Bozeman Real Estate Information from Hart Real Estate Solutions
This blog details real estate news and information from the greater Bozeman Montana Housing Market.
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2015
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March gave some mixed results regarding the health of newly constructed homes in 2015. New permits shrank by 5.7% from February to March, yet housing start-ups rose by 2.9 percent. Both directly affect the number of homes available on the market. How home inventory will be affected is yet to be ...
04/30/2015
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City leaders want to lower utility costs and make Bozeman a little greener by offering some form of solar program to its residents. The city wants to provide clean energy to all its residents-whether they rent or own a home.Currently, a new community solar model has gained traction as the front-r...
04/29/2015
Builders across the nation were surveyed by the National Association of Homebuilders regarding obstacles that may cause problems to their personal business and the overall housing market recovery. Here is a list of their top 5 concerns. Cost/Availability of Labor – 68% Cost of Building Materials ...
04/28/2015
Existing home sales hit their highest annual rate since September 2013, good news for the overall housing market. Existing home sales rose to 6.1% in March to an annual rate of 5.19 million. That figure is 10.4% higher than a year ago. Low mortgage rates and a strengthening job outlook locally an...
04/27/2015
Fannie Mae announced a new program to help first time home buyers take the final step in their home purchase. Fannie Mae rolled out their new Home Path Ready Buyer Program this last week, designed to help buyer’s who may be cash poor or credit poor.First time home buyers can now receive up to 3% ...
04/24/2015
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Based on a recently released foreclosure report, the United States Housing Market looks to be continuing on its road to improvement.Foreclosure inventory dropped by 27% in February and completed foreclosures fell by 15% year over year. Even better news… foreclosures have fallen 67% since they hit...
04/23/2015
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March unemployment numbers were released, bringing more positive news to Montana and the Gallatin County. Montana’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent, down from 4.4% seen earlier this year. That rate is the lowest seen since October of 2007.The Gallatin County had even lower totals. Only 3...
04/22/2015
Montana State University continues to ride the positive momentum from a growing student enrollment. With recent approval of a new College of Engineering Building at the heart of campus, parking might now be an issue for the growing school. Now, MSU has turned its sights towards a new parking gara...
04/21/2015
Home buyers may soon look like the picture above, as they wait to see that perfect home listing. Ok, maybe not to that degree, but of late, buyers have been lining up to get their chance to own a home.Buyer demand has increased over March and into April across the United States due to low mortgag...
04/17/2015
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Averaged Mortgaged rates dropped again last week, wonderful news for homebuyers across the United States.The rates fell because the US employment report fell short of expected totals, adding only 126,000 new jobs in March compared to the hoped for figure of 247,000. Montana may be getting the ben...
04/16/2015
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