Boise Ranks No. 2 For Most Rental Scams in Entire United States
With median home prices in Ada County hovering around $525,000 the dream of homeownership seems distant. It's not just home prices that are soaring. Rental prices are climbing too.
At the beginning of June, a friend of mine texted me "Rental prices in Boise are criminal." Her lease was set to expire at the end of the month and the leasing office informed her that the rent on her 585 square foot, one bedroom apartment would be going up nearly $400 per month if she signed another seven month lease or nearly $800 per month if she went month-to-month. She ended up moving back in with her mom while she and some new roommates desperately searched for an apartment or rental house that would comfortably fit the four of them.