The Boise Idaho real estate market was devastated in 2009, with just fewer than 5% of all homes in the area being foreclosed upon that year. It is not a great statistic to be leading the nation in rate of foreclosure, but worse than that, the foreclosure rate is up more than 100% from the previous record setting year just a year before. Boasting the 24th highest foreclosure rate in the country, the situation seems pretty grim and is starting to make many homeowners seriously look at what remaining options they have. Many of the jobs in the area were centered on construction when the boom was going on, so it is no wonder the unemployment rate is hovering at 10.1%.