Pioneer Title Co’s Tim Bundgard made an “appearance” last weekend on The Real Estate Radio Show with Chris Lofthus, hosted by Dave Tester at KIDO 580AM. If you haven’t tuned in to the show (it airs Saturdays at 2pm), it’s a great way to keep up on all things real estate in the Treasure Valley as Lofthus and Tester invite different guests with different backgrounds in the industry. If you missed Tim’s spot on the show last Saturday, check it out below and be sure to tune in this weekend for an all new Real Estate Radio Show on KIDO 580AM.
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Mar, 2012
The Real Estate Radio Show…
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Mar, 2012
February 2012 shows impressive gains…
The newest PTC Index shows some very encouraging gains across the board in the Treasure Valley Real Estate Market. A few highlights:
- Building Permits up 25%
- New Home Sales up 20.5%
- Refinances up 21% from the month prior
- Short Sales and REO properties down slightly
Check out the latest numbers at ptcindex.com!
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Feb, 2012
Boise real estate market turning around? Realtor.com thinks so…
KTVB’s Natalie Podgorski sat down with our president, Tim Bundgard, to discuss Realtor.com’s recent article proclaiming Boise one of 2011 top turnaround cities. Check out the video below for the full interview and full article link…
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Jul, 2011
Prices stabilize, improvements continue…
Tim Bundgard last week sat down with KTVB’s Carolyn Holly to discuss new PTC Index numbers for the month of June. We’ve seen some big improvements last month in terms of average sales pricing, new and existing home sales and a drop in distressed and bank-owned properties. Tim believes that as inventories go down, sales prices will climb, so we’re likely looking at a semblance of pricing stabilization. Tim also told Carolyn that shadow inventories (bank-owned properties) are still in the pipeline and will infiltrate the market during the 4th quarter of 2011. Check out the video above for the full interview and be sure to check out PTCindex.com for full particulars on June numbers as well as previous months.
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Jun, 2011
Average Sales Price, Building Permits Increase in May…
In the midst of the traditional home buying season, May has brought some encouraging numbers in building permits, existing home sales, average sales price and a drop in notices of default. While Canyon County experienced a drop in average sales price by 8% to $86,836 (from $94,759 in April), Ada County saw a whopping 26% gain in sales price from the month prior to $175,458 (from $129,320). Valley wide, the average sales price is up by 1.5%. Building permits and existing home sales increased by 6% and 4%, respectively while new homes sales fell 8% from the month prior. Read more and see full May stats…
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Jun, 2011
PTC Sync is coming…
In a previous post, we wrote about many cloud-based services to keep things tidy in your digital life. All the while, we’ve been quietly working on a cloud-based offering of our own: PTC-Sync. It’s a whole new way to keep track of your transactions with us and offers our Escrow Officers to work with you from anywhere. Find out more and sign up to be notified when PTC Sync hits the street by visiting the official PTC Sync page.
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Jun, 2011
Fine-tune your presentations…
As the old saying goes, great presenters aren’t born – they are prepared and if you’re like us, there’s always a fine line to tread when creating a presentation that is not only effective, but engaging and informative as well. Lifehacker posted a new article about presentations (aptly titled “How to Create Presentations that Don’t Suck) based largely on advice from Nancy Duarte. Her design firm has prepared over 250,000 presentations over the last 23 years. Some key points:
- Too many ideas on one slide
- Cliches and Clipart
- Lack of emphasis
- Questionable design choices
- No relationship to the audience
The article is definitely worth a read and bookmark-worthy if you have an upcoming presentation or just care to hone your skills a bit more.
Further Reading:
- How To Get a Standing Ovation by Guy Kawasaki
- The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint by Guy Kawasaki
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Jun, 2011
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May, 2011
Building Permits, New Home Sales make gains in April…
The first quarter of 2011 is finally in the books and April brought moderate gains in different areas that comprise the PTC Index. Building permits in April where up a whopping 16% over March, while new homes sales and existing home sales were up 8% and 5%, respectively within the same month over month time period. Distressed properties (short sales and bank-owned) and notices of default showed decreases of 3% and 10%, respectively. Days on market also fell 7% from 98 days to 91 days. The average Treasure Valley home sales price also fell slightly; Canyon County’s average sales price fell 1% to $93,524 while Ada County increased to $165,064. Hop on over to PTCIndex.com to check out full details…
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Apr, 2011
What PTC Index says about local housing market…
President of Pioneer Title Co., Tim Bundgard this week wrote a guest column for the Idaho Business Review forecasting real estate in 2011. He referenced the PTC Index, a monthly measurement of the health of the Treasure Valley real estate market, as a baseline for his forecast…
“…When the federal government introduced its first-time homebuyer program a few years ago, it incentivized buyers with a tax credit and, in turn, spurred home sales. Many people took advantage of this inducement; the first-time homebuyer tax credit, however, was a temporary fix and may have prolonged a full recovery.
Our index shows that new home sales at a monthly average of 117, 91 and 94 in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. It is evident that even as 2009 brought above-average numbers in the historical sense, post-incentive years show growth, albeit in small increments.” Read the full article…
Excerpt courtesy of the Idaho Business Review