We encourage everyone to try new things. Last weekend Diana decided that snowshoeing would be a nice aerobic activity after hearing about Kellie and her family trying out this type of hiking. She proceeded into a favorite local sporting goods store Sportsman and Ski Haus , and never one to buy a basic pair, she (continued…)
Here are the final tallies of the 21012 sales on various lakes and rivers in the Flathead Valley area. Note Flathead Lake, Bitterroot Lake, Flathead River and Swan River were where buyers found most of their waterfront dreams fulfilled in 2012! Residential Sales Land Sales Flathead Lake (breakdown of 49 homes and 25 condos) 74 (continued…)
Here is a recap of the 2012 real estate market taken from the NW Montana MLS database. This covers a huge area of NW Montana. Based on statistics provided in the recent 2012 Market Trends Update by local appraiser, Jim Kelley, we are seeing some positive shifts in our market. Some points of interest: Residential (continued…)
January – December 2012 showed final sales on Flathead Lake to be 49 homes sold and 13 vacant land properties sold. By comparison 30 homes and 3 vacant land lots sold in 2011. At the end of the year there were still 71 waterfront homes available for sale, with only 1 of these being “bank owned”. (continued…)
One of the great things about computers is the statistics they can generate after a few keystrokes. Google Analytics, a software that helps business track web usage, is a tool we utilize to see the activity on our website, including where the traffic is coming from. Oftentimes local sellers are wondering what the Canadian impact (continued…)
Read this great analysis of the housing market in a letter written by RE/MAX founder Dave Liniger which was written to both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The letter was discussed in an article by DS News.
Follow this link to see our mobile realty website! What: After the recent launch in August of our new website, our stellar design team started work on changing it again to be “smartphone” and iPhone compatible. It is now ready for you to use! Why: Not only will you be able to do normal searches, (continued…)
Every once in awhile you find just a beautiful overview of our Montana landscape. (Watch in Full Screen Mode) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7XYzOd8R0I
While working with a number of client sellers this year, I’ve come to note in some a state of “Paralysis by Analysis”. Brought on by the recent falling market and the uncertainty of whether we are at the bottom of the market (and coupled with an unknown election outcome) there is real loss of direction (continued…)
A recent poll shows that the upcoming presidential election is putting the Pause button on a selection of potential buyers. An article on the website Real Estate Economy Watch: “The Election is Tanking Home Sales“, recently found that as many as 25% of potential buyers are holding off until after the elections to see who (continued…)
I’ve been watching an interesting show on PBS called “Market Warriors” which is about 4 antique buyers who are given challenges to buy and sell antiques. The four buyers are followed around and you can watch their different methods of haggling to get the best deal. The four have vastly different personalities and in any (continued…)
When you reach the bottom of the market there is a period of leveling off – it just doesn’t take off again like a rocket. But there are some signs to look for that’ll help signal where we are in that leveling. Based on statistics provided in the recent September 2012 Market Trends Update by (continued…)
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