Earlier this month, realtor.com announced the release of their initial Housing Recovery Index, a weekly guide showing how the pandemic has impacted the residential real estate market. The index leverages a weighted average of four key components of the housing industry, tracking each of the following: Housing Demand – Growth in online search activity Home Price – Growth in asking prices Housing Supply – Growth of new listings Pace of Sales – Difference in ... read more

I remember, a number of years ago, I think it was Hillary Clinton who said it,  "it takes a village." And I remember how upset everybody was. Boy, both sides of the aisle got into it on that one. Didn't they? "What do you mean it takes a village?" "Are you suggesting that that success is some kind of welfare?" And then, of course, the other side saying, well, "Hey listen, success came certainly because of my hard work. But, ultimately, it took people." In the end, they were both right. They were both wron... read more

Raised in a military family, Jon Bryan Henry found his home in Idaho’s Magic Valley. After graduating in 2001, Jon Bryan found his first truly beneficial job working as a handyman for Canyonside Irwin Realty before heading off to college. During his college years, he spent his days off working and learning more about real estate while still employed by their property management company. Once he received his degree at Idaho, he returned to the Magic Valley and ultimately created his own property maintenance co... read more

According to an Urban Institute study, homeowners who purchase a house before age 35 are better prepared for retirement at age 60. The good news is, our younger generations are strong believers in homeownership. According to a Freddie Mac survey, “The dream of homeownership is alive and well within “Generation Z,” the demographic cohort following Millennials. Our survey…finds that Gen Z views homeownership as an important goal. They estimate that they will attain this g... read more