Area guides
Where to buy new, neighborhood by neighborhood
Genuinely useful, locally grounded guides to the cities and towns where CBH builds. Read up before you drive, then call me for the current inventory picture.
Market Intel • 3 min read
Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of November 5, 2026
This week's buyer's briefing leads with the third straight weekly decline in 30-year mortgage rates, to 7.18%, in the survey published today, and with CBH HomeFest officially opening tomorrow, November 6, across 15 model homes in four communities. It also carries the newest weekly market report, covering October 26 through November 1, which closed out October with Ada County new listings up 11% and a major uptick on the Canyon County side, plus a fresh snapshot of what is selling now versus still coming soon. Everything below is current as of November 5, 2026.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Weekend of November 7-8
The November 7-8 edition of the Treasure Valley events roundup, current as of November 4, 2026: CBH HomeFest opens Friday and Saturday with 15 furnished models, the Eagle Holiday Bazaar fills Eagle High School all weekend, Nampa's Holiday Makers Market takes over the Civic Center, the Boise Farmers Market debuts its winter home at the Idaho Botanical Garden, and the Steelheads and Boise Philharmonic anchor Saturday night.
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Market Intel • 3 min read
Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of November 3, 2026
This week's buyer's briefing leads with Radiance, CBH Homes' largest-ever project, a proposed 1,200-acre master plan of more than 6,800 homes near Micron in southeast Ada County that is still in early planning with no sales open yet. It also closes the book on the October Life Upgrade (deadline was Saturday, October 31), flags the holiday promotion replacing it, up to $50K in bonus savings tied to HomeFest, which opens Friday, November 6, and updates the 30-year rate to 7.24%. Everything below is current as of November 3, 2026.
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Market Intel • 3 min read
HomeFest Opens Friday: Your Game Plan for Touring CBH Homes
HomeFest opens Friday, November 6, 2026, and runs through December 12 at 15 furnished models across Southridge, Centerville, Topaz Ranch West, and Jack's Place. This buyer's game plan covers how to tour smart, register your agent before your first visit, and read the up-to-$50K bonus honestly. Current as of November 3, 2026.
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Market Intel • 3 min read
Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 29, 2026
This week's buyer's briefing leads with Locale in Southwest Boise flipping to selling now, with 12 move-in-ready homes on the board and prices starting around $424,990. It also carries the final two days of the Life Upgrade financing window before the October 31 deadline, a weekly market report showing Ada County sales and pending activity strengthening, and a HomeFest countdown that opens Friday, November 6. Everything below is current as of October 29, 2026.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Week of November 16, 2026
The week-of-November-16 edition of the Treasure Valley events roundup, current as of October 28, 2026: Caldwell's Winter Wonderland Festival opens Friday at Indian Creek Plaza, the Canyon County Christmas Show and Shindig Farms' light maze fill Nampa's weekend, Boise State hosts San Diego State under the lights Saturday, and the Steelheads skate a three-game home stand.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 27, 2026
This week's buyer's briefing leads with the Wagers Acres grand opening in Caldwell, where the builder's own page still says 'coming soon' while homes are already listed, and with the final week of the Life Upgrade rate-and-appliance window, which closes Saturday, October 31. It also carries the first weekly decline in 30-year rates in nine weeks and a reminder that this Saturday is the last On the Block open-house day before HomeFest opens Friday, November 6. Everything below is current as of October 27, 2026.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Week of November 9, 2026
The week-of-November-9 edition of the Treasure Valley events roundup, current as of October 26, 2026: Veterans Day lands on Wednesday, November 11, the Idaho Veterans Parade and Boise State vs. Oregon State anchor Saturday, November 14, CBH HomeFest enters week two with tours Friday and Saturday, and the region's winter farmers markets are running on a regular schedule.
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Market Intel • 3 min read
Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 22, 2026
This week's buyer's briefing leads with On the Block landing at Arrowrock Farms in Caldwell this Saturday, October 24 (paired with Linrock in Meridian), and with a label worth knowing about: the builder's own Arrowrock Farms page still carries the 'coming soon!' banner while the same page lists homes you can shop today. It also carries September's market numbers, a note that 30-year mortgage rates spent all of October above 7%, and a reminder that the Life Upgrade contract window closes at the end of the month.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Week of November 2, 2026
The week-of-November-2 edition of the Treasure Valley events roundup, current as of October 21, 2026: Halloween wraps the month, Dia de los Muertos fills JUMP on Monday night, First Thursday and the Boise Philharmonic anchor midweek, and CBH HomeFest, the builder's holiday model-home event, opens Friday, November 6 with 15 furnished homes across four communities.
