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Consultants to evaluate Bozeman’s historic preservation regulations – BDC
There has been a lot of wrestling with this topic in the past months in Bozeman. It has become more and more difficult to do anything in the historic district – a homeowner was recently turned down on a tear down of a house next door to thei...
Gallatin County among fastest growing in nation – BDC
Bozeman and the Gallatin area end up on a lot of top 10 lists – this was not a surprising statistic considering the influx of people into our community over the past few years – living in this area of Montana is the goal of many people from...
Proposal for event center on Saddle Mountain Road meets resistance – BDC
What do you think? Should people be able to build event centers in agricultural areas? Seems that this is becoming more and more popular to do in our area… By Troy Carter Chronicle Staff Writer David Rall is planning to build a five-b...
Clean Slate Group wraps Bozeman area’s traffic signal boxes…
I’ve been enjoying the new traffic signal wraps all around the greater Bozeman area. Featuring paintings, fine art and photography from a slew of local artists, these are fun and add color and culture to each stoplight. Below is a press rel...
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 env...
New Appraisal Rules; The Sky Is Not Falling – Forbes
Collateral Underwriter is an automated risk assessment software that reviews appraisal reports for FannieMae regulated mortgages. There has been much discussion that the program (already updated to another version since released at the beginni...
2014 Real Estate Market Recap – Bozeman | Big Sky | Greater Gallatin Montana
The 2014 real estate market in the Bozeman, Big Sky and Greater Gallatin County areas was a record setting one – and 2015 is proving that there is more growth to be had. I find statistics extremely helpful when determining what kind of marke...
Community celebrates library’s award – The Belgrade News: Local News
Despite the fact that the Belgrade Library has had times of budget shortfall, it has done well with the resources at hand. The library was just name the best small library in American by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Library Jo...