Live Today!

Details: Category: Market Updates Market Updates; Published: 22 November 2008 22 November 2008; Hits: 13246 13246

12 Daily Practices For Success

Motivational teacher and bestselling author John C. Maxwell shows you how to seize the day with twelve daily practices to help you control your daily agenda, make time for people you love, and find success in your career.

Search Idaho Real Estate Mapping Feature

Details: Category: Market Updates Market Updates; Published: 15 November 2008 15 November 2008; Hits: 13865 13865

Announcing NEW Idaho Real Estate & Property search engine on sellidaho.com!

Now we are offering Basic, Advanced or Mapping Search tools right here on www.sellidaho.com for homes, land and commercial properties in the Treasure Valley area including Boise homes, Nampa homes, Meridian homes, Caldwell homes and surrounding communities!

Utilizing Google Mapping Driver, you can now...

Is Buying a Home in Today's Economy a Good Idea?

Details: Category: Market Updates Market Updates; Published: 07 November 2008 07 November 2008; Hits: 13616 13616

As a long-term investment, homeownership is still one of the best investments for individual households.

“Why” you may ask? After all, the headlines say the housing market is down and out, with defaults rising at an alarming rate, and mortgage markets so frozen that buyers can’t get a home loan at any price.

What buyers need to realize is that housing markets, like all markets, inevitably have their ups and downs. And homeownership has a track record that is virtually unmatched by any other purchase in terms of its real benefits.

Affordability? With the decrease in median pricing across the Treasure Valley in Idaho Real Estate as well as with lower interest rates, the affordability index is at it's best level in 4 years!

What's New?

Details: Category: Market Updates Market Updates; Published: 01 November 2008 01 November 2008; Hits: 14584 14584

Debt-Free Living, what a concept, but is it possible in our society?

How about some humility and servant-hood in our leadership in this country, would that be a nice thing? Rome

Idaho Short Sales

Details: Category: Market Updates Market Updates; Published: 18 October 2008 18 October 2008; Hits: 19581 19581

Idaho Short Sales and Foreclosures

Avoid Foreclosure

Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARM) loans will continue adjusting through 2010. 5/1 ARM loans made in 2005 will have their final reset in 2010. These resets will certainly cause more homeowners to face a Short Sale or Foreclosure unless something drastic happens in the financial markets and in our economy. This could increase the inventory of Idaho Short Sales dramatically!

An article written by "Market Watch" states that in the coming months and years, the credit crunch that's now squeezing mainly the poor is likely to hit millions of middle-class homeowners who took out risky loans during the great housing boom early in the decade. Even though they look at a national market, Idaho Short Sales are here to stay for a while.

The Art of Public Speaking

Details: Category: Market Updates Market Updates; Published: 18 October 2008 18 October 2008; Hits: 14638 14638

I found this article about public speaking very interesting, because a) I enjoy speaking in public, b) it's a "sales thing" and of course, c) I always want to become better at what I do.

So, what does this have to do with real estate in Idaho? Well, if you are selling your home, you are ultimately giving a presentation. When you review the 7 reasons below, take a look at what your homes in Idaho are saying to their audience.

I hope you can find a good take away in this article. Whenever you have a home in Nampa or a home in Boise to sell, contact Don for all of your real estate needs in Idaho. selling your home in idaho

Who are Fannie & Freddie?

Details: Category: Market Updates Market Updates; Published: 04 October 2008 04 October 2008; Hits: 15537 15537

A friend had e-mailed this article to me, as printed in the New York Times. What tipped Fannie Mae over the top?

In spite of any slants that the author places into the article, it certainly gives a simple picture of how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fit into our financial world.

By the way, banks are still loaning money & people are still buying and selling homes in Idaho! Call me today to analyze your real estate needs and possible investments! Don Wixom RE/MAX Executives (208) 880-5039

Boise Idaho in USA Today

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Boise: Correction 'relatively mild,' but sales hit a rough spot

By Christine Dugas, USA TODAY

Boise isn't known just for Idaho's russet potatoes. Though the area is still a leading site for farming and ranching, it's also home to many entrepreneurs and high-tech companies.

