I had a nice opportunity to do a little interview with our local NBC affiliate. The only thing I wish I would've done better was notice my tie! It's all I see when I watch this, should've not worn it or tightened it, haha. http://www. nbcmontana…

This video has been making the rounds on facebook and via email. THis was put together by a local student here in town that stiched together this animation that consists of many of the familiar sights you see around town. It's pretty cool, I…

So now that we've done single re-caps of the segmented neighborhoods and surrounding communities of Missoula, lets put this data together in some easy to understand charts and data. First off, looking at how each area did from 2010 to 2011 in…

Grant Creek, the Goodan/Keil roads, and Butler Creek make up the more northwestern area of Missoula, a little more isolated from the rest of town these areas feature a few pocket-subdivisions that consist of mostly higher-end homes and then a mix of…

The western side of town that encompasses the dreaded "North Reserve" commercial area is the part of town that has been experiencing the most growth that I've seen over the last decade. This area features many large-scale higher density…

The western and southern side of our valley features areas that are a heavy mix of rural properties peppered with some developments as well as streets featuring rows of homes that sit on 1 to 5 acres. The Big Flat area is largely still ranch and…

When I first started in real estate I witnessed the end of the "golden era" for Linda Vista. A stereotypical 90's built neighborhood on the south-western foothills of Missoula this area features winding cul-de-sacs, large homes with forward facing…

Central Missoula, an area most easily identified as falling between Russell and Reserve street, used to actually be on the outskirts of town and featured homes on larger parcels of lands with farms and homesteads spread all around. As Missoula grew…

The south-central area of Missoula in the valley is widely referred to as the "Lewis and Clark" neighborhood as the elementary school servicing most all of that area is Lewis and Clark Elementary. This area features mostly 60's through 80's built…

When standing in the Missoula valley these two areas make up most all of the hillside homes you'll see on the south end of the valley that have been built up mostly before the mid-1980's. A little more south and west you'll find the newer…

The University area is home to a wide array of older houses full of character and charm. It's a neighborhood that's blended with long-time Missoula residents, families, and students attending school. It's actually the area I grew up in, so it holds…

Looking at the 2010 market first off I see that there were 52 residential sales with a median sales price of $175, 000. The time on market for these sold homes only was 137 days. The median list price for these sold homes was $179, 450 showing that…

First off, the beautiful Rattlesnake Valley, the mouth of which features some of the oldest homes in Missoula. A largely residential area that has seen very little to no new construction growth. Historically this area has held it's values which have…

OK from two perspectives, first we'll do a 30 day look-back and then a 6 month look-back for a broad perspective. As always my data comes from the Missoula Organization of Realtors MLS. Additionally I sort our data by the brackets that MOR uses as…

Since I can't look at my Christmas presents early I figured I'd look at Missoula's market summary early to see what's waiting for the upcoming year end report. This year has been a very interesting one and we can finally start measuring actual…