News from the Knoff Group

Housing trust reviews resort tax, Meadowview project, water use

Affordable housing and the ability to institute additional sales tax are key discussions during the 2019 Montana Legislature. Housing trust reviews resort tax, Meadowview project, water use By Michael Somerby EBS Digital Editor BIG SKY On Feb. 21, the Big Sky Community Housing Trust advisory council met in the Human Resource and Development Council offices …

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Affordable housing advocates look to Montana Legislature for help

How do we address the affordability issue? Through rules and regulations? Through better options for income growth? It will likely take a few different things to help – here are a few attempts going through the state legislature… Affordable housing advocates look to Montana Legislature for help By Eric Dietrich Montana Free Press Jan 25, …

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Yellowstone Airport to Expand…Again

As Bozeman’s population and popularity expand, the need grows for transportation infrastructure. Yellowstone International Airport has done a great job anticipating this growth as they keep their eyes to the future. BZN eyeing new gates, destinations, and Southwest Airlines in the future Carson Vickroy KBZK 7:33 pm January 24, 2019 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport handles …

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Real Estate Market Update and Metrics 2016-2018

Market Update: Q4 and Year Over Year Statistics and Commentary

Please enjoy our quarterly Southwest Montana real estate market analysis and breakdown of statistics for both Quarter 4 2018 and full year 2018 as compared with the previous two years. One more really neat statistic – Knoff Group Real Estate’s broker, Marcie Hahn-Knoff, ranked in the top 25 real estate agents in the ENTIRE Big …

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Market update: Q3 2018 statistics and commentary

Overall trends – Quarter 3 2018 as compared to previous year. Single Family Higher median sales price – increases between 9-20+% Fewer properties selling for more money Days on market are up as prices climb City of Bozeman $442K!, Outside city limits $575K, Belgrade $322K, Manhattan $392K, Big Sky $1.5M Livingston $275K. Sales volume is …

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Q2 2018 Y/Y Real Estate Market Update

Knoff Group Quarter 2 2018 Year over year market update and report     Single Family Homes City of Bozeman is seeing the same reduction of inventory that is being seen in other markets – lack of quality inventory is pushing pricing higher and creating high buyer demand for well-priced properties. Median sales price has …

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Technology is tweaking the economics of mountain town living.

This is a fantastic article that explains why our area is slated for continued growth and at least in part why we are experiencing the accelerated sales pricing, competitive rental market and pressure on housing that we’ve been experiencing in the Bozeman, Big Sky and greater Bozeman area. An Economic Crossroads – Technology has broken …

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9 of the world’s best private ski resorts

Not surprisingly, The Yellowstone Club made the top of this list. Private stash: The world’s best exclusive ski resorts Rob Hodgetts, CNN • Updated 15th December 2017 (CNN) — Imagine a ski destination with no lift lines where you can plunder pristine powder all day long. You could splash out on remote heli-ski adventure, but …

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Big Sky substation location, cost still pending

It’s refreshing to see NWE consider the GIS proposal – hoping that they decide in favor of that technology wherever they put the station. Big Sky substation location, cost still pending By Amanda Eggert EBS Senior Editor BIG SKY – Northwestern Energy, the publicly regulated utility company that supplies power to Big Sky, says two …

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