Bozeman is ranked the 3rd best winter city to live in as determined by Livability.com. Anchorage and Fargo lead the list. To be considered a winter city, the average January temperature had to be below freezing. The determinants of BEST included cold-weather dependent activities, affordable housi
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12/25/2011
New Home Construction Indicators used to gauge the incline or decline of construction, new-homes and building permits, surged last month. Builders started more home projects in November increasing above October 9.3%. The last time levels were this high was in April of 2010. While home constructi
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12/22/2011
Appraisals Center Stage: Appraisals are notorious for hampering real estate deals. 1/3 of real estate professionals have dealt with a delay or cancellation of contracts, a statistic that is up 29% from last year. (National Association of REALTORS) Causes of this increased termination of contract
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12/14/2011
High Housing Affordability Here’s a closer look at mortgage rates for the week ending Dec. 8. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.99 percent, with an average 0.7 point, down from last week’s 4 percent average. A year ago, 30-year rates averaged 4.61 percent. 15-year fixed-rate mortgages: av
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12/13/2011
Still a Great Investment: 62% of Americans believe purchasing a home is a good investment and they think that trend will continue at least for the next ten years. Affordability is the primary factor for the 1,104 consumers polled by the Mortgage Index Study conducted on behalf of Bank of America.
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12/13/2011
Details Address: 65 Red Shoulder Type: Residential Style: Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Garage: Double Size: 1,340 sq. ft.Lot Type: Rectangular Lot Size: 1.01acres Year Built: 2008 Description This is a very charming home with a great floor plan. It lives much larger than its square foot
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12/12/2011
One-Year Cap of Foreclosures Deficiencies The House of Representatives introduced a new bill on Tuesday that seeks to limit and standardize the timeline in which a mortgage company can go after a home owner following a foreclosure for a deficiency judgment. Dubbed the Fairness in Foreclosure Act
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12/09/2011
Many people call me to inquire about bank owned properties. . . Their belief is that a bank owned property is the best deal. In many cases, this is true. But this article will help to better educate you on distressed properties. In my opinion, a distressed property is any property that is sel
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12/08/2011
Details Address: 447 Hyalite View Dr Type: Residential Style: Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 "2 Full 1 Half" Garage: Triple, Attached Basement: Yes "Guest Accommodation" Lot Type: Rectangular Lot Size: 1.136acres Has Suite: YesTaxes: $3,854.00 (2010) MLS®: 179450 Description What this o
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12/07/2011
MLS#: 175572 Beds: 2 $325,000 Baths: 2 5950 Kessler Road Belgrade, MT 59714 Square Feet: 2,560 9 acres, fully fenced, large shop, great loc
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12/05/2011