News from the Knoff Group

Bozeman builders will be allowed to defer impact fees

The City of Bozeman has decided to allow developers to ‘defer’ their payment of impact fees until the Certificate of Occupancy is granted – this allows builders to not have to ‘up front’ the cost of the fees at the start of construction, instead allowing them to be paid when the construction is completed.  Strangely …

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Is your vacation rental legal?

The City of Bozeman requires vacation rentals to be permitted.  This is an interesting article that ran in last Sunday’s paper about the issue. by Amanda Ricker When the housing market collapsed in Bozeman, Phil Sgamma feared the bank would foreclose on his home. He began renting to tourists to make ends meet. “It did …

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Gallatin Field breaks more flight records

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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Buyer’s Remorse – What it is and how to deal…

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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Exempt well bill passes Senate – via Daily Chronicle

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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Market Watch – Something to Smile About

  ERA published this market recap for Bozeman recently.  Some good information here process and gleaned from the Southwest Montana MLS.Wondering what your property is worth?  Contact Marcie today for more information.  406-599-3530 It is relatively easy to find lots of good news about our local, regional and national real estate market. Trend lines are …

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Trend or Fad? Where is the market in Bozeman and Big Sky heading?

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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Market Watch : Breakdown of area real estate via Explore Big Sky

The market is heating up – properties are going under contract quickly when priced right.  Great article from our friends over at the Big Sky Weekly – Outlaw Partners. Top brokers break down area real estate by Big Sky Weekly Editors BIG SKY The Weekly tracked down seven top real estate gurus this February and …

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