Wanda's Blog
Bits and pieces of local real estate information in the Billings Montana and surrounding area.
ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2009
When you have a pancake deal, two homes and three parties involved, how do you handle occupancy? I always try to get everyone on the same page and plan a weekend type move with the first part of this domino moving out first by closing day. I always get a headache moving the one in the middle. T...
01/30/2009
Let's get local! Sometimes the National News just makes you wonder. What should I believe? Are homes still selling? What about my neighborhood? Here are a few facts that may help you. In the last 90 days, 11 homes in Area 1 have sold in less than 30 days. That's good. These homes were priced ...
01/28/2009
Not too long ago, ok maybe a long time ago (35 years seems like just a while back), my MOther In Law had a 6.25% 30yr fixed mortgage on her home. I said "don't ever pay that off, you won't get money any cheaper", the going interest rate on a new home loan was somewhere in the vicinity of 12%. T...
01/28/2009
I was searching through the expired listings in my area this weekend, and yep, lots of weird paint colors on the interior walls. I actually love some of the daring reds people are putting on their walls, but lots of folks just don't have the guts or the furnishings to make it work. Let's face i...
01/26/2009
Has your 401K made you reconsider your retirement home size? Not too big, not too small, just right! Since our average house size has increased, and increased and increased; will baby boomers look more to downsize and simplify, or do they still want McMansions? I hear the voice of a littl...
01/23/2009
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Wanda Thomas
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This is where I write updates and information about Montana Living. Sometimes you'll see Real Estate stuff (my business) and sometimes you'll see Montana Local Events, Montanaisms and what I see and do when I travel around our state.
You will definitely see stuff about huckleberry picking, a family tradition, and quilting, my personal passion.