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Market Intel • 3 min read
Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 20, 2026
This week's buyer's briefing leads with CBH publishing the full HomeFest lineup: Southridge and Centerville in Meridian, Topaz Ranch West in Caldwell, and Jack's Place in Nampa, with week one opening Friday, November 6. The builder's homepage now counts 57 communities across the Treasure Valley, and the growth story keeps pointing east toward Micron while Canyon County prices run about 25% below Ada County.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Week of October 26, 2026
The week-of-October-26 edition of the Treasure Valley events roundup, current as of October 19, 2026: Halloween lands on a Saturday, Nampa's downtown trick-or-treat fills First Street South on Thursday, Caldwell and Mountain Home host Friday events, Star, Middleton, and Jerome close out the month, and the weekend carries Skillet, Rival Sons, and Kai Wachi.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 15, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: CBH HomeFest runs November 6 through December 12 with 15 decorated model homes, Wagers Acres celebrates its grand opening today in Caldwell, and the October 5-11 market report shows sales stepping back from a hot start.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Week of October 19, 2026
The week-of-October-19 edition of the Treasure Valley events roundup, current as of October 14, 2026: CBH announces HomeFest for November, Meridian's big trunk-or-treat lands Thursday, Boo at the Zoo and Night of a Thousand Pumpkins fill the weekend, and Halloween week is already mapped from Star to Mountain Home.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 13, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: Wagers Acres' grand opening Thursday in Caldwell, the Life Upgrade offer running through October 31, this Saturday's On The Block tours at Linrock and Arrowrock Farms, and the market's October start.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Week of October 12, 2026
A fresh look at what is actually next in the Treasure Valley, current as of October 12, 2026: CBH opens Wagers Acres in Caldwell, Viva Nampa fills Lloyd Square, the Mountain Home Highland Games run a full weekend, trunk-or-treat season starts, and CBH's On the Block open houses continue every Saturday.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 8, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: the October 'Life Upgrade' rate-and-appliance offer, Homefest's final days through October 11, Wagers Acres' grand opening in Caldwell, this Saturday's On The Block tours, and September's market close-out.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Late October 2026 Roundup
The late-October edition of the Treasure Valley events roundup, current as of October 7, 2026: Boo at the Zoo, Viva Nampa, Mountain Home Highland Games, trunk-or-treat nights across the valley, the final Saturdays of the farmers market season, and CBH's On the Block open houses every Saturday through the month.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 6, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: Homefest enters its final week through October 11, CBH's $30K 'Your Way' plus appliance offer, the city-by-city starting-price lineup, and August's strongest sales month in six years.
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Events • 5 min read
Treasure Valley Community Events: Mid-October 2026 Roundup
A fresh look at what is actually next in the Treasure Valley: Eagle Harvest Fest on October 10, Kuna's free moonlight movie, the final Saturdays of several farmers markets, pumpkin patches open through Halloween, and CBH's On the Block open houses with Homefest wrapping October 11. Current as of October 5, 2026.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 3, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: Homefest still running through October 11, CBH's new $30K 'Your Way' plus appliance offer, Arrowrock Farms opening in Caldwell, Deer Valley flipping to selling, and the fall permit and planning pipeline.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of October 1, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: CBH's new Homefest event with a 4.25% rate and free appliances through October 11, Madrone Heights in Kuna and Valencia Village in Caldwell now selling, and the fall price and inventory picture.
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Treasure Valley Community Events: October 2026 Roundup
Fall is when the Treasure Valley shows off: Saturday farmers markets still running downtown and in Meridian, Nampa, and Eagle, harvest festivals and pumpkin patches from Boise to Jerome, and CBH's Saturday open-house program. Here is the rundown, current as of September 30, 2026, so you can plan a weekend around a new-home tour.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of September 24, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: CBH's September 'Life Upgrade' promotion with a 3.875% year-one rate and free appliances, 500+ move-in-ready homes, and the fall price picture in Ada and Canyon counties.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of September 17, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: CBH's new Beaconwood community in Eagle, Caldwell and Meridian communities still coming soon, Jameson now selling in Meridian, and the September 2026 price, incentive, and inventory picture.
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Treasure Valley New Home Intel: As of September 10, 2026
A weekly buyer's briefing on Treasure Valley new construction: two CBH grand openings this year, a Meridian watchlist community now listing homes at around $559,990, and the pricing and incentive trends shaping new-build deals.
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Boise • 6 min read
New Construction in Boise, Idaho: Neighborhoods, New Builds & Buyer Tips
Boise is Idaho's capital and the Treasure Valley's job engine, and it is also one of the few places where a brand-new home can sit minutes from downtown, the Boise River, and the foothills. This guide covers the CBH communities in and around Boise, what the daily life is like, where buyers eat, and why an independent agent belongs on your side of the deal.
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Meridian • 6 min read
New Construction in Meridian, Idaho: A Practical Buyers' Guide
Meridian is the Treasure Valley's family magnet. Here is what buyers should know about new CBH construction there, from schools and commutes to which communities to watch.
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Kuna • 5 min read
New Construction in Kuna, Idaho: What to Know Before You Build
One of America's fastest-growing towns, Kuna pairs small-town Idaho character with brand-new subdivisions. Here is what buyers should know before they build.
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Nampa • 6 min read
New Construction in Nampa, Idaho: A Buyers' Guide to the Valley's Second City
Nampa blends a genuine historic downtown with the valley's largest lineup of new builds. Here is the local knowledge new-home buyers need.
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Living in Caldwell, Idaho: New Builds in the Heart of Idaho Wine Country
A growing Treasure Valley market the team knows well, Caldwell offers college-town energy, an award-winning plaza downtown, and generous new-home lots.
Read the guide Eagle & Star • 5 min read
New Construction in Eagle and Star, Idaho: River Towns Northwest of Boise
Eagle brings the river and established sophistication; Star brings the rural pace and room to grow. Together they bracket the northwest valley for new-home buyers.
Read the guide Middleton · New Plymouth • 5 min read
New Construction in Middleton and New Plymouth: Idaho Farm-Town Life
The big little towns of the west valley: Middleton's homey crossroads and New Plymouth's leafy, unhurried pace. New builds are changing both, in the best way.
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New Construction in Jerome, Idaho: Magic Valley Living Near Twin Falls
Jerome is the Magic Valley's farm-town anchor: lower prices, an easy Main Street, and the Snake River rim country on your doorstep.
Read the guide Mountain Home • 4 min read
New Construction in Mountain Home, Idaho: The High-Desert Option
Mountain Home offers the most open-sky, unhurried new-home living in the valley's eastern edge: a base economy and big public land at the back door.
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