Our Blog
Welcome to Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s new blog, where you will learn about our many products and services, their impact in Idaho, and related industry news and announcements. Read about our team’s activities as we work together to fulfill our mission to improve lives and strengthen communities in Idaho.
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Timing the market: When is the right time to buy a home?
Read Article: Timing the market: When is the right time to buy a home?There’s been a lot of talk about the housing market over the past few years. The record-low interest rates of 2021 quickly soared close to 8 percent by 2023. Housing […]
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Adare Manor brings more affordable housing to downtown Boise
Read Article: Adare Manor brings more affordable housing to downtown BoiseCommunities all across the country are grappling with how they can finance and build more affordable housing. In Ada County, the vacancy rate for affordable rental units is less than
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HUD’s Carson: Innovation, partnerships key to affordable housing
Read Article: HUD’s Carson: Innovation, partnerships key to affordable housingThe importance of innovation and partnerships was the message U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson brought with him to Idaho. “We’re encouraging and welcoming innovative housing in our neighborhoods,”
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Community partners break ground on affordable housing development that will help house homeless veterans
Read Article: Community partners break ground on affordable housing development that will help house homeless veteransThere are more than 700 veterans experiencing homelessness in the state of Idaho. A population that makes up just about 13 percent of the total population of homelessness in the
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Shelters to shipping containers: Idaho nonprofits work to meet housing needs
Read Article: Shelters to shipping containers: Idaho nonprofits work to meet housing needsOver the past eight years, the Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge has helped raise more than $3 million for almost 70 Idaho nonprofits that provide safe, stable, and affordable housing
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The face of homelessness
Read Article: The face of homelessnessEvery morning, Cynthia makes an hour-long drive from her three-bedroom home among the hop fields of Wilder to the city lights of Boise. A routine she repeats each evening as
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How you can become an informed homebuyer
Read Article: How you can become an informed homebuyerMany people can still remember their first home. They can remember how the back yard was the perfect size for their pet or how they loved the color of the
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Boise State study hopes to paint a clearer picture of Idaho’s eviction rate
Read Article: Boise State study hopes to paint a clearer picture of Idaho’s eviction rateWhen people think of evictions they think of someone not paying their rent or possibly violating the terms of a lease. However, a person can be kicked out of his or
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Twin Falls brewery uses Idaho small-business program to open its doors
Read Article: Twin Falls brewery uses Idaho small-business program to open its doorsTwin Falls is experiencing a downtown transformation. New sidewalks and buildings are under construction and innovative businesses are opening. One of those businesses, Koto Brewing Co., is the lifelong dream
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