Homeownership on Hold While a majority of Americans (72 percent) say they still believe in the inherent value of homeownership, not everyone is sold on the idea. A recent Trulia survey finds that more than one-fourth of Americans who currently rent (27 percent) do not plan to ever own a home. More than two-thirds (68 [...]

When the stock market crashed in 2002 many people gave up on stocks   and started putting their money in real estate.  At that time home prices were increasing at a fast rate and stocks seemed to have nowhere to go.  Five years later things look a lot different.  Stocks have been growing at a [...]

One sure sign of fall in Idaho is the sugar beet harvest across southern Idaho.  The sugar beet crop is found in three distinct regions of Idaho: southwest, southcentral and southeast.  The crop accounts for $1.8 billion in the Idaho economy and an estimated 7,000 jobs.  It is the fourth largest crop in Idaho behind [...]