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Stagnant home prices boost home affordability - Aug. 21, 2007

2007-08-21T16:01:00.000-06:00

Stagnant home prices boost home affordability - Aug. 21, 2007
Soft home prices boost affordability
Indianapolis is still the most affordable of big housing markets. Los Angeles is the least affordable.
By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer
August 21 2007: 5:56 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Midwest cities dominated the top of the most affordable, housing markets list, according to the latest survey from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
The report covered the three months ended June 30 and Indianapolis retained its number-one rating among big U.S. cities for being most affordable. Indiana neighbor, Kokomo, ranks first among all 215 markets rated. The highest ranked market outside the region is Cumberland, Maryland, rated 12th.
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Nationally, home affordability has improved quite a bit over the past year as many markets experienced price declines or stagnation and earnings have increased. To be deemed affordable, housing expenses must be no more than 28 percent of income. Expenses include property taxes and insurance as well as the mortgage payment.
The percentage of homes affordable to the median income household for the nation as a whole increased to 43.1 percent compared with 40.6 percent during the same three months of 2006.
The NAHB survey, done in collaboration with Wells Fargo Bank, bases its affordability ratings on the percentage of new and existing homes sold in the individual markets that were affordable to households earning the median income for that area. It also takes into account mortgage rates.
Thus, Indianapolis's 86.8 rating meant that less than 14 percent of all homes purchased in the metro area were unobtainable by a typical family. By contrast, only 3 percent of Los Angeles homes sold could be comfortably afforded by an average family.
That's despite the fact that median household income for the two metro areas was roughly the same - $63,800 for the Hoosier capital and $61,700 for Angelenos. The difference, of course, was in the median price of homes. In Indianapolis, $122,000 bought the median home compared with $530,000 in Los Angeles.
California cities fill the foreclosure list
Nine of the 10 least affordable markets were in California. Salinas (3.7 percent), Merced (3.8 percent), Santa Anna (4.4 percent) and San Francisco (5.7 percent) formed the bottom five. The only outsider to crack the list was New York with 6.3 percent of homes affordable to median-income households.
Detroit (86.0 percent), Buffalo (84.8 percent) and Cleveland (78.7 percent) were other large metro areas with high affordability numbers.
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2007-07-19T18:31:00.001-06:00

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Top 10 Predictions for Home Buyers & Sellers in 2007

2007-05-24T18:41:00.000-06:00

From Elizabeth Weintraub,Your Guide to Home Buying / Selling.FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now!
What Will Happen to the Real Estate Market in 2007?
Everybody wants to know where real estate is headed in 2007. Will prices continue to fall as they have in most areas of the country or will the American market rebound? Will interest rates remain stable? Will 2007 be a good time to buy or sell real estate or should we all head down to Mexico instead and check out Donald Trump's Baja resort south of Tijuana? Based on current market forecasts and real estate economic facts and trends of 2006, here is my professional home buying and selling prediction for next year.
(1) More Single Women Will Buy Homes Than Ever Before
Single women already make up a larger percentage of home buyers year after year. More single women are saying "no" to marriage but "yes" to a mortgage.
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(2) Home Prices Will Remain Soft
Buyers will wonder if they should get off the fence and buy now or if they should wait. Across most of America, there are no indications that we'll see double-digit appreciation for a while and, in fact, if prices haven't fallen in your neighborhood yet, they most likely will in 2007.
(3) Agents Will Negotiate Record Numbers of Counter Offers
Finding a real estate agent who will negotiate for you as a seller or a buyer is going to be more important in 2007 than it has been in previous years. Sellers will not accept offers as written and will issue a counter. Buyers will not accept the seller's first counter and will issue a counter of their own. It will not be unusual to see five or more counters per transaction before an agreement is reached.
(4) Buyers Will Pass By Overpriced Homes
Buyers are becoming more educated. They know when the price is right, and overpriced homes will be scratched off their list of possible homes to consider. Buyers view sellers with overpriced listings as inflexible and not serious about selling. With large numbers of well priced homes available to them, buyers won't waste time on sellers who refuse to be reasonable about pricing.
(5) Buyers Will Demand Upscale Features
As more inventory comes on the market, buyers will have more to choose from before making an offer and will gravitate toward homes that require no updating or costly remodels. Buyers will expect homes to be turnkey and ready to occupy. Kitchen and bathroom remodels will fetch top dollar over homes without updates.
(6) Sellers Will Hire Home Stagers
Some sellers will be lucky and find a real estate agent who can offer home staging services, but many sellers, to be competitive among other listings, will hire a professional stager before putting their home on the market. Furniture rental companies will set up accounts offering 30- to 90-day financing at zero interest and no payments to accommodate home sellers who want to pay staging fees at closing and not upfront.
(7) Agents Will Take Overpriced Listings
Just because the market has changed is no reason for agents to wise up and stop taking overpriced listings or to stop hurting their seller's chances to sell. In fact, many agents won't be able to afford to pay MLS dues and will be fighting for survival, so they will continue to inflate home prices in hopes of beating out a competitor for a listing. This battle will help to retire agents who shouldn't be in the business in the first place.
(8) Virtual Tours Will Gain Popularity
Online listings without virtual tours will be passed over. Virtual tours will gain popularity because buyers will demand them. Like the old MLS books without a photo, an online listing without a virtual tour will be a non-entity and ignored. In addition, buyers will want audio with the visual.
(9) More than 50% of Listings Will Feature a Price Reduction Within 30 days
Sellers can do everything else right but fail miserably if the home is priced too high. The number one reason why properties don't sell is price. Anything will sell for the right price. The first trick is to figure out what that price should be before putting your home on the market. The second trick is to figure out when to reduce the price.
(10) Buyers Will Be More Selective When Choosing an Agent
Choosing the right agent is the single most important factor when buying or selling real estate. However some people make the mistake of choosing a DNA agent (family related) or a neighbor, without ever thinking about the main reason to hire an agent or how to go about determining the fit for themselves. As appreciation slows, sellers and buyers alike will be more discriminating and ask the tough questions to further protect their hard-earned dollars.
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Making an Offer on a Home

