Unrealistic Real Estate
Let's be real. Idaho's coveted Treasure Valley housing market is inundated with top-dollar luxury listings.
From Nampa to the North End and beyond, jaw-dropping builds are around every corner in the valley. What's more, the highly visible and remarkable clusters of wealth can make it easy to forget the growing number of locals struggling to keep a roof over their heads.

Boise Needs More Affordable Housing

Born and raised Idaho natives are the tradesmen and tradeswomen pouring the foundations for mega-mansions in Eagle. They're outfitting Boise Bench kitchens with custom-made cabinetry and delivering sophisticated, high-end appliances that cost more than the car they drove to work.
Yet despite how hard they labor, or how many jobs they're holding down, the likelihood they'll own a luxury, or even a mid-level listing is slim at best. When locals with two or more jobs are forced to choose between the mortgage, rent, gas, or food, it's obvious the Boise-area needs more affordable housing options and listings.

Luxury Listings Aren't the Devil, Bobby

Listen, Bobby. There's nothing wrong with wanting or owning a high-end property. If affording a four-bed, four-bath $895k waterfront home in Star suits your budget, we're happy for you. But for many Idahoans, that's not in the cards.

Low-Listings Make Ya' Jump! Jump!

This is why we jumped on this low-listing like a half-priced, in-season Coach bag!
On the surface, the home appears structurally sound and well cared for. At just under two thousand square-feet, it isn't the most spacious home, but with a little imagination and determination, a family of four on a tight budget could make it work.
Scroll on! Share the love when you share this article with friends, family, and co-workers on the hunt for an affordable Boise home!

🏠 Normal People Love A Totally Average Boise Home For $285k

πŸ₯” From Nampa to the North End and beyond, jaw-dropping builds are around every corner in the valley. What's more, the highly visible and remarkable clusters of wealth can make it easy to forget the growing number of locals struggling to keep a roof over their heads.

πŸ‘œ This is why we jumped on this low-listing like a half-priced, in-season Coach bag! On the surface, the home appears structurally sound and well cared for.

🀍 Share the love when you share this article with friends, family, and co-workers on the hunt for an affordable Boise home!

Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela

$100k Price-Drop: A Boise Bench Home Straight Outta the '90s

The final decade of the last Millennium has people reminiscing and partying like it's 1999

From music and movies, to fashion and pop culture, 2022 is rife with hella cool '90s nostalgia with no signs of stopping. Its latest conquest is the 2022 housing market and home design! Droves of prospective homebuyers in Idaho and around the country are searching for the back-to-the-basics vibe of '90s home design.

This is why it comes as no surprise that this '90s Boise Bench home listing stole our hearts. Scroll through our gallery of pics for a trip down memory lane. Could this '90s house become your next Boise home?

PS, We probably had a little too much fun with the captions, but whateverrr!

Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela

πŸ•΅πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ Mystery Fans Will Love Searching for Secret Room Inside $1.3M Garden City Home [PICS]

πŸ“™ Mystery novel fans are enchanted by the mystery within this Garden City beauty!

πŸ’Ž Listed at $1.3M, this Treasure Valley gem on the river has a secret room.

πŸ•΅πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ Use your expert sleuthing skills to find its concealed living space!


We'll reveal the secret location at the end of the gallery!

Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela

πŸ’— SOLD! The Idaho Barbie Dreamhouse in Sandpoint

😍 Life is but a dream when you're Idaho Barbie.

⛰️ From her sense of adventure and athleticism, to her appreciation of wild life and free-thinking nature, Barbie is right at home in Sandpoint, Idaho.

🀩 Have the best time scrolling through this stunning Barbie Dreamhouse listed for sale in Sandpoint, Idaho! See for yourself why Barbie would buy this home on the banks of Lake Pend Oreille!

πŸ’Ž Bonus: the Barbie Dreamhouse tour is packed with fabulous Barbie facts!

Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela

πŸ’Ž Stunning $4.3M Eagle Home Has an Incredible Outdoor Sportsplex

🏠 If you're in the market for a stunning home in Eagle, Idaho, you've come to the right place!

πŸ“± Scroll through our stunning gallery of the home that has it all. Exquisite design aesthetics lend this $4.3 million-dollar Eagle residence elements of grandeur accented with modern, chic fixtures.

πŸ’— Love this home sweet home? Lucky for you, our team of local writers have quite the yin for fabulous real estate in and around Boise's Treasure Valley. Week after week, we share pics and insight on Idaho's most coveted and unique listings.

😍 If living vicariously through someone else's real estate conquests sounds like fun, you're in fantastic company! Right-click to tab and explore this stellar '90s home on the Boise Bench after you're done perusing this property!

Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela

πŸ’§ Waterfront Home is One of the Prettiest New Builds in Star

πŸ“Œ Northwest of Boise, Star has conserved the charm of small town living while embracing exciting growth and development.

Scroll on to tour one of the prettiest waterfront properties we've ever seen in the beautiful town!

Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela

πŸ•΅πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ Mystery Fans Will Love Searching for Secret Room Inside $1.3M Garden City Home [PICS]

πŸ“™ Mystery novel fans are enchanted by the mystery within this Garden City beauty!

πŸ’Ž Listed at $1.3M, this Treasure Valley gem on the river has a secret room.

πŸ•΅πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ Use your expert sleuthing skills to find its concealed living space!


We'll reveal the secret location at the end of the gallery!

Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela

🌳 Experience Beautiful Boise Living in an Affordable Manufactured Home [listing + pics]

🏠 Manufactured Homes: an affordable Boise housing avenue

Today's manufactured and mobile home communities are quite different than those of yesteryear. According to Apartment Therapy, they're also an important avenue for accessible, affordable housing in Idaho's Treasure Valley and across the nation.

In Mar. 2022, the Manufactured Housing Institute reported 22 million residences belonged to the manufactured and mobile home community.

If purchasing a manu home sounds like your inroad to affordable homeownership in the beautiful Boise area, scroll on for a gallery featuring a terrific current manu listing!

πŸ’Ž Bonus! The gallery features an array of handy local resources and tips for buying a manu home!

Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela

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