News from the Knoff Group

Color and Your Home

Now for a lighter topic – let’s talk decorating… I’ve noticed how colors affect both a home’s attractiveness to buyers and speed of sale. But it’s important to understand the reaction that colors can create in your own living environment.  Paint is a cheap and easy way to change the environment of a home. 6 …

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Eliminate Energy Vampires in Your Home

Homeowners can be smart about conserving electricity, saving money and resources…or not.  Amazingly, many of the ‘new’ technologies that we use in our homes are major energy wasters – even when they appear to be turned off.  This is an interesting article about what you can do to save energy and thicken your wallet. Don’t …

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Sellers’ Market in Bozeman?

Over the past couple of months, the market has continually tightened around popular price points resulting in multiple offer situations and sellers on properties priced under $300K have been backing down very little off their asking prices.   New construction continues to go up around the valley and the demand is ever increasing.  It appears we’ve …

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Housing Reports & Affordability in Big Sky – Explore Big Sky

Affordable Housing has been a hot button issue in the Big Sky area for years.  With luxury housing galore, the folks that provide most of the services to homeowners and visitors alike are relegated to the fringe to find a place to call home.  The community is coming together to study the issue and come …

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Montana’s Big Sky Resort Gets Bigger – NYTimes.com

Big Sky is on the radar – The New York Times just did a concise little column on the resort, and why it has room to grow.  Filed under Travel Heads Up. Montana’s Big Sky Resort Gets Bigger By ELAINE GLUSACFEB. 27, 2014 Bigger isn’t always better, but when it comes to ski resorts, size …

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Four Dos and Don’ts to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse

Buyer’s Remorse – it exists but there are ways to avoid it all together.  This is a very informative article by Dale King that goes through what buyers should Do and NOT DO in a real estate transaction to make taking ownership of your new home as smooth and enjoyable as possible.  Click the link …

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