The House Kat

Following is an overview of the Kalispell Montana real estate results for the residential market as of October 2019. This initial report covers the entire residential market, which includes single family homes, townhouses, condominiums and manufactured homes. Future monthly editions of this marke...

Several times in the past few weeks, I've seen people on social media who have posted the above statement in one form or another. Basically, they've said, "if you don't believe the same way I do about [insert issue or cause here] then unfriend me now. We simply cannot be friends." The issue or ca...

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to attend a rodeo? Perhaps you're reading this because you've participated in one before. Or because you love horses. Last night I attended the second night of the three-night Northern Rodeo Association championship at the Majestic Valley Arena in Kali...

The first time we visited Montana, we fell in love. With both her rugged and weather-worn mountains. With her people, who constantly demonstrated friendliness, kindness and strength. We fell in love with the outdoors, activities, weather and food. So we did what anyone does when they fall in love...

I fully expected my first Northwest Montana Autumn to be somewhat less beautiful than the New York ones I have experienced. After all, the types of trees in Montana are different, mostly conifers and other pines. There isn't a plethora of maple, oak and the like, which in the Northeast typically ...

A little more than six weeks ago we arrived in the beautiful state of Montana. Specifically, we landed in the Flathead Valley which is in the northwestern part of the state. It's a beautiful place with mountains to the west, north and east, the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi, and ri...

An amazing benefit of the Kalispell Montana area is that is surrounded by mountain ranges. Looking East, North and West you will see rows of mountain ranges. Some are rugged, majestic, rocky and snow capped. Others are more like the Salish Mountains to the west, which are mostly rounded mountains...

Every Saturday the Farmer's Market is held at Flathead Valley Community College at 777 Grandview Avenue in Kalispell Montana. This year, the last market that's currently scheduled to be held outside at the college will be on October 12th. The following week will be the final opportunity to purcha...

Last Friday, Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP and I had the good fortune to be able to head up to Glacier National Park in Montana. Our goal was to take a few photos and go on a short hike. While the forecast called for a chance of showers, it was decent weather in Kalispell. We both geared up ...

The seventh annual Montana Dragon Boat Festival is underway this weekend in Bigfork, only about 20 minutes from Kalispell. Apparently dragon boating started in China 2,500 years ago and it has become a popular event on most continents. The dragon boats are 40 feet long and 4 feet wide. Each crew ...