Columns
Searching for opinion based articles? Below we'll share opinion news articles on a wide variety of topics.
OPINION: School choice plan called a ‘government handout’
The fight over school vouchers might be the leading issue going into this legislative session, but the term “vouch…
OPINION: Lawmaker: ‘Rational people’ need to step up in GOP
Bonneville County’s Republican Central Committee may have picked a fight against the wrong legislator.
Marty and Max: Rawhide real estate marketing
When preparing your home do it the rawhide way. Remember the old country song from many Western movies including City Slickers? It goes something like… “Rollin, Rollin Rollin, Keep those dogies rollin', Head 'em up…
OPINION: GOP lawmakers get no love back home
One thing I learned from my five years at the Post Register in the 1980s was the love that people in Idaho Falls had for Republicans. Almost as much as the Fou…
Marty and Max: Is the market recovering?
The estimated single-family year-end inventory will be around 525k. Our normal inventory peak is in August, however this year it appears that it is November.
Marty and Max: Are we in a double-dip housing recession?
The big question on everyone’s mind is: when will home sales turn around? Are we on the cusp of a double-dip housing recession, or are there signals that 2024 …
Marty and Max: Is it game over for your investments?
On one of my many business trips to Las Vegas, I was asked if I gambled. My reply was “Absolutely yes. I have a 401K comprised mostly of stocks and bonds. My e…
OPINION: Simpson: Jordan was not the right fit for speaker
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is accustomed to attacks from the right — for his work on the Appropriations Committee, his votes for big-budget bills and his s…
Marty and Max: Tear down that wall!
Real Estate accounts for about one-fifth of the US economy. The two big problems buyers face are interest rates and inventory.
Marty and Max:Should I Stay or Should I Go
Is now the right time to sell your home?
Marty and Max (and TaylorAnne): Real Estate Photography and Copyright
I listed my home a couple of years ago and am getting ready to re-list with a different agent. My new agent wants to bring out another photographer and I don’t…
OPINION: Don’t count on Congress to resolve fiscal mess
Round and round we go, and we all know where this stops. It’s Nov. 17, when Congress will face another chapter of tired talks about a government-shutdown.
Marty and Max: Real Estate Recipes
Today we will discuss two ways to buy an actively marketed home at a bargain, where you actually want to live.
MY TURN: Shoshone County BOCC blaming others, working less
This letter is to express my own opinion, and no one else’s. The new commissioners are pointing fingers and blaming us for overspending for the last four years, but not saying what we overspent on. Why?
Marty and Max: Market Segments
In today’s column, we are NOT going to discuss the market. Rather, we ARE discussing how to read and interpret the data when you do choose to look at the marke…
Marty and Max (and TaylorAnne): IS THE REAL ESTATE MARKET UP IN SMOKE?
Selling a home is a stressful, personal, and emotional process. This is why it is crucial to partner with a trusted professional who takes the time to understa…