If January is any indicator, 2020 will not be the year of the Treasure Valley homebuyer.
With five new price records, 2019 marked the eighth consecutive year home prices have risen in the Boise Metro area. The first month of 2020 is showing a continuation of that trend with upward appreciation entering its ninth year.
The median single-family home price finished the month of January at $354,900 in Boise, up 20.31 percent from the year prior.
Over the last 12 months, house prices in Ada County rose 15.33 percent to a record $363,000. In 2011, the median home price was just $145,000.
For Treasure Valley home shoppers, there is little to choose from. The total supply of homes for sale in Boise dropped to an anemic 0.73 months. At 1.17 and
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