Demographics and affordability
By Raphael Barta Reader Contributor In the current chaos that is the housing market, everyone is focused on interest rates. The housing market is a sector of the economy that is especially sensitive to...
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Housing market storm warnings
By Raphael Barta Reader Contributor As we head into 2022, everyone from housing analysts, mortgage lenders, real estate agents, buyers and sellers are wondering: When will there be a return to “normal”? Terms like...
North Idaho real estate blooms
By Raphael Barta Reader Contributor It is hard to believe we have been living with the COVID-19 virus for eight months now. It has become the prism through which we see everything these days:...
How real estate shapes a community
By Raphael Barta Reader Contributor In a prior existence, I lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, where I was a vice president for the ski resort development company Intrawest. At the time, Intrawest had just...