2007-05-24T18:40:00.004-06:00

by Janet Wickell
Determine Value Before You Make an OfferIf you've been home shopping for awhile you might feel confident that you understand the market value of houses in your area, but it's not unusual for even seasoned home buyers to feel a bit queasy when it's time to make a formal offer. Use these tips to begin investigating your local real estate market.
Attend Open HousesAttending open houses helps you track the actual condition of homes on the market--insight you won't get by looking only at recorded stats. Keep the handouts you are given at open houses and then watch for the For Sale signs to come down. Go to the courthouse to make sure the house sold and to research its sales price.
Find Home Sales PricesAdvertising gives you a feel for the average asking prices of homes, but asking prices are often inflated.
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Your focus should be on the sales prices of similar homes that have sold recently.
Ask the staff at your local courthouse (or equivalent) to explain how to find deeds and other records and how to interpret notations on them. For example, where I live, each real estate deed is stamped with the amount of excise tax paid at closing, and each tax dollar paid represents $500 in sales price, making it easy to calculate how much the buyer paid for the property.
You might find that records for your area are available on disk or online, but in many towns they are not.
Use local records to help you see where prices are now, but don't make the mistake of basing an offer on the amount a current owner paid for a property--it doesn't usually work. Value has nothing to do with a previous sales price if real estate prices have escalated since the sale.
Tax ValuesTax valuations are not a good measure of a property's market value. Your community might have a general guideline, such as tax value = 80% of market value, but the figures are not usually reliable. Ask your local tax assessor for details about your specific area.
AppraisalsIt will slow you down, but you can probably order an appraisal before making an offer. Make sure the results will not be shared with others and keep in mind that the opinions of different appraisers often vary.
Working with Real Estate AgentsSeller's AgentsA seller's agent won't become too involved in your pricing dilemma, because it's that agent's duty to get the best deal for the seller. You'll get facts from the agent, but not opinions. Most seller's agents will print out information about similar properties that have sold recently, called comparables, for you to study.
Buyer's AgentsA true real estate buyer's agent will help you determine the best price and terms to offer for a property. The agent will discuss comparable properties and should be fully involved in offer strategies.
Neutral AgentsSome real estate agents work as neutral parties rather than representing either the buyer or seller. Ask your agent to explain how your local laws affect his efforts on your behalf.
Low vs. High OffersCome in too low and you'll run the risk of alienating the seller. That's fine if low is all you'll go, or if the property is truly overpriced, but it can create problems with future negotiations if the seller interprets your offer as a personal insult. She may not be as anxious to deal with you as she would have been had you made a more realistic first offer.
Come in too high and you probably won't find the seller's low point, but if you really want the house, and if competition is swift, an offer near or above the asking price might be a must. Learn as much as possible about your local real estate market before you make a move.
Factors that Can Affect Seller Motivation
How long has the house been on the market? If only a short time the sellers might not be ready to lower the price.
How does the house compare with others for sale in the same neighborhood? Too high or too low? Can you determine why?
Is the house in need of repairs or massive updates? Updating items such as insulated windows, plumbing and electrical systems, kitchens, and baths can be costly.
How old is the roof? How many more years should it last?
What about the neighborhood, do you foresee home values climbing, staying the same, or possibly taking a downturn?
Bottom LineAnalyze each home's condition and compare it to others on the market, but realize that your final offer will likely involve a good deal of gut instinct. Is it the house for you? If you've been searching for a home for awhile, you will probably know the answer to that question the minute you walk in the door.

RSS and Blog Marketing for Real Estate

2007-05-24T18:40:00.003-06:00

Submitted by Tinu Abayomi-Paul on Sat, 07/30/2005 - 12:49.
Earlier this month, Realtor Magazine announced that they would be featuring an article about Tampa Bay Realtor John Mudd and the success he has been having in attracting prospects and media attention with his blog on real estate.
Since then, many others in the Real Estate market have been curious about how to implement similar strategies to capture leads in their areas.
This article is part of a series that provides insight to the unique ways that the strategy of blogging and the use of RSS and/or Atom feeds can be applied as part of your web promotion strategy.
1. Capture better search engine positioning for your local market with a blog.
By now it's apparent that blogs with unique content can bring you better search engine rankings. This advantage is strengthened when you use a blog software tool that enables you to publish posts on your own server, which we'll go over in more detail in part two of this article series.
RSS and Blogs bring you special web promotional opportunities that can help your blog and the site where it resides rank higher in search engines, due in part to the way they are organized. Particularly for narrow local markets, this can both widen and deepen your audience within 3 - 8 weeks with proper implementation.
By far, this is not the only benefit of blogging or RSS - though if you're looking for better organic search engine ranking across a multitude of keyword phrases, this just may be the answer for you.
2. Dominate your local niche by becoming a resource for information for home buyers and sellers in your area
The ease of publishing content to a blog, coupled with one of the easier ways to implement RSS, its accompanying feed, gives you the ability to provide fresh and relevant information, often at the same rate of time it would take to write a short email.
With the proper blog publishing system, the speed at which you can now provide information means that you can publish updates more often, drawing more attention to your web site from search engines and visitors alike.
After landing in your blog, links to other relevant parts of your site can draw visitors to the areas you most want them to pay attention to, such as your updated listings - which can also be made available via RSS if you so choose.
Why RSS?
It can mean 100% delivery of your message to your prospects, in a fashion that they choose to have pulled to them. Rather than attempting to digest all the information at your blog in one visit, they can skim your headlines, read a summary or post, and then click through to your site upon finding information that draws them in.
You can supplement this with email for users who are more comfortable with receiving your information the traditional way.
While promotion and updates via email are not necessarily to be discounted, the use of RSS and other feed formats lend themselves to additional promotional possibilities.
3. Have yet another reason to remind prospects to return to your site - and shorten the sales cycle using a multiple feed strategy
With the combined power of blogging and RSS, you can construct multiple outlets for information that are each hyper-targeted to several segments of your market. Instead of attempting to force your static web site to capture home buyers and home sellers for your area, as well as provide the statistical information on your locale, you can build several focus areas and promote them side by side.
For example, if your local area is Frederick, Maryland, you can dedicate one blog and its accompanying feed to recent Frederick listings, and then have a separate feed that automatically provides updates on area schools, crime rates, cost of living and other statistical information home buyers consider when making purchasing decisions. Separate blogs and feeds on the same site could focus on the needs of home sellers in the area
The possibilities are truly as endless as the number of markets you wish to capture.
It is often said that it may take up to seven times for a prospect who comes across a marketing message to buy. Therefore, the faster the opportunity arises for you to contact your potential client, the closer they may be to a buying decision. If you are able to provide them with the information they need to make that decision with updates from your site, the likelihood that they may ultimately make that purchase decision through you increases.
Updates to blogs and RSS feeds can give you the power to make this transition happen at a faster pace, as the production cycle of the content takes only the time you would need to publish that information.
Rather than contacting your web content management department, forwarding content, and waiting for the page to be published, then picked up by search engines, with a blog, you simply log into your administration area, type and publish.
These pages can also get picked up by search engines faster through the power of syndication - those already following your feed receive your update instantly.
There are more ways that you can use RSS to draw more qualified prospects to your business which will be covered in part two of this series.
Tinu Abayomi-Paul is the co-owner of Leveraged Promotion,which provides many solutions for companies who prefer toout-source their online promotion needs. Athttp://blog.leveragedpromotion.com you can find out moreabout how RSS, Blogs and Podcasting can increase youronline visibility.

