On a local note, median sales prices rose in five out of the six markets that we track when comparing through June 2013 versus 2012. In the Bozeman city limits, there was a 7% increase to $279,900; Bozeman area outside city limits improved 15% to $344,000; Belgrade rose 12% to $190,000; Manhattan/ Three Forks grew …
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The Bozeman area has so much to offer for activities year-round, but it is especially busy with fun things to do during the summer months. I had the pleasure to attend the farmer’s market in Bozeman on Saturday and I always think of these markets as one of the quintessential activities of Montana summer. There …
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Here’s news you don’t see every day. Property Taxes going DOWN in Belgrade after the Belgrade School District refinanced four bonds – saving taxpayers over a half Million cool ones. Nice! Belgrade Schools refinance bonds Hannah Stiff, Staff Writer Property owners in Belgrade will save a bit of money on taxes paid to the schools …
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Real estate taxes and the methodology that creates the final numbers can be confusing and frustrating at times – but it is a pill we have to swallow. The last cycle for property appraisal in Montana was in 2008 – and things have a tendency to shift in the six year cycles between appraisals. Our …
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There have been quite a few shifts in how the schools in the Gallatin Valley service the children of the area. Ongoing discussion about re-districting in Bozeman, redistricting for the elementary schools in Belgrade and a reconfiguration of the middle school in Belgrade are a few of the most recent. by Hannah Stiff, Belgrade News …
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Back to the country – Montana is seeing quite a few younger folks leaving the city for life in the country. by Tom Lutey, Associated Press BRUSETT — It’s 9 a.m. and the vast Eastern Montana prairie in Casey Coulter’s windshield is giving way to piney hills and the snowcapped Little Rocky Mountains, which the …
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You can get here from there and there from here! The ease of travel to and from Gallatin Valley is a bit of an insider secret. And the airport is only growing…. From the Belgrade News. More people are flying in and out of the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport than ever before. According to numbers …
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This is an interesting little piece that, though not directly related to real estate, is something that can commonly happen in any sales transaction. The dreaded Buyers Remorse – just what is it and what causes it exactly? Taken and adapted from the March issue of Bozeman Magazine – article by Tom at Small Town …
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Water issues are front and center in Montana right now. This well bill will hopefully help ease some tensions that have been rising lately. On Wednesday, legislators struggled with the recurring issue of water well exemptions in an effort to stave off the increasing conflict between developers and landowners and water rights holders, including agricultural …
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Gallatin Association of Realtors held an informational session for their Realtor® members today about market statistics for 2012. In addition to the yearly market recap, a sub-theme of the discussion was for everyone to share their views of how they personally are seeing the market react and try to identify where the market is heading …
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