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Smart Growth v. Past Growing Trends
The housing market we see emerging around us more and more is full of life and energy, but when you look deeper, it still bears the faded scars of the market collapse—and it seems consumers are learning from them.
People are actively choosing to control the real estate market. This is an emerging trend never seen before. People and their values are beginning to trump the allure of best deal mentality and this is driving force for the market.
Not visa versa (where the market prices i.e. cheapest supplies are controlling population movement). This break from longstanding traditional norms is the conclusion the report titled “Reset: Assessing Future Housing Markets in the Rocky Mountains” reached. The report took a sampling of housing starts, multiple listing services, and surveys from six communities around the Rockies—Bozeman included—and found, in all the markets studied, there was a strong desire for growth, but not just growth itself as has been seen in the past with trends of urban sprawl. Instead, this idea of ‘smart growth’ has really taken root.
Just What Is Smart Growth:
Smart growth is a logical reaction to the fact that mortgage meltdowns are a catalyst to great economic recessions (spurred ... more

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