Land Buying Advice

2007-05-24T18:40:00.001-06:00

by Janet Wickell
Finding the Perfect Real Estate for Your New HomeBuying land can seem intimidating, but it really isn't difficult at all when you analyze your needs and determine which types of land are most suitable for the home you plan to build.
Talk with a mortgage broker or bank loan officer to find out how much you can afford. If you plan to build right away, the loan officer should explain construction loans, including the closing procedures you'll encounter while the house is being built.
Get EstimatesTalk with area building contractors to determine the average price you can expect to pay per square foot for the type of home you wish to build.
Include estimates for building a driveway or road to the homesite.
Don't forget estimates for well and septic systems if your home will not be connected to community water and sewer.
To find the maximum amount you can spend for land, deduct the estimated building costs from your total budget--then deduct a bit more for unexpected expenses.
Your Wants and NeedsMake a list of all features that would exist on the ideal piece of land. Review the list, highlighting your must-haves, such as a great view, privacy, or a waterfront building site.
What's the minimum size lot or tract of land you are willing to consider? Keep in mind that a heavily wooded, 1-acre lot is sometimes more private than a 3-acre lot that's all open lawn. Tour a variety of neighborhoods and pay attention to the settings.
Land UseHow will you use the land? Consider only tracts of land where the home you want to build is allowed. Most developments are governed by restrictive covenants that dictate everything from home size to building type to paint color. Study covenants for potential sites carefully to determine if you can live with the restrictions.
Start Your Search
Look for 'For Sale' signs on your drives through favorite areas.
Search for properties on the Internet.
Note the exact location of interesting tracts, then visit your county tax office to find the owner's name. Contact the owner to ask if the land is for sale.
Talk with an agent about your wants and needs so that she can help you locate the perfect tract.
Does the Land Suit Your Home Plans?Ask a builder to accompany you to your top choices, to offer advice about the best building sites and to suggest home plans that will work with the topography.
UtilitiesCheck availability of utility services to the land.
EasementsAn easement is the right to use another person's land for a stated purpose. Does someone else have the right to use the property you want to buy? Find out before you make an offer, or add a contingency to the offer that you must approve existing easements before finalizing the sale.
Locate Property Boundaries
Look for iron pins at the corners of property, or at any point where the property line makes a turn. You might find iron pins flush with the center of the road, too.
In wooded areas, watch for pathways cut by surveyors when they marked a property line. They are often visible for many years.
Trees or bushes along property lines are might be marked with brightly colored paint or plastic.
Boundary SurveysSurveys are always a good idea and some banks require them. Updates to existing surveys are often acceptable and are less expensive than ordering a new survey.
If there's a question about the number of acres in the tract, your offer can be stated as "X dollars per acre as determined by a new survey." Now, you'll need to word it a bit better, and state who will pay for the survey. The method can work to either the buyer or seller's advantage, depending on how many acres are found.
Road Maintenance AgreementsIf the property is accessed from a private road your bank might require a recorded agreement that shows all owners have promised to help with road upkeep.
Environmental IssuesAsk for a signed statement that discloses facts about buried items, such as oil or gas storage tanks. Their removal and cleanup can be expensive.
ContingenciesBefore you make an offer, think about the what ifs--things that would make the property unusable for your purposes. Add these to the offer as contingencies, things that must or must not happen before you buy. For example:
Offers for land without sewer hookups should be contingent on your ability to obtain permits for a septic system.
If an architectural review committee must approve your home plans, the offer should be contingent on obtaining approval.
The offer should be contingent on obtaining the type of financing you desire.
Some contingencies are included in standard contracts, but your agent, contractor, or real estate attorney can help you determine if other contingencies should be added.
Searching for land can be a fun adventure. If you look hard enough, you may find a perfect building site just waiting to be cleared from an overgrown jungle of brambles and weeds.

Tips for a Better Real Estate RSS Feed

2007-04-25T14:02:00.003-06:00

Tips for a Better Real Estate RSS Feed
Friday, January 26, 2007, 4:13:35 AM
Like anything else, a little work can pay dividends. Well-written real estate RSS feeds are more useful to readers and result in more website traffic for the publisher. Below are several tips for making your RSS feed more effective.
1. Use interesting titles
Like a book is often judged by its cover, an RSS feed item is judged by its title. Make sure your title is interesting, and try to put the most important information early in the title, since some newsreaders truncate title beyond a certian length.
Also, keep in mind that some newsreaders are set to only show feed item titles. Don't assume that any feed item descriptions will be shown.
2. Include keywords
Since some readers will discover your feed through the many RSS search engines on the internet, you will want to include as many descriptive keywords in your feed item titles and descriptions. That does NOT mean you should just add a string of keywords. Rather, incorporate keywords naturally into your titles and descriptions.
3. Don't include all your content
Some publishers put full content text directly in the feed item. The problem with including full text in a feed is that a reader has no incentive to click through to the publisher's website. Instead, write your feed item descriptions as 'teasers' that make a reader want to click over to the website to read more.
Make your feed item descriptions brief, and include descriptive keywords. Remember some newsreaders are set to truncate long descriptions, and some newsreaders won't show descriptions at all. Keep your most important information at the start of your description.
4. Keep your content fresh
Updating your feed regularly is a good way to keep reader interest. Feeds (like websites) that are not updated for months on end tend to lose repeat visitors. How often you refresh your content is up to the publisher. Keep in mind, however, that readers can set their reader to show as few as three feed headlines at a time. While it's not likely a problem, updating too often could mean that some items may get overlooked.
Content is king. Use these tips to keep your RSS feeds well-read and your website well-trafficed!
RSS is a growing technology that should be taken seriously. Start early and reap the benefits of RSS marketing today!

