News from the Knoff Group

Cops and Courts Facility – Back to the Original Plan?

The discussion about where the expanded Bozeman Cops and Courts facility will be built has come full circle.  After a defeat by voters of a bond to build the facility off North Rouse, it seems that the discussion is building for the facility to be built in tandem with Gallatin County off South 19th – …

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Bozeman ranked 11th best mid-sized American city to live in – BDC

Bozeman wins yet another ranking contest. Eric Dietrich, Chronicle Staff Writer, Bozeman Daily Chronicle Posted: Monday, January 26, 2015 8:00 pm Bozeman has been ranked as the 11th-best mid-sized American city to live in by a “Top 100 Best Places to Live” index published this month by Livability.com.Three other Montana cities made the list: Missoula, …

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Gas prices and their effect on first time home buyers.

I heard an interesting story on Nightly Business Report (PBS) last night that got my wheels turning a bit. According to one of their sources, the drop in gas prices puts approximately $100 into the pocket of the average first time home buyer per month. With historically low interest rates, this can equate to a …

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Hot Button Issues for 2014 – A summary in Bozeman

It’s interesting to take a yearly cross section – an assessment if you will – of what the biggest hot button issues for a community are and then bundle them together for study. It gives across section of where a community stands in growth and involvement.  I found this article very enlightening – especially the …

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Affordability in Housing – Bozeman looks for input

The City of Bozeman is wrestling with the concept of affordable housing.  We’re booming – and prices of homes continue to rise.  What is to be done?  The City is looking for input.  This article has a link at the bottom to a SurveyMonkey that the city is looking for input on.  More meetings to …

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Historic Story Mill property sold to new owner | KBZK.com

A long history of bank possession is now over for the Historic Story Mill buildings.  With the creation of a new community park just to the west on land purchased by the Trust for Public land, the vision for this area is finally coming clear.  Excited to see what Mike Schlegel has is mind for …

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Rent Increases Expected to Continue through 2015

All real estate is local – that being said, the rental market in the Bozeman area and greater Gallatin including Big Sky is extremely tight right now.  Rents are rising due to demand issues.  It’s interesting to see this happening all over the nation.  Ask yourself…is it time to buy and get out of the …

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