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Commission advances modified floodplain regulations | BDC

The County Commission has advanced regulations on floodplain regulations including asking developers to consider channel migration zones when developing in the floodplain. Commission advances modified floodplain regulations by Alex Miller Chronicle Staff Writer Mar 21, 2023 Updates to the Gallatin County floodplain regulations are underway after being delayed to include more regulation on development.The Gallatin …

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New recreation center in the works for Livingston – Livingston Enterprise

As our communities grow, new resources are needed – this is one proposed recreation center out of three for the area that are currently being discussed. New recreation center in the works for Livingston by Sean Batura Enterprise Staff Writer Mar 8, 2023 Officials with 4 Ranges Community Recreation Foundation Inc. say they’ve obtained philanthropic …

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Q1 2023 Y/Y Real Estate Market Analysis & Statistics

The slow down in median sales price appreciation and the decrease of sold units that we began to feel late last spring (and that continued throughout the remainder of 2022 and 2023), has finally started to show up in our data. Quarter 1 2022 was the last quarter that we experienced the intense market pressure …

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Water & Sewer District receives first ARPA check | EBS

Big Sky County Water Sewer district has been trying to keep up with growth, demand and antiquated facilities and regulations. Hopefully this infusion of cash will assist their efforts. Water & Sewer District receives first ARPA check Published January 18, 2023 By Jack Reaney The Big Sky County Water and Sewer District received a check …

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2022 brought more growth for Bozeman’s airport | BDC

The airport continues to grow year over year – as more and more travelers come to the region for a variety of reasons. 2022 brought more growth for Bozeman’s airport by Nora Shelly | Chronicle Staff Writer Jan 15, 2023 For the first time, Bozeman’s airport saw more than 2 million passengers in 2022, marking …

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New local group looks into incorporating Big Sky | EBS

It will be interesting to see if this gains enough support to move to the next level – Big Sky will continue to grow. New local group looks into incorporating Big Sky Published January 13, 2023 Explore Big Sky By Jack Reaney A formal effort to look into whether Big Sky should incorporate resurfaced Wednesday …

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City to consider building pool, library for west Bozeman | BDC

This has been discussed over the years – it will be interesting to see if voters approve of the measure. City to consider building pool, library for west Bozeman by Nora Shelly Chronicle Staff Writer Jan 11, 2023 The city of Bozeman has long kicked around the idea of building a recreational facility on the …

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Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport hits 2 million passengers, breaking 2021 record | BDC

The airport continues to post impressive numbers, even over a year when visitation to Yellowstone National Park was down. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport hits 2 million passengers, breaking 2021 record By Juliana Sukut Chronicle Staff Writer Dec 9, 2022 With one more month to go, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport has already handled over 2 million …

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2022 Y/Y Real Estate Market Analysis & Statistics

There was decent – i.e. more NORMAL (i.e. pre 2020 level) – price appreciation for 2022 year over year in most locations and for product that we track in southwestern Montana. An exception to this were areas and products that tend to harbor more entry level pricing. Our analytics point out that the core appreciation experienced …

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Q4 2022 Y/Y Real Estate Market Analysis & Statistics

It seems that every news outlet is currently reporting on the fact that interest rates for home loans have gone up. And with a rise in interest rates the real estate market has slowed. But exactly how has it slowed Q4 2022 vs Q4 2021?  According to our analytics, the huge median sales price appreciation experienced during the pandemic (2020-2021) years has not fallen. However, …

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