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RSS for Dummies

2007-04-25T14:02:00.001-06:00

RSS for Dummies
Thursday, February 15, 2007, 8:27:06 AM
What are RSS newsfeeds?
RSS stands for Rich Site Summary, or for Really Simple Syndication. Both mean the same thing, so don't let it confuse you. An RSS is something a website (or a blog) offers to readers provide a "news feed" of their information. It's available for everyone to add to their own "news reader" for free and gets displayed on your desktop or in your web browser.
It works almost like a stock ticker, delivering exactly the information that you have anonymously "subscribed" to, eliminating the need to go out and check your favorite outlets for new information, because they're already delivered to your computer.
Who needs RSS?
Well, everyone need it. It's so much more efficient than going to get it, or getting endless email newsletters. Having the paper delivered to your home makes more sense than driving to the store every day, doesn't it? In the same vein, let's say that you want only the latest news about only certain subjects, and routinely go out and check several websites to see what's new. Using RSS, those individual websites will deliver that news right to your desktop, suitable for reading, clicking, printing, or ignoring.
How can you use RSS?
There seems to be no single definitive answer, because there are so many ways to use it. I'll tell you about the easiest way to get RSS feeds that I know of, but by no means is that the only way. That is; on your homepage of your web browser.
First, you need an RSS newsreader, (a.k.a. "aggregator"). The good news though is that you may already have one. Since millions of people have Yahoo, MSN, Hotmail or Google accounts, I'll walk you through adding a news feed to your MSN home page. Go to http://www.my.msn.com and sign in. If you don't already have a hotmail account, go ahead and create one. If you'd prefer, you can go to http://my.yahoo.com and do the same) It only takes a minute go get a new account.
After signing in to My MSN, you'll see quite an array of news, weather, sports, ads, stock quotes, local information etc. Think of this as your canvas, and you're free to arrange or remove the information how you see fit. Each of these sections you see can me easily moved or deleted. To move them, just click and drag from the top right of each subject area. To remove them, click the minus (-) sign in the top left of the subject area. Feel free to delete them all, since you can always add them back later.
Now go to top left of the screen, right above the "Welcome" area you'll see "Add content" below your name. When you go there, you get four choices (Tabs) for adding content. The default tab that comes up is "Search". and from here you have four options and each is clearly defined. If you know the exact web address (URL) for a company's newsfeed, you can enter it right here. The other three tabs might be worth exploring too, since they let you browse by company names and subjects. Then you just click a box for all you want.
After signing in to My Yahoo, you'll notice that there are already several news feeds from Reuters listed there, with "Top stories", "world News", "Politics" and "Business". Above those stories, you'll see a big yellow box in the center explaining how you can "Add Content". Click the link to "add content" and you'll come up with a search box allowing you to "find content" about a given subject. Type in a search phrase, and you'll be presented with search results that all have an "Add" button next to them. Hit the "Add" button by the ones you want, and then hit the "Finished" button at the top right, and you're done. You just added that RSS news feed to your My Yahoo page. Scroll down at the My Yahoo main page, and you'll see those news headlines you added at the bottom of your list. To rearrange the order of your news feeds, just hit the small "edit" button at the top right of each news section. To remove a news feed, just hit the X like you would to close any window.
Customizing your own news feeds
Now suppose you don't need to "find" a news feed on a subject, because you already know you want to add a particular one. Well that's easy too. Al you have to do is identify what the "RSS feed URL" is for the information you want to add. Most blogs or news organizations show you these now on their websites.
Look for a small orange box on the website that says XML or the words "RSS Feed" or "News feed" and click on it. In the case of large organizations, like CNN for example, you'll be taken to a page with a nice set of instructions, and a whole list of RSS news feed URL's that you can manually copy and paste into your news reader.
Sometimes though, you'll be taken to a page that looks like gibberish code. Don't let that scare you like it did me the first time I saw it! When that happens, you are actually looking right at the feed itself, and all you have to do is copy and paste what's in the address bar of your web browser, right into your news reader. That's called "knowing the specific URL of the feed" on MSN, and ""Add RSS by URL" in Yahoo.
In My Yahoo, to manually add a news feed, go to the "add content" area, and choose the link to the right of the Find button that says "Add RSS by URL". Once you paste your URL in that window and hit "add" the news headlines should show up there. If they don't, then you may have copied the URL wrong, or added a space at the end. Then just hit the "Add to My Yahoo" button and you're done! In MSN, you'll paste the URL of the news feed right into the search box, then check the box when it shows the result.
Delivering exactly what you want and only when you want is how the internet is supposed to work. Things are only getting better.
In researching this article, I notice that My Yahoo seems to be having problems adding certain manual URL's. Oh well. Nothings perfect.
Scott Hendison is an internet and technology consultant, based in Portland Oregon, but working with companies in five countries. He specializes in search engine placement and E-commerce POS solutions. For over 100 other articles he's written please visit his website at http://www.pdxtc.com.

Magic Valley Realty

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Click on Agent of your choice to begin your Real Estate Search!
Welcome to our Private Online Real Estate Office. Please select the agent you would like to work with by clicking on their photo. If you are already a member please feel free to login here You will automatically be logged into your agent's web site.
Email Address: Password:

Shawn Applewhite
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-539-0863
shawn@magicvalleyrealty.com

Start your Home Search Here.

Doug Ash
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell:
doug@magicvalleyrealty.com
http://www.magicvalleyrealty.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

Tonya Backus
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-280-1360
tonya@magicvalleyrealty.com
http://www.twinfalls-realestate.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

Giving Realtors a Good Name
Jerod Bosh
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-212-5000
jerod@2125000.com
http://www.magicvalleyproperties.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

Wayne Bosh
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-212-3099
wayne@2125000.com
http://www.magicvalleyproperties.com.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

Michael Chouinard
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 731-4240
michael@magicvalleyrealty.com

Start your Home Search Here.

Vicky Crayne
Office: 280-2770
Cell: 280-2770
vicky@magicvalleyrealty.com

Start your Home Search Here.

Archie Goodman
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-731-2049
archie@fastserve.net

Start your Home Search Here.

Kathleen Hale
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-280-0214
kathleen@magicvalleyrealty.com

Start your Home Search Here.

Nor Herrera
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 539-5832
nor@magicvalleyrealty.com

Start your Home Search Here.

Kendra Jenks
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-280-0754
kendraj@pmt.org

Start your Home Search Here.

Art Jones
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-731-5415
aj6741@magiclink.com
http://www.artjonesrealestate.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

Juli Lee
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-410-2878
julilee@magicvalleyrealty.com

Start your Home Search Here.

Laurie Madden
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-948-0408
madden@magicvalleyrealty.com

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Christopher Orr
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 280-1175
chrisorr@magicvalleyrealty.com
http://www.magicvalleyrealty.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

Hunter Rowland
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-539-6445
hunter@magicvalleyrealty.com
http://www.hunterismyrealtor.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

Personal Service
Susan Stevens
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-731-1355
sstevens@filertel.com
http://www.susansellsmagicvalley.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

David Watson
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: 208-543-8345
dwatson@northrim.net
http://www.magicvalleyrealty.com/
Start your Home Search Here.

