This real estate agency is giving $5,000 to Boise homebuyers to purchase Halloween candy
On Halloween night, hundreds of families flock to Harrison Boulevard in the North End or Warm Springs Avenue in east Boise for a night full of trick-or-treating.
The two roads are famous in Boise for their beautifully-festooned houses, elaborate decorations, and, most importantly, an abundance of candy.
But such high holiday expectations come at a cost, and one Boise-based real estate agency is helping homeowners new to the neighborhood adjust.
Tiger Prop, a real estate agency part of the Homes of Idaho network, is giving $5,000 to anyone who purchases a home on Harrison Boulevard or Warm Springs Avenue until Halloween to help with the costs of decorations and candy.
“We know these homeowners get stung with a hefty candy bill every Halloween, so we wanted to help them out a bit,” Tiger Prop broker Max Coursey told the Idaho Statesman over email.
In a Facebook video also by Coursey, he interviewed Harrison Boulevard residents on their Halloween experiences. One resident said they go through about 3,000 pieces of candy each Halloween, while another said up to $1,000 could be spent a year on candy per household.
“It’s a bit of a ploy to earn more business,” Coursey told the Statesman, only half-joking.
Tiger Prop has traditionally offered buyers a rebate of $3,000 at the close of escrow and charges sellers a brokerage fee of 2 to 5%, lower than the industry 6%. Coursey says it’s “better than a fruit basket” and that Tiger Prop has saved homebuyers over $1.5 million since the company started doing business in Idaho.
For Halloween, he’s bumped that rebate up to $5,000 because he was “thinking of doing something fun.”
Harrison Boulevard will be blocked off to traffic on Halloween night, giving tiny ghosts, ghouls, and superheroes free reign of the 1-mile road. Warm Springs Avenue will be just as lucrative for trick-or-treaters but will not block off traffic, making it an excellent spot for families with older children.
