Idaho commercial market may be spared number of foreclosures
Recently, Idaho ranked as one of the top states nationwide when it comes to the number of foreclosure filings for single-family homes. However, some local real estate experts say the Treasure Valley’s...
View ArticleUS homes lost to foreclosure up 25% on year
Lenders took back more homes in August than in any month since the start of the U.S. mortgage crisis. The increase in home repossessions came even as the number of properties entering the foreclosure...
View ArticleForeclosures remain high in eastern Idaho
Samuel Hancock just got a steal of a deal as a first-time home buyer. The property manager in his early 20s hadn’t really been looking to buy until he came across a bargain that seemed too good to be...
View ArticleNotice of defaults up in Ada and Canyon County
Notices of defaults are up across the Treasure Valley. According to new numbers from IdahoDataProviders, a Meridian company that tracks foreclosure listings, filings were up a staggering 46 percent in...
View ArticleCommentary: How the foreclosure freeze happened
Nick Bjork PORTLAND, Ore. – There’s been no shortage of coverage over the past week about the great foreclosure freeze – several of the nation’s largest servicers of mortgages putting a halt on most,...
View ArticleConfusion, paperwork problems biggest issue during foreclosure process
Attorney Brian Webb represents homeowners who may have lost their home to foreclosure despite filing necessary paperwork with their lenders, only to have it not processed correctly. “A lot of these...
View ArticleNovember foreclosure numbers show decline
The number of home foreclosures in Idaho dropped last month, but the state still has one of the highest rates in the nation. RealtyTrac, which monitors the national foreclosure market, says foreclosure...
View ArticleTreasure Valley foreclosure filings down for now, may increase again
New numbers show Treasure Valley foreclosure filings are down this year but could spike in the coming months. According to Idaho Data Providers, 158 notices of default were filed in April, which is a...
View ArticleAlleged squatter, tenant farmer, sued
A legal tussle has flared up after a land transaction sparked the new owner to accuse a tenant of trespassing and growing crops without permission. Darwin McKay had formerly had an ownership interest...
View ArticleIdaho foreclosure drop outpaces that of nation
Foreclosure filings in the first half of the year fell by 10.6 percent nationally and 54.5 percent in Idaho, RealtyTrac reported. Other reductions from states where the housing market boomed previously...
View ArticleForeclosures continue their downward trend
Foreclosure rates in Boise keep decreasing no matter how you crunch the numbers. Real estate data provider CoreLogic determined foreclosures in August made up .79 percent of outstanding mortgage loans,...
View ArticleBoise and Idaho have far lower foreclosure rates than the nation
The home foreclosure rates in the Treasure Valley fell to .49 percent in January, the lowest rate since July 2007 and a far cry from the foreclosure peak of 3.58 percent in December 2010, according to...
View ArticleKetchum’s Bellemont Hotel sells at auction
The 58-room Bellemont Hotel in Ketchum sold June 29 in a foreclosure sale for $4.45 million. The buyer’s name will not be released until escrow closes, the online auction house Ten-X said. The sale...
View ArticleForeclosures are nearly a thing of the past in Idaho
Idaho homeowners are doing a better job than most in the U.S. on paying their mortgages and staying out of foreclosure. Idaho has one of the lowest “seriously delinquent” mortgage payment rates in the...
View ArticleForeclosures continue their downward trend
Foreclosure rates in Boise keep decreasing no matter how you crunch the numbers. Real estate data provider CoreLogic determined foreclosures in August made up .79 percent of outstanding mortgage loans,...
View ArticleBoise and Idaho have far lower foreclosure rates than the nation
The home foreclosure rates in the Treasure Valley fell to .49 percent in January, the lowest rate since July 2007 and a far cry from the foreclosure peak of 3.58 percent in December 2010, according to...
View ArticleKetchum’s Bellemont Hotel sells at auction
The 58-room Bellemont Hotel in Ketchum sold June 29 in a foreclosure sale for $4.45 million. The buyer’s name will not be released until escrow closes, the online auction house Ten-X said. The sale...
View ArticleForeclosures are nearly a thing of the past in Idaho
Idaho homeowners are doing a better job than most in the U.S. on paying their mortgages and staying out of foreclosure. Idaho has one of the lowest “seriously delinquent” mortgage payment rates in the...
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