Kay Wolverton
Office: 208-734-1991
Cell: (208) 308-0980

Start your Home Search Here.
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Real Estate MLS IDX

Local Idaho Realtors

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GINA ADKINS - Westerra Real Estate Group - Jerome, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
Tonya Backus - Magic Valley Realty - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
Brad Beckley - Re/max West - Boise, Id - http://www.blogger.com/
Jerod Bosh - Magic Valley Realty - Twin Falls, Id - http://www.blogger.com/
SARA BULLERS - Irwin Realty - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
ALEJANDRO (Alex) CASTANEDA - Gem State Realty-TF - Twin Falls, Id -

Wanda Foster - Canyonside Realty TF - Twin Falls, Id - http://www.blogger.com/
Sonya Fuller - Magic Valley Realty - Twin Falls, Id - http://www.blogger.com/
TAMI GOODING - Irwin Realty - Twin Falls, ID - TamiGooding.com
NELSON GUYMON - Gateway Real Estate - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
TAD HANEY - Irwin Realty - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
JOHN IRWIN - Irwin Realty - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
LARRY JONES - Prudential Idaho Homes - Twin Falls, Id - http://www.blogger.com/
BOBBI KELLEY - Irwin Realty - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
Wanda Foster & Kevin Ordway - Canyonside Realty TF - Twin Falls, Id - http://www.blogger.com/
NATHAN LYDA - Gateway Real Estate - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
Lynn Rasmussen - Rasmussen Real Estate Co. - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
RAY SABALA - Irwin Realty - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
WILLIS STONE - Irwin Realty - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
JILL STONE - Irwin Realty - Twin Falls, ID - http://www.blogger.com/
TRAVIS STROUD - Re/max West - Boise, Id - http://www.blogger.com/

Real Estathttp://www.my-mlsonline.com/e IDX

Idaho Real Estate Agents

2007-04-02T15:50:00.001-06:00

IMLS - Here is the list of Cities where you might find a Realtor. Click on City to see the Agents: Boise BUHL Jerome Meridian Nampa Twin Falls
Twin Falls - Id - Realtors®

ERIK ANDERSEN
Irwin Realty
208-420-0125

GAYLE ANDERSON
Irwin Realty
208-308-8224

Shawn Applewhite
Magic Valley Realty
208-539-0863

Doug Ash
Magic Valley Realty

DONNA BACH
Irwin Realty
208-420-4504

Tonya Backus
Magic Valley Realty
208-280-1360

Richard Bateman
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 731-2474

Steven Bielenberg
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 404-9017

Rikki Bosh
Magic Valley Realty
490-1853

Jerod Bosh
Magic Valley Realty
208-212-5000

Wayne Bosh
Magic Valley Realty
208-212-3099

NIKKI BOYD
Twin Falls Real Estate Company
208-308-1429

SUSAN BROWN
Irwin Realty
208-731-7210

Michael Buffington
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208)948-5102

SARA BULLERS
Irwin Realty
208-539-6889

LISA BURKHART
Irwin Realty
208-208-0302

ALEJANDRO (Alex) CASTANEDA
Gem State Realty-TF
208-539-5758

Michael Chouinard
Magic Valley Realty
731-4240

Peggy Connally
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 420-3357

ROSS DEAHL
Irwin Realty
208-731-3164

MIKE ERICKSON
Prudential Idaho Homes and Pro
308-4207

LAURA FITZGERALD
Re/Max American Dream
733-5008

Dave Foster
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 320-0926

SHARI GOEDHART
Irwin Realty
208-539-5845

TAMI GOODING
Irwin Realty
208-308-8264

Archie Goodman
Magic Valley Realty
208-731-2049

NELSON GUYMON
Gateway Real Estate
208-280-0648

Kathleen Hale
Magic Valley Realty
208-280-0214

TAD HANEY
Irwin Realty
208-420-4195

NEIL HARPSTER
Irwin Realty
208-731-1991

Brianne Hepworth
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 732-3616

Nor Herrera
Magic Valley Realty
539-5832

Sarah Higley
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 948-0651

Judy Holland
Canyonside Realty
208-731-3141

BARBARA HUTSON
Irwin Realty
208-404-2885

DICK IRWIN
Irwin Realty
208-539-3886

JOHN IRWIN
Irwin Realty
208-731-6510

Kendra Jenks
Magic Valley Realty
208-280-0754

Art Jones
Magic Valley Realty
208-731-5415

LARRY JONES
Prudential Idaho Homes
208-420-0707

Chris Jones
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 539-1246

BOBBI KELLEY
Irwin Realty
208-731-6740

NORA KENT
Irwin Realty
208-731-6332

CHUCK LASSEN
Irwin Realty
208-420-9223

Juli Lee
Magic Valley Realty
208-410-2878

NATHAN LYDA
Gateway Real Estate
208-280-0782

Laurie Madden
Magic Valley Realty
208-948-0408

JASON MCCURDY
Red Door Realty
734-4477

LIZ MCGARRIGLE
Irwin Reatly
208-308-8841

KIP MCKELVEY
Irwin Realty
208-280-5000

CARLYNN NOH
Irwin Realty
208-731-4268

Christopher Orr
Magic Valley Realty
280-1175

SHEY PATTERSON
Irwin Realty
208-420-2365

GAIL QUINN
Irwin Realty
208-420-7238

Lynn Rasmussen
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 410-2807

Brian Rasmussen
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 404-3892

VICTORIA RAY
Irwin Realty
208-420-3590

Hunter Rowland
Magic Valley Realty
208-539-6445

KEN ROY
Irwin Realty
208-731-6665

RAY SABALA
Irwin Realty
208-539-3321

BETTY SCHMIDT
Irwin Realty
208-734-6500

Jason Shumway
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 969-0703

JAN SIMMONS
Irwin Realty
208-539-0866

Susan Stevens
Magic Valley Realty
208-731-1355

SHARON TSE
Red Door Realty
734-4477

Roger Ursenbach
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 329-0032

BETTY VEEH
Irwin Realty
208-731-6740

ROBERT VEEH
Irwin Realty
208-731-6500, 2

LINDA VIRGIN
Irwin Realty
208-308-7721

David Watson
Magic Valley Realty
208-543-8345

Diana Whitney
Rasmussen Real Estate Co.
(208) 731-3588

JEANNE WILSON
Irwin Realty, Inc.
208-539-4061

Kay Wolverton
Magic Valley Realty
(208) 308-0980

Pocatello MLS - Click on City to see the Agents: Blackfoot Chubbuck Eagle Idaho Falls Lava Hot Springs Meridian North Ogden Pocatello Preston Rexburg Twin Falls

