BOGUS BASIN – Great Skiing, Even Greater Ski Season Rates!

 

I am personally not a big skier- okay, so I really do have two left feet, but whatever! I have, however been told that we have great skiing here in Idaho. Bogus Basin is probably the most popular ski area because of it’s close proximity to the valley (a whopping 16.5 mi. from Boise!) , and great rates.

Bogus always has some sort of event going on- for example, this next weekend they will be hosting the Dotty Clark Races. The Winter Games, for recreational and amateur athletes of Idaho and the region, are also currently taking place.

For anyone interested, I did receive a really great special in the mail today. Bogus is having a Presidents Day Sale from February 14th – 19th, and they have season ski passes (the rest of this season AND all of next) for $199! They also have fabulous rates for families and children.

At these prices, maybe I should give skiing another go! Or maybe not.

 

HUBBLE HOMES SUPERSTAR REALTOR EVENT

Gary and I attended a Realtor Appreciation Banquet hosted by Hubble Homes on Saturday night. Hubble is a local builder who typically builds entry level homes throughout the valley, and boasts a “More for your money” campaign.

Obviously a very wise business man, Don Hubble has focused his marketing dollars directly towards Realtors. Unlike the housing market of 2004-2005, he seems to understand how important the Realtor- Builder relationship is to his business. His plan seems to be paying off- I was at a new community last Friday, and they had sold 18+ homes in January alone! Those numbers are amazing, and only help enforce my belief that our market is getting ready for another switch- in the right direction! Very Exciting!!!

The event was very nice- Dinner, drinks, music and some fun contests. We were able to meet quite a few Realtors, which is always a networking bonus. Spoke with several agents who said their phones were ringing a lot more frequently, and they definitely saw their sales picking up.

I think we made a wise move! Feeling the positive energy all around~

HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK!

Real Estate Market is Looking Bright- Life’s Good!

Busy, busy! Gary and I have been swamped with work lately (mind you, this is a good thing!). Website creation is in the works, along with all the marketing tools we’ve been researching and social networking we’ve joined- My eyes are blurry from all the time online I’ve spent over the past few days.

We’ll be meeting with area small businesses over the next few days. We’ve created a monthly newsletter, and will be offering free advertising and coupons for these businesses. It’s been wonderful seeing how small business owners can still flourish here. We’d like to do all we can to promote them, and in return, ourselves.

Good news keeps sprouting up here as well. All the market indicators show that we continue to deplete the existing housing inventory, and homes are continuing to rise in value. The last numbers I read were that we had a 5% increase over last year (not a bad number, looking at so many of the other housing markets nationwide). Our office numbers almost doubled last months, another great sign. We’re so excited that we chose Boise to grow our business!

Hope everyone has a great week!