Summer is officially over and while our fond memories of water fights and roasting marshmallows over a campfire are still fresh in our minds, winter is just around the corner. It’s time to start preparing your family, and especially your house for those cold winter months ahead.

Investing in an older home means you’re investing in a property with character. However, along with all that character comes many projects. Wear and tear over the years means your new (old) house isn’t going to be in pristine condition like a model home.

Todd Campbell has been an authority in the Idaho construction industry for many years. He is a third generation homebuilder from a long line of expert builders.

Summer is the time the average American likes to buy, sell, and renovate their home. It’s a busy time for any real estate market and the Boise, Idaho market is no different. Let’s explore some trends and predictions…

Summer is the best time of the year to explore the great outdoors while the weather is warm and clear. This is also the time in which fires are most likely to happen, planned or not. Whether you’re camping and sitting around the campfire, or setting off fireworks …

There are many reasons to consider purchasing a fixer-upper, but if you’re a first-time (or fifth-time) homeowner, thinking it will be easy shouldn’t be one of them. It’s rare that any house truly meets all design and aesthetic needs…

With fluctuations in the marketplace, prices aren’t going to be as firm and you may end up with a house priced well, but stagnating, or getting lots of offers, but most of which will be lowballs. Times are rough. Now, before you set out to find the perfect house…

Fire can strike at anytime, even in areas we thought were safe. There are plenty of things that we all can do to help prevent a fire from spreading to your home, especially when we are expecting a dry summer like this year. Let’s look at some top fire prevention tips for your home.

Can we blame spiders from wanting to get into our homes to set up shop? After all, our homes are warm, have fresh water, and are packed with great things that spiders love to eat (small bugs). Now, some will tell you that spiders are actually great at controlling the populations of smaller insects, …

Just because Boise is the city of trees, doesn’t mean we have to act like a tree and be sedentary all the time. Pick up your roots and branches and head outside this spring for some much needed physical activity (and fun!) around our fair city.