We visited with friends from Bonner County Economic Development Corporation (BCEDC) here in Sandpoint and were encouraged by Director Karl Dye’s continued leadership as well as the cooperative attitude among members to find ways to save and strengthen local businesses.
At the same time they are trying to provide for expansion by adding new small businesses [...]

Panhandle State Bank has four “Powered by Community” programs in Bonner and Boundary County.  Last month PSB made a great pick by adding Kim Diercks to the team as a commercial loan officer and community development officer for the two northern counties.
Many of us know Kim from her tireless efforts on behalf of Kinderhaven where [...]

Are there bargains on building sites in Sandpoint?
Our Builder friends are hurting.
But they will be the first to tell you that with the huge inventory of unsold Sandpoint properties is good for buyers.
As the current inventory is sold and new buyers are attracted to the marketplace by low interest rates there will be a [...]

Many Real Estate professionals are citing a rise in “pending sales” and “mortgage applications” as signs that the market may be on its way to recovery and predict the worst may be over for Sandpoint foreclosures.
Remember that pending sales are those where a buyer and seller have come to terms but it has not closed.
One [...]

Can Sandpoint, Idaho foreclosures be purchased at the national discount of about 35% and in some areas of the country up to 80 percent?
Yes, if you know where to look. The best deals right now are in land destined for developments that never materialized and in pre-foreclosures.    A recent case in point.
A developer had purchased [...]