News & Insights
Community Forum on Affordable Housing – Jan 24, 2017 Big Sky Chamber of Commerce
The Big Sky Chamber of Commerce will host an evening of discussion on Tuesday, January 24th at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center about the formation of a Tourism Master Plan for Big Sky and affordable housing in the Big Sky area. Commun...
COLOR OF THE YEAR 2017 – Greenery
Fresh – revitalizing. Pantone has released their color of the year for 2017. I gravitate towards greens and welcome this choice. Looking forward to seeing this in new construction and design for the coming year. Pantone announces 2017 Colo...
HUD Lowers FHA MIP by a Quarter Point | Realtor Magazine
Big news for FHA loans – still some work to do to make them more user friendly, but this is a big step. Mortgage insurance premiums on FHA-backed loans will be lower by 25 basis points on loans endorsed starting January 27, the federal gov...
Comment on Short Term Rentals – Bozeman
The City of Bozeman has just created a survey for public comment on short term rentals aka vacation rentals or VRBO/AirBnB rentals within city limits. An ongoing hotbutton topic, there will be three live public comment sessions in addition to t...
A Ski Resort Grows Under an Expansive Montana Sky – NYTimes.com
Big Sky is booming – while numbers in the residential real estate market were slipping a bit in 2016, the resort and town are doubling down on the tourism card to bring this resort market into the next realm…great article by the New Yor...
No slow down for Luxury Real Estate Sales – Mansion Global
This is an interesting development – I don’t believe in ‘national’ real estate markets, but segments of the market, such as the luxury sector ($1M and above) can trend on a national level. Perhaps there has been no slow down due to ...
Finally: Fed raises rates for first time in 2016 – Dec. 14, 2016 CNN
It was almost a certainty that this would happen based on economic data released over the past few months – now to see if more hikes are on the horizon. These rates do not directly impact home loans – the last time a Fed rate hike happened,...
Google Time Lapse – Development in SW Montana since 1984
A fun distraction – Google timelapse has enabled curious web surfers the ability to see the growth worldwide that has taken place since 1984. Looking at our specific area, it’s interesting to see when the booms were in construction. And...