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The secret
is out regarding the Southern Idaho Real Estate!
Currently,
Southern Idaho is seeing 2/3rds of it's real estate purchases by out of
State buyers, most of which are coming from California and Nevada.
With Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Ketchum - Sun Valley and McCall
- Donnelly getting the majority of the publicity, Southern Idaho (Twin
Falls - Jerome - Buhl - Filer - Kimberly - Gooding - Hagerman) continues
to see a steady consistent growth as has been experienced historically.
Idaho Real
Estate and especially Southern Idaho has enjoyed a period of growth over
the past 20 years as indicated by OFHEO's
State-Level house price Indexes. Understanding that California,
Nevada and Arizona have all experienced substantial growth as shown in
the OFHEO's data, Idaho is well represented with an average 4.31% average.
Twin Falls
County Market Analysis:
January 2006 - January 2007
Market (Click Here)
February 2006 - February 2007 Market (Click
Here)
As many
living in the metropolitan areas of the West and East have experienced
extreme Cost per Square Foot prices, Idaho has for the most part held steady
with lower costs. Examples:
You can
figure the Cap Rates and compare them to your local area.
Currently,
Irwin Realty's rental group: Twin
Falls Idaho Rentals is showing only 2 homes available for rent or approximately
98% occupancy. They are currently 100% occupied on multi-family rental.
Building
lots and development properties are across the board as far as prices are
concerned. It will depend upon the location, location, location. You can
rest assured that prices are not even close to what those of you on the
East and West Coasts are accustomed to paying.
Affordable
Lifestyle in Twin Falls and Southern Idaho - The latest data from the American
Chamber of Commerce Research Association shows the cost of living in Twin
Falls at 92% of National Average.
| Grocery Items |
98.3% |
| Housing |
79.9% |
| Utilities |
90.3% |
| Transportation |
97.5% |
| Health Care |
97.5% |
| Misc. Goods and
Services |
96.3% |
For more
information give us a call or visit our offices in Twin Falls, Idaho. (800)
658-3836 Just ask for Chuck Lassen.
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