Agent Website Features

2007-03-09T13:25:00.001-07:00

http://my-mlsonline.com/
Example Sites Found Here Always...

http://www.realestateweboffice.com/imountain.php

Web Site Features:
Total Information Control - Update your contact and profile information
Change part of home page - Add and update text and images, links or anything you want on the front page of the website.
Upload new graphics to the top of your web site.(Header) When you upload a new header graphic your image and contact information will dissappear from the top.
Edit and add footer graphics
Change some colors on your site. Background etc.
Add unlimited web pages to your site. Edit, delete, and add as many as you need.
Add more photos to your listings... (will evolve into a virtual tour as well in a short time)
Add external virtual tour links
Update agent photo on file. Just upload a new picture of yourself. (will change on your company site if it is with us too.)
Advertizing Tracker - allows you to keep track of all ads in all publications that you run.
Dynamic Flyers - Generate flyers for your listings in seconds
Testimonials management - add edit and remove testimonials that appear on your site and on your company site. (will change on your company site if it is with us too.)
Agent roster of your fellow Realtors in your office and all of IMLS too. Type in an agents last name at the top of the page and you will get a list of everyone with jones in their last name in the Intermountain MLS. Phone, email, website if they got em.
Company inventory - View your office inventory. Great for when you are on floor time.
Extremely fast loading pages. Much quicker than information pulls up in Paragon.
Reports - this is where we post information we need you to have. And other useful information you may need or want.
This is the DIY package - You create the headers and footers and pic your colors.
New Feature: RSS content in your site. Add unlimited amounts of dynamic data feeds from all kinds of news agencies and more. We have many you can add instantly to your site. (good luck finding this in another real estate site like this)
New Feature: Slide show presentations on all residential properties. 640 x 480 images rotate over and over.
Office Packs: We create a template for your office and BAM you have a total company solution for only $24.99 per month per agent. Every agent will have their own membership driven real estate IDX Site. (Call for discount pricing)
All IDX information updated daily - Each morning around 9 am our system will update your site with new content. (IDX Data Feed information only... If your MLS has new data available)
Dynamic Inventories - No need to ever enter another listing on your website.
RSS Feeds of custom content available by request and a small additional charge. Display your listings on other website and link to yours. Great marketing tool.
Subscribe to Daily Emails - Optional add on - Subscription service to Feedburner.com's email delivery service. Have new listings emailed to your clients daily. (11 am or so)

Only $24.99 a month. No set up fees. Template is AS is until the new template system goes online. (Testing NOW) Then you can choose between layouts and different styles. Colors also customizable soon.

Marketing and submission to search engines can be added as well. I can go over your options with the marketing programs if you want.

There may be a bunch more I am forgetting. Lots and Lots of features on this website.

Go in and check it out and see what you think.

If you have any questions please call me or I will call you in a day or so and see what your ideas are.

Brian Blake
208-595-4389

Real Estate MLS IDX

What is IDX? Internet Data Exchange Program.

2007-02-17T17:08:00.002-07:00

IDX stands for "Internet Data Exchange" commonly called Broker Reciprocity. The next stage in the evolution of the MLS, IDX is the primary means of enhancing cooperation between REALTORS® to facilitate the purchase and sale of real estate property. IDX gives MLS Participants the tool they need to display each others' listings on their Internet websites. Under the IDX real estate system, brokers exchange consent to display each others listings on the Internet. You have full control over which real estate listings you display.
Why should I use IDX ?
In addition to offering site visitors access to all local listings, one main benefit of the IDX real estate system is that it improves a Realtor's® means to obtain and maintain first contact with the consumer in the real estate transaction.
Top 8 advantages of IDX real estate system:1. All REALTOR® members become empowered to deal with the real estate consumer of the future. 2. Members can fully market their services on the Internet.3. Members can take advantage of the data brokers have contributed to the system. 4. Members can obtain and maintain first contact with the consumer in the real estate transaction. 5. Brokerage Web sites can become the best source of listing data and compete with other popular sites.6. Participating brokers may display more data fields (like square footage) than many current real estate Web sites are allowed to display.7. When consumers visit the Web sites of reciprocal brokers, they will stay longer because the brokers have more real estate listing data to offer.8. As brokers become more innovative in offering on-line real estate services, listing displays will be a critical factor in their success.

