Monthly market reads, PCS-season guides, VA-loan deep-dives, and the things I'm telling clients this week.
The most misunderstood line item in your VA loan. What it is, when it's waived, and why most agents quote it wrong.
A weekly drive log. The honest commute time from Boise, Meridian, Nampa, and Kuna to the gate at MHAFB.
Day-by-day what to do when your orders land you in the Treasure Valley. Refined from a decade of doing it.
Days-on-market dropped 22% in Nampa per Intermountain MLS. New construction activity is up. The factual snapshot to help you set criteria for your own MLS search.
Why this happens, how I write around it, and why I close VA offers in Ada County every month.
A step-by-step walkthrough of West Ada, Boise, Nampa, Vallivue, Kuna, and Caldwell school district boundary tools so you can verify any address yourself.
The most common VA Minimum Property Requirement (MPR) items I see flagged on Treasure Valley appraisals — chipped paint, handrails, water sources — and how to address them before the report lands.
If you used it once, you're not "out." Partial entitlement, second-tier entitlement, and what it means for your next purchase.
The supply side is still the story. How to read the February data if you're buying in the next 90 days.
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