Hard-Hit Boise Subdivision Lacks Owner-Occupied Homes

Copyright 2017 Boise State Public Radio. To see more, visit Boise State Public Radio . STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The housing market is recovering in much of the country, not so much in Idaho. Home prices dropped by 46 percent in the Boise area during the financial crises. Forty-six percent. Today's business bottom line takes us to the home of a family that rode out the crash and are still waiting for better times. Here's Molly Messick of Boise State Public Radio. MOLLY MESSICK, BYLINE: Charter Pointe is a sprawling master-planned subdivision in southwest Boise. County records show that in 2011, 90 percent of the houses that sold here were foreclosures or short sales. On a recent visit, I saw block after block of traditional-looking homes. I drove with a list of addresses in hand. Six-five-four-seven Fairwind. I know this one went through some sort of foreclosure process. I'm just going to get out and take a look. (SOUNDBITE OF CAR DOOR) MESSICK: I walked to the door of a two-story home with