Get your Real Estate MLS IDX powered site now. http://www.my-mlsonline.com

Idaho Events

2007-02-17T01:47:00.001-07:00

17th Annual Booth Family Spaghetti Dinner
Boise
September 29, 2007
1860 Days Celebration
Pierce
August 6 and 7, 2006
2006 US Paragliding National Championships
Sun Valley
August 27- September 2, 2006
2007 Idaho Nordic Race Series
McCall
February 24, 2007
2007 Summer Concert Series
Coeur d Alene
Tuesdays in June, July and August 2007
4th of July Celebration
Winchester
June 30-July 1, 2007
A Taste of the Coeur d'Alene's
Coeur d Alene
August 4-6, 2006
Alive After Five
Boise
May 2, 2007 - August 29, 2007
Amazing Race Through Spokane History/Tree Lighting
Spokane, WA
November 25, 2006
Annual "Bite the Bullet" Bike Race
Winchester
June 23, 2007
Annual Bluegrass Festival
Driggs
August 10-12, 2007
Annual Caldwell Night Rodeo
Caldwell
August 14 - 18, 2007
Annual Camas Festival
Pierce
May 26 and 27, 2006
Annual CIRA Summer Rodeo Series
Winchester
June 17, July 15, and August 18 & 19, 2007
Annual Fishing Derby
Winchester
September 8, 2007
Annual Hyde Park Street Fair
Boise
September 14 - 16, 2007
Annual Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Boise
June 1, 2007 - Sept 30, 2007
Annual St. Ignatius Basque Festival
Boise
Last week in July '07
Annual St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration
Boise
September 20 - 22, 2007
Annual Targhee Fest
Driggs
July 13-15, 2007
Annual Western Idaho Fair
Boise
August 17 - 26, 2007
Art in the Park
Boise
September 7 - 9, 2007
Art Walk
Coeur d Alene
Second Friday of the month, April through December
Bannock County Bluegrass Festival
Pocatello
August 24-26, 2007
Bark in the Park
McCall
to be announced
Boise Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration
Boise
November 23, 2007
Boulder Beach at Silverwood Opening Day
Post Falls
To be Determined
Boulder Beach at Silverwood Opening Day
Coeur d Alene
To Be Determined
Boulder Mountain Tour
Sun Valley
Late February
Brundage Easter Egg Hunt
McCall
to be announced
Brundage Mountain Marathon
McCall
Sunday, August 9, 2006
Cadillac Ranch Car Show
Winchester
July 21, 2007
Caldwell July 4th Celebration
Caldwell
July 4, 2007
Canyon County Fair and Festival
Caldwell
July 26 - 30, 2007
Capitol Christmas Tree Ceremony
Spokane, WA
November 10, 2006
Car d lane Classic Car Show
Coeur d Alene
June 16 & 17, 2006
CDA Farmer's Market
Coeur d Alene
May 10 - Sept. 27, 2006
CDA Symphony presents a Family Concert
Coeur d Alene
January 27, 2007
CDA Symphony Presents Christmas Showcase
Coeur d Alene
December 2 and 3, 2006
Chocolate Extravaganza
Lewiston
2/20/2007
Christmas in the Pines
Winchester
November 4, 2006
Coeur d Alene Ironman Triathlon
Coeur d Alene
Sunday June 24, 2007
Coeur d'Alene Wooden Boat Festival
Coeur d Alene
August 19 & 20, 2006
Cultural Arts Fair
Coeur d Alene
January 15, 2007
Downtown Scarecrow Festival
Cascade
October 20 - 22, 2006
Eagle Watching
Coeur d Alene
January 2007, daily
English Dart Tournament
Lewiston
12/2-12/4/06
Ernest Hemingway Festival
Sun Valley
September 28- October 1, 2006
Fall Concert
Coeur d Alene
November 4 and 5, 2006
Family Fly Inn 2006
McCall
August 10-14, 2006
Family Fun Day at Silverwood
Post Falls
May 6, 2006
Family Fun Day at Silverwood
Coeur d Alene
To be Determined
Fantasy of Lights & Victorian Christmas
Cascade
December 8-9, 2006
Festival at Sandpoint
Sandpoint
August 3-13, 2006
Festival of Trees
Lewiston
11/12-11/25/06
Festival of Trees
Grangeville
11/30/06
Festival of Trees
Pierce
December 8, 2006
Festival of Trees Gala
Grangeville
12/2/06
Fire Up Your Soul with Women's Art
McCall
March 2, 2007
First Thursday
Boise
Thursdays
Frontier Days
McCall
to be announced
Gene Harris Jazz Festival
Boise
April 4 - April 7, 2007
Grand Targhee Ski Swap
Driggs
11/11 and 11/12/06
Grangeville Border Days
Grangeville
July 1-3, 2006
Great Snake Lake Steelhead Derby
Lewiston
11/22-11/25/06
Hells Canyon Rock and Gem Show
Lewiston
10/14-10/16/06
Holiday Art Market
Sandpoint
November 4 and 5, 2006
Holiday Dinner Theatre
Lewiston
12/7-12/16/06
Holiday in Lights Show
Coeur d Alene
November 24 through December 31, 2006
Holidays in Sandpoint
Sandpoint
November 18 to January 1, 2007
Holly Eve
Sandpoint
November 18
Hot Summer Nights
Riggins
Last weekend in July
Huckleberry Festival
Donnelly
August 12th & 13th, 2006
Idaho City Music Festival
Idaho City
June 29-July 1, 2007
Idaho Falls Farmers Market
Idaho Falls
Saturdays, 9am to 1pm May through October
Idaho Nordic Tamarack Loppet
Albion
January 13, 2007
IMD Championships
McCall
March 10- 12, 2006
Intermountain Championship
Sun Valley
February 18, 2007
Intermountain Division Championship
McCall
March 11-12, 2006
Joint Chamber All Star Auction
Wallace
September 23, 2006
Journey to the North Pole Cruises
Coeur d Alene
November 24 through December 31, 2006
Ketchum Arts Festival
Sun Valley
July 7,8,9, 2006
Kooskia Days
Kooskia
To be Determined
Lake Coeur d'Alene Balloon Fest
Coeur d Alene
September 1-3, 2006
Lewis & Clark Half Marathon
Lewiston
10/14/06
Lewis & Clark Trader Gun Show
Lewiston
11/18-11/20/06
Live Theatre: Biloxi Blues
Coeur d Alene
Weekends in January, beginning 1/12/07
Live Theatre: Anne of Green Gables
Coeur d Alene
Weekends in February, beginning 2/9/07
Live Theatre: Babes in Toyland
Coeur d Alene
Weekends in December 2006
Live Theatre: Steel Magnolias
Coeur d Alene
Weekends in April 2007
Live Theatre: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Coeur d Alene
Weekends in November 2006
Live Theatre: The Nerd
Coeur d Alene
Weekends in March, beginning 3/9/07
Lost in the 50's
Sandpoint
May 18-21, 2006
Madcap Mardi Gras
Sandpoint
February 23-28, 2006
Masters World Cup 2008
McCall
March 1- 7, 2008
McCall Music Festival
McCall
July 15th-17th
McCall Winter Carnival
McCall
January 26 - February 4, 2007
Music in the Park
Driggs
June - August 2006
Nissan Xterra-Wild Ride Off Road Triathlon
McCall
August 26 & 27, 2006
North Idaho Fair and Rodeo
Coeur d Alene
August 23-27, 2006
NWCSC Ski Race
McCall
January 26-28, 2007
Opera Plus! Gala
Coeur d Alene
April 29, 2007
Paddlefest
Winchester
July 14, 2007
Payette Lakes Ski Marathon
McCall
February 22-24, 2007
Pierce Holiday Arts and Crafts Bazaar
Pierce
November 18, 2006
Raid World Cup The X-adventure
McCall
June 9-11, 2006
Riggins Rodeo
Riggins
First full weekend in May.
Roseberry Ice Cream Social
Donnelly
Saturday of Labor Day Weekend
Salmon River Jet Boat Races
Riggins
third weekend in April
Sandpoint Winter Carnival
Sandpoint
January 12-16, 2006
Silver Valley Arts and Crafts Fair
Kellogg
November 4 and 5, 2006
Silver Valley Arts and Crafts Fair
Kellogg
November 11 and 12, 2006
Silver Valley Arts and Crafts Fair
Wallace
November 4 and 5, 2006
Silverwood's Opening Weekend
Coeur d Alene
May 6, 2006
Snake River Stampede
Nampa
July 17 - 21, 2007
Snowmake Classic
Sun Valley
January 6, 2007
Spring Concert - Leonard Bernstein
Coeur d Alene
April 14 and 15, 2007
Sun Valley Arts & Crafts Festival
Sun Valley
August 11 - 13, 2006
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction
Sun Valley
July 20 - 22, 2006
Sun Valley Ice Shows
Sun Valley
6/21/06 - 9/13/06
Sun Valley Jazz Festival
Sun Valley
10/18/06-10/22/06
Sun Valley Jazz Festival
Sun Valley
October 17-21, 2007
Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival
Sun Valley
August 24-27, 2006
Sun Valley Wagon Days
Sun Valley
Septebmer 1-4, 2006
Sun Valley Wellness Festival
Sun Valley
May 25-29, 2006
Sun Valley Writers Conference
Sun Valley
August 18-21, 2006
Teton Valley Summer Festival
Driggs
July 1 - 4, 2006
Thanksgiving Fishing Derby
Sandpoint
November 18-26, 2006
The Music Man
Lewiston
12/1-12/17/06
Thunder Mountain Days Celebration
Cascade
July 4th Weekend
Trailing of the Sheep
Sun Valley
October 13-15, 2006
Valley County Fair and Rodeo
Cascade
To Be Determined
Winter Food Fest
Winchester
December 9-January 20, 2007
Winter Games
Donnelly
February 10 and 11, 2007
Winter Games Curling
McCall
February 17, 2007
Winter Games of Idaho
McCall
February 2-4, 2007
Winter Spirit Lighting Ceremony
Lewiston
11/18/06
Wooden Boat Festival
Sandpoint
July 8 & 9, 2006
Yuletide Celebration
Wallace
December 2, 2006

