Home values in the United States are increasing at twice the rate of the nation’s inflation rate according to Mortgage News Daily. S&P/Case-Shiller released a home value index for January, suggesting that values in the US rose by 5.4% since January 2015, year over year. That rate is the same rate
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03/30/2016
The Bozeman Public Library has officially raised enough money to purchase their Book Mobile, a mobile library designed to bring library amenities to all Bozeman residents.The library purchased the mobile libray for $320,000. Originally, the library had hoped to raise $600,000 for costs. The libr
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03/28/2016
Job growth in 2015 certainly helped spur the housing market forward. Most experts believe 2016 will follow the pattern, with job creation leading to increased activity in the United States Housing Market. Most believe the two sectors are linked and that as people find new, higher paying jobs, hom
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03/25/2016
The Trust for Public Land bought a 5-acre piece of land from the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Montana. The parcel adjoins the to-be-built Story Mill Community Park to the Northeast of town. The Trust for Public Land intends to donate the property to the City of Bozeman for the new park.Adding
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03/22/2016
Bozeman School officials have narrowed Bozeman High School’s inevitable expansion down to two solutions. Officials also eliminated any possibility of expanding the current high school any further.One option remaining calls for building a separate campus for Freshmen, still under the Bozeman High
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03/21/2016
Bozeman’s new mayor, Carson Taylor, has probed interest from residents and city officials to see how they would react to a potential minimum wage hike in town. The query comes in response to the cost of living in Bozeman, coupled with its average wages.Bozeman’s cost of living is slightly above a
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03/15/2016
Bozeman officials made it clear they are planning for growth in 2016 when they outlined their goals and hope for the town for the coming year. With the fastest growing economy in Montana and part of the fastest growing county in the state, officials will need to continue working to stay ahead of
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03/09/2016
In late February, the Bozeman School Board agreed unanimously to turn Bridger Alternative into Montana’s first Charter School. The school had originally been founded as an alternative program within Bozeman High School to help at risk teens graduate from high school.Bridger Alternative’s program
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03/07/2016
The USA Today honored Bozeman as a top ten ski town in the United States, christening it the “adventure capital of the Northern Rockies.” From their website 10Best.com, the national paper pointed to Bozeman’s university town feel, its laid back vibe, and its restaurants and breweries as major fa
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03/04/2016
Over the past few months, the City of Bozeman and local builders alike have worked hard to continue making homes more affordable in Bozeman.For RentBozeman has partnered with developers GMD Development from Seattle and Homeward out of Missoula. Together, they are building a 136 unit for rent, af
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03/03/2016