Spring and summer are the prime time for home renovations thanks to warm weather and longer daylight hours. Home renovation covers a wide variety of projects from getting a new light fixture in the kitchen to adding a deck to the backyard. Some projects are large enough that they require a building permit. But where is the cutoff for needing/not needing a permit? We will provide examples of when you will need a permit for fixing up your home.

Check out our latest charts and graphs on building permits that display how new construction of homes continues to trend upward.

Review January 2015 real estate stats for Boise and Nampa, Idaho. See how home values are changing and building permit trends.

Would you believe that 8 years ago there were 4 times the # of building permits there are today?

Who builds the most homes in Valley County including McCall, Cascade and Donnelly.

The best place to start with any perspective is in the begining. While many people are familiar with the last 6 years to 10 years of real estate and new construction, there is a record of home building in the Boise Idaho Metropolitan area since 1961. You can follow spikes in construction and building permits with major increases in employmnet like HP and Micron.

By Average Permit Value for 2007. Homes range from luxury down to small. Builders as well as homes come in all shapes and sizes.

What month did Meridian permits peak? Now many were issued? Learn more.