2007-02-17T01:35:00.001-07:00

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Boise Real Estate search from The Idaho Homes and Land Group. This website is updated daily with new content and photos of homes for sale in Boise Idaho. Idaho Homes and Land Group welcomes you to search for Boise Real Estate and all surrounding areas of Ada County in The Treasure Valley. Try our Boise real estate quick searches of residential Boise Idaho Homes in the most popular catagories. We also feature thousands of properties with virtual home tours. Search and tour home in Boise Idaho Today.Boise Real Estate Search

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Twin Falls Idaho Travel

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Sun Valley Idaho

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New Features

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Wow we have been busy lately adding and improving all most all the systems at the same time and adding more features. Here is a list of some of the recent changes and improvements to the Idaho Real Estate Hosting and Marketing System.
New Server location for all backend IDX systems. http://www.my-mlsonline.com/ Visit My-MlsOnline.com to see how we promote you as a real estate agent in Idaho to the search engines and the world.
Nothing like some good free marketing. Well not free you have to be a client of Idaho Real Estate Hosting to get on this list.
What is this list?
Well you get your information on our front page sometimes and all the time. We rotate through the groups in batches of 18 or so agents that rotate randomly on the front page.
You also get a link to your website and or your new members only real estate search portal located on this server.
Each account is private to each agent and has your personal control panel where you can update your website information and view all leads, contacts, add more webpages, edit those pages, upload images and documents to new pages, and more. The possibilities are really endless, even video can be embed into your site from popular video providors such as http://www.youtube.com/, http://www.google.com/, video.aol.com, and others.
Testimonials can be posted by your website visitors. All posts are then confirmed by us or you in your CP. (control panel)
We use http://maps.google.com/ to link to for Sattellite maps of the properties from space. On sites that allow address display.
We use http://analytics.google.com/ for all our statistics. Unreal service
Full weather and demographics details are available from every listing detail page on every property. Tied by zip code.
Dynamic images... Coming soon the ability to increase your listing photos by as many as needed. Be reasonable. no house needs more than 40 photos. Do a video if it does. We can help with that too.
RSS Feeds of your top listings. Don't know what RSS is? You will soon. Great subscription service for your clients to help them remember to use you and your company. I don't think you will find this with other IDX data website designs.
Wow like i said. lots of changes and improvements in the works and unvailing now.
If you want a website for you and your company please call now to discuss what you need and what you don't need. Or if you just need help marketing I would suggest our $300 a month program. Call for details.

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Twin Falls Idaho Links

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Catagory: Idaho Tourism
2006 Idaho Travel Guide
Shoshone Falls is among the most spectacular of natural beauties along the Snake River. At 212 feet, the falls are higher than Niagara Falls. They are best viewed during the spring, when water flows are high. Irrigation diversion of Snake River flows can

Catagory: Idaho Tourism
Calendar of Events
See what is going on in South Central Idaho. From Western Days, Twin Falls Tonight on Wednesdays to public events such as Jazz in the Canyon and the Idaho Boat Regatta

Catagory: Local Government
City of Twin Falls
Official homepage of Twin Falls Idaho - links to city services and more.

Catagory: Things To Do
Faulkner Planeterium
"Opened in November 1995, the Faulkner Planetarium is the largest planetarium theater in Idaho, and one of the best equipped in the northwestern U.S. The theater seats 144 under a 50' dome and features a Digistar II digital graphics projection system. It

Catagory: Video and TV Shows
Google Video Search of Twin Falls Idaho
Search Google for Video on Idaho

Catagory: Local Government
Historic Twin Falls Idaho
Historic Twin Falls Downtown District of Twin Falls Idaho

Catagory: Whitewater Adventures
Idaho Guide Service
We at Idaho Guide Service know from experience the any river or adventure trip is only as good as the guides who run them. While boats, other equipment and food are all important, we feel these are secondary to the attitude and philosophy of the guides an

Catagory: Jewelers
Jensen Jewelers
Welcome to Jensen Jewelers

Catagory: News and Media
KMVT - CBS Affiliate in Twin Falls
Local Television in Twin Falls serving the Entire Magic Valley

Catagory: Family Time
Magic Valley Boys and Girls Club

Catagory: Hospitals
Magic Valley Regional Medical Center
Local Hospital in Twin Falls Idaho

Catagory: News and Media
The Times News
Local Magic Valley Newspaper

Catagory: Local Government
Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce

Catagory: City Sites
Twin Falls County Codes

Catagory: Useful Sites
Twin Falls Guide
The difinitive guide to everything Twin Falls Idaho has to offer. Search all businesses by name and view their business profiles of Hours of opperation and products and services. Driving directions too.

Catagory: City Sites
Twin Falls Idaho City Code

Catagory: Rentals
Twin Falls Idaho Rentals
"Find a wide variety of rentals availabe, homes, apartments, condos, duplex, commercial, lease."

Catagory: Entertainment
Twin Falls Movie Guide
Want to go to a movie tonight? Here is the current movies playing now.

Catagory: Rentals
Twin Falls Rentals
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