http://www.bgreenidaho.com Saving The World, One $ At A Time Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:20:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So... interesting air quality news in the Treasure Valley this past week. The Treasure Valley Air Quality Board Council submitted a proposal last year to the Idaho Legislature (which was approved) to modify the requirements for vehicle emissions testing. Currently, as I understand it, all vehicles are required to ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/treasure-valley-air-quality-heading-down-the-tubes/ It's been on the hearts and minds of many as we draw closer to the end of November deadline for the current First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. Would the tax credit be extended, would it be expanded, should I wait and hope that it's better later... All of ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/fthb-tax-credit-extended-expanded-today/ but your purchasing power is going to decrease in the new year when the FED scales back their purchasing of mortgage backed securities. The FED recently extended this program, but it is expected to begin being phased out in early 2010. This has been a great thing going, ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/fthb-tax-credit-may-be-extended/ If you're a first time home buyer that has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for interest rates to improve (come on, they are at 5.5% which is FANTASTIC), or a better selection (Spring/Summer usually represent the largest inventory levels) your time to take advantage of the $8000 tax credit ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/fthb-8000-tax-credit-time-is-running-out/ Moving to a new community can be confusing and stressful in it's own right, the last thing you want to do is spend hours searching the web or calling various agencies to try to figure out what school district your children will be in at a new home. Some ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/confused-about-schoold-district-boundaries/ One of the many benefits of home ownership are the associated tax benefits (aside from the ever popular "roof over your head" benefit). Many home owners have heard whispers, rumors, or stories of fantastic tax advantages associated with "greening" their current home. This is in fact true, but what qualify ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/home-improvement-tax-incentives-database/ Continuing the trend of accolades over the past several years Boise once again lands in the top 10 list for the best places to live according to Yahoo Finance and US News. See the complete listing at the following link. http://xrl.in/2fup While Boise has not escaped unscathed in these ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/boise-named-4-on-10-best-places-to-live/ As of last Friday there has been an exciting improvement to the $8,000 ($8,000 or 10% of sales price, whichever is less) tax credit available to first time home buyers. Now, buyers using FHA approved lenders will be able to take an advance on their $8,000 credit and put ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/first-time-home-buyer-credit-improves/ All the more reason to move to the City of Trees! According to Yahoo Finance, Boise took the # 3 spot based on our combination of highly educated work force already in place and low cost of living/high quality of life. Over the past few years Boise has ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/boise-where-your-job-may-be-outsourced-to/ Well, Boise's growing up and with it comes some improvements to our trash collection and curb side recycling programs. Over the summer all Allied Waste (formerly BFI) customers will be receiving new trash and recycling bins. While some customers have already upgraded to the newer wheeled bins, they ... http://www.bgreenidaho.com/treasure-valley-recycling-program/