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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Bozeman’s new off leash dog park has been progressing well and should be have a full, walkable loop by the start of winter. The loop should be completed by Halloween. As Bozeman’s west side continues to grow, adding another dog park will help keep Bozeman dogs happy and healthy.Phase 1 of the par...
09/30/2015
In light of the Federal Reserve’s decision to not raise the Federal funds rate, mortgage rates for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage fell to 3.86 percent this week.The Federal Reserve continued to hold off on raising their interest rates, choosing to keep rates close to zero percent. The Fed attribut...
09/29/2015
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Custom Home building starts increased this year compared to 2013 and 2014 custom home start figures. Custom home starts are defined as homes built on an owner’s land, with either the owner or the builder acting as general contractor. The owner and builder have an agreement before the construction...
09/28/2015
Foreign investors have taken on the United States Real Estate Market in full force in 2015 thanks to an improving US economy and low interest rates.According to the real estate services firm JLL, foreign investments totaled 24.1 billion dollars at mid-year compared to 23.6 billion for all of 2014...
09/25/2015
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Although the US housing market is certainly still a seller’s market, their advantage might be slipping. Right now, low home inventory allows many sellers in markets across the US to negotiate much harder, knowing they have another potential buyer waiting in the wings. However, as more homes conti...
09/24/2015
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After 759,000 properties regained equity in the second quarter, almost 45.9 million homes now have a higher property value than the remaining balance on their mortgage. In essence, 91% of US homes with mortgages now have equity—great news for the recovering US Housing Market.At the end of 2014, 8...
09/23/2015
I wanted to quickly apprise Bozeman locals and potential residents of the impending decision Bozeman Commissioners need to make regarding affordable housing. On Monday, Commissioners heard arguments from all sides on whether they should move forward with an inclusionary zoning proposal that would...
09/22/2015
With tourism spending in Montana close to $4 billion, with 662 million of those dollars being spent in the Gallatin County, its no wonder Bozeman has looked to take advantage of growing tourism in the area. After reports that hotels had their weekends booked through summer before the end of May, ...
09/21/2015
When faced with putting down 200k plus for a new single family home, some buyers may wonder if their builder is walking away with huge profits. Although the builder may very well be making a good profit on the home, many buyers forget the organization and costs required to subcontract out the wor...
09/17/2015
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Thanks to a partnership by the state government and an internet based non-profit organization, Montana Schools can look forward to having much faster internet in future years.Montana will partner with Education Super Highway to help get state schools federal assistance and upgrade their broadband...
09/16/2015
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