between the Home Partnership Foundation and nonprofits throughout the state.

Torrance, CA - October 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction has completed on the first phase of Meridian Town Center, a 970,000+-square-foot shopping center in Meridian, Idaho. Phase one consisted of building a 325,000-square-foot power center, designed by Nadel Architects, on 30 acres of land next to the city’s new, 60-acre Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park. In phase two, the adjacent 49 acres will house a 645,000-square-foot, up-scale shopping village featuring retail, entertainment and office space.

Washington, D.C. - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Idaho Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), along with Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL), Bob Corker (R-TN) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), today introduced legislation, S. 3571, that requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to conduct a small business panel on the Qualified Mortgage rule before it can go forward with a final rule.