Real Estate
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...
City of Bozeman: Business Zoning Check – Bozeman Magazine
It will be interesting to see how seamless this program actually is – it seems that it is only focusing on business opportunities – the zoning code in Bozeman can be cumbersome and convoluted. Anything that can help sort through it is a pl...
Forecasts predict strengthening Montana economy, revenues
Currently, forecasts point towards a strengthening of Montana’s economy. This is being used as a basis for a new tax plan for Montana. It will be interesting to see how things pan out as our Legislative session convenes in February. Foreca...
Law and Justice Center bond fails in Gallatin County – KWYB
It was refreshing to see a combined effort between the City of Bozeman and Gallatin County to come up with a plan for a new Law and Justice Center. But the price tag proved to be too much for over half of the voters in our area. It will b...