The county seat of Ada County is headquarters to Micron Technology and Hewlett-Packard's LaserJet division. This year, CNNMoney.com anointed Boise the nation's No. 3 launching pad for high-tech companies, after Bellevue, Wash., and Portland, Ore.

Government Takes Over Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

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This is a brief summary of the recent government intervention of the Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac situation, written by Dave Linegar, Co-Founder of RE/MAX International.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

It's amazing to watch what is happening in our national economy and I think it's important that we all pay attention to what's going on. It's time for Americans to start spending less and saving more and to regain our strength.

I-84 Construction Update

Details: Category: Market Updates Market Updates; Published: 10 September 2008 10 September 2008; Hits: 15215 15215

When traveling from your Nampa Home to your Boise job or from your Boise Home to your Canyon County job, there is traffic! Some times of the day are worse than others and the 55 speed limit is certainly a bother as well....

But, they are fixing the roads! YEAH! A nice wider freeway between Nampa and Boise will be great....and a long time needed! A much easier drive home is on its way!

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What my clients say

"Thank you Don for your considerate and professional help on selling our house. Your informative correspondance we recieved before deciding to list it, got you the house, and your continued contact to let us know what efforts were being made to advertise and show the house were greatly appreciated. Showing mutual respect, we feel like we have made a new friend!"
~ Bill and Sharrel Cash, satisfied sellers

"Thank you so much for all of your efforts, patience, perseverance and professional behavior through the ordeal of selling our house. The way you dedicated yourself to your work and to our needs truly showed your eagerness and ability to help. Thank you again."
~ Jan Byers, satisfied seller

"Just wanted you to know that we really appreciate how smoothly the sale of our home went. It really could not have worked out any better. The wide marketing of our home you initiated really paid off. Thank you for a terrific experience. You have our highest recommendations, and we'll be more than happy to pass it along. God Bless!"
~ John and Jeanie Mowery, satisfied sellers

"We cannot thank you enough for your time and patience in finding our new home. There's no way we could've done it without you! You made all our dreams come true and we will always hold you dear for that."
~ Meguel and Kris Escutia, satisfied buyers

"Thanks to Don Wixom, we have been enjoying our new home for six months now. Don as the realtor selling our house worked very hard for us. He helped us through all the complex paperwork involved in making offers, getting a loan, etc. Don paid attention to detail and kept us well informed about how things were going. When things needed to be done, Don was readily available, seeing us through a home inspection, even crawling under the house in the dirt and cobwebs when we asked him to. Don was always only a phone call away. We still remember his phone number, we called him so much! Don has a wealth of experience and resources to offer. We would definitely recommend him to anyone wanting to buy or sell real estate."
~Scott and Naomi Watson, satisfied buyers

"We were long distance buyers. We had been through some major life changes in 2005 and had first contacted Don Wixom in August of 2006. He stood by us 2 1/2 years showing us houses, driving out to houses and emailing us pictures when we were unable to go ourselves, never knowing if he actually would have gotten a sale from us and he never complained or pressured us once.
He always treated us with great respect as if we were his only customer. Don has done more for us than we would have done for ourselves. He gave us great advice. He was always learning what it was that we were looking for. As our needs changed midway through our searching he adjusted to them.
His website allowed us to search the multiple listing service without addresses and phone numbers needing to be given. He would always check into and answer our questions and requests.
When buying or selling in Idaho we would never consider anyone but Don Wixom. He stayed with us for the long haul and we will stay with him."
Steve and Jean McBee, Buyers Nampa

"Thanks Don, for the link to IDX app for iPhone. Works great! All the information I need right at my finger tips! Thanks for always leading from the front!"
Ernie Garza, Buyer