community: Western Montana Community Trends: Florence - 01/18/12 09:48 AM
As promised, I wanted to put together some similar reports on the trends happening the MLS area due south of Missoula in the Bitterroot Valley.  Our markets blend together quite a bit and I thought it would be usedful to share some of the news from the Bitterroot as well.
First up is Florence, the furthest northern community in Ravalli county, it's actually a much quicker drive to Missoula than to the county seat Hamilton.  Florence is a small cluster of commercial buildings, mostly a large travel center, a small strip mall, and a few restaurants with the rest of the … (0 comments)

community: Missoula's neighborhood trends, East Missoula, Bonner, Turah, Clinton - 01/10/12 06:44 AM
Continuing my trends research looking at 2010 and 2011 I did want to see what was happening in areas around Missoula as well.  While this is really 4 communities it's mashed into just 2 MLS "regions" and easier to combine than to break apart.  East Missoula is a small extension of our city, it's located on the other end of the Hellgate Canyon and features a mix of older and newer housing.  Bonner was built up around the now closed down lumber mill that has a small cluster of older company housing built up against the hillside, there's also a small … (0 comments)