reporter: because? why is it like this when just a couple of years ago it wasn t. reporter: boise has beauty, a winning lifestyle, and too few homedz for sale. the pandemic created next-level frenzy. investors and workers from neighboring states snapping up homes, driving up prices. jennifer louis family has grown. her home s value has doubled. but she can t afford to buy bigger. have you put an offer on a house? we wanted to. but the realtor said they wouldn t even look at a contingent offer. it s money that talks. reporter: people here keep telling us this housing market is changing who boise is. younger buyers squeezed out moving away, older sellers cashing up on the, moving away. and for the more approachably priced homes, there s no end in sight. margaret. brennan: mark strassmann, thank you. still ahead on tonight s cbs evening news, the wife of a beloved music executive is gunned down inside her beverly hills mansion. and a powerful explosion rocks a