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  “Oh what a difference interest rate makes”   First let’s look at closed transactions, September 2014 continued with fewer homes closed. Number of closed sales in Yellowstone County are 1636 September 2014 as compared to 1700 in September 2013, a 4% decline. Monthly year over year different stor...
10/08/2014
Looking at the effects of the Frank-Dodd Bill creating the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau If you use Yellowstone county as an example of the effects of the reforms from “housing collapse” and the wild financing used in the white hot markets from around the country, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Califor...
09/21/2014
August 31st 30th 2014  “End of the Summer” First let’s look at closed transactions, August 2014 continued with fewer homes closed. Number of closed sales in Yellowstone County are 1424 August 2014 as compared to 1516 in August 2013, a 6% decline. Monthly year over year same story monthly year ove...
09/16/2014
In the world today with the perspective of the past five years and the “housing collapse” many have written that owning a home is less desirable the Renting. As in all things about housing, “national” trends may not be as applicable to any individual Market. We that live in Yellowstone are fortun...
09/06/2014
The market and price point performance $200,000 and Above When you segment the market by price range you can more clearly see underlying trends that show up in the “average” performance numbers. Additionally, depending on the price point, there are definitely amenities that are required as you mo...
08/23/2014
JULY 31ST 2014 “SECOND HALF IS WHERE THE GAME IS WON?” Two Months of summer gone, second half of the year beginning, so which way will be the direction of the market. First let’s look at closed transactions, July 2014 essentially matched last year in homes closed, 188 closed in 2013, 187 reported...
08/20/2014
Since there seems to be a lot of press about how it may be better to rent than buy a home, I thought I would compare current asking price for renting different types of homes Yellowstone county to the same basic description of the selling price of a home and the payment needed to own that home. T...
08/03/2014
Market update at glance June 30th 2014 “Questions to ponder about the market” The first half of 2014 is past, now is the time to ask questions about the direction of the market and comparisons to gain and illuminate knowledge that might be found. So instead of my usually format, questions will be...
07/10/2014
Just to cover all the bases, I have expanded this report to include existing home sales and mobile home placements. Globally it now covers the entire housing segment. Permits include both mutli family and single family permits. So let’s look at the playing field to see how we are doing  9 ½  year...
06/24/2014
  “Winter of discontent and other Myths” Safely into late spring and the beginning of summer, worth one last time to ask how much winter effected the direction of the market. First let’s look at closed transactions, May 2014 continued with fewer homes closed. Number of closed sales in Yellowstone...
06/07/2014
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