Market Trends 4 Reasons to Buy Your Home Now! Here are four great reasons to consider buying a home today, instead of waiting. 1. Prices Will Continue to Rise The Home Price Expectation Survey polls a distinguished panel of over 100 economists, investment strategists, and housing market analysts. Their most recent report projects appreciation in home values over the next five years to be between 30.8% […]
Neighborhood Solar Panels for Home Solar panels are a great utility alternative and will save you money by cutting down on utility bills. Below is a great video that has information on home solar panels.  Two of our current listings feature solar panels: 18400 Sorrell Springs, Frenchtown MT – $494,900 2234 Westfield Court, Missoula, MT – $244,900 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jabhqz30hhQ
Market Trends 5 Reasons to Sell Now! Many sellers are still hesitant about putting their house up for sale. Where are prices headed? Where are interest rates headed? Can buyers qualify for a mortgage?  These are all valid questions. However, there are several reasons to sell your home sooner rather than later. Here are five of those reasons. 1. Demand is Strong […]
Financing Get Your Money’s Worth In Your Investment!       $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Many experts are currently discussing a variety of topics such as real estate as an investment, the movement on mortgage interest rates and reasons to buy now instead of waiting. It is important that we realize that this does not apply […]
Financing Cut Your Housing Costs in Half Cut Your Housing Costs in Half Serious shoppers wait for a 50% off sale to make the decision because of the bargain factor.  Renters who are serious about lowering their monthly cost of housing should consider buying with today’s low mortgage rates.  For an example, let’s assume a person buys a $200,000 home with 3.5% […]
Uncategorized A Great Reason To Sell Now The price of any item (including residential real estate) is determined by ‘supply and demand’. If many people are looking to buy an item and the supply of that item is limited, the price of that item increases. According to the National Association of Realtors(NAR), the supply of homes for sale is still below the normal 6 […]
Market Trends Consideration Could Be The Key To Your New Home Consideration could be the key to your new home Consideration associated with a contract is generally thought to be the price and terms but being sympathetic and courteous towards the seller could make a difference in getting the home you want. Business people, like store owners, expect to deal with customers and even become to […]
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Market Trends 12,575 Sold Yesterday! If you read certain headlines, you might be led to believe that the housing recovery has come to a screeching halt. Naysayers are claiming that rising mortgage rates and a lack of consumer confidence are keeping Americans on the fence when it comes to purchasing real estate. That is actually far from reality. After all […]
Home Warranty What’s the Difference Between Home Insurance and a Home Warranty? Published: April 1, 2014   Homeowners looking to protect themselves against costly repairs may consider obtaining home insurance or a home warranty. Although these two terms sound interchangeable, they’re actually two distinct types of protection homeowners can purchase. Home insurance protects homeowners from paying for costly repairs caused by accidental damages. Home warranties protect homeowners from […]
Taxes An Exchange Means More to Reinvest  An Exchange Means More to Reinvest Section 1031 exchange for rental and investment real estate is a tool that allows investors to move the gain from one property to another without immediate income tax consequences.  An instant benefit is to postpone the tax due which gives the investor a larger amount of proceeds to invest. […]
Neighborhood Target Range   Today we are going to explore target range. This neighborhood is beautiful and close to town! Check it out here: http://www.livemissoula.com/explore-missoula/target-range-neighborhood/
Market Trends Is The Window Closing? With interest rates lower than they’ve been in over 40 years, it may be difficult to think of a “window of opportunity” closing.  However, it isn’t difficult to understand that it may very probably cost more to live in a home in the near future due to rising interest rates and prices. Zillow recently reported […]
Market Trends Interest Rates Are Not Getting Any Lower! "One thing seems certain: we aren't likely to see average 30-year fixed mortgage rates return to the historic lows experienced in 2012." – Freddie Mac,  March 24, 2014 There are those that hope that 30-year mortgage interest rates will head back under 4%. Obviously, for any prospective home purchaser that would be great news. However, there […]
Taxes Looking For The Largest Deduction?   IRS allows taxpayers the option to take the standard deduction or the itemized deduction.  The astute taxpayer will compare to see which one will result in the greatest deduction and the election can be made each year. The 2013 standard deduction for a married couple filing jointly is $12,200 and $6,100 for a single […]
Uncategorized To Zillow, or not to Zillow Written by Diane Beck Zillow is a website that consumers can shop for real estate.  It is the fastest growing, and currently has the largest number of consumers in the country.  If you are a home buyer and shopping for a home they have an app for your smart device that will automatically update all […]
Uncategorized Why You Need a Real Estate Agent     Courtesy of: Jensen and Company – Park City Utah Real Estate Agent    
Market Trends Home Inventory Levels Are Up! Just as we predicted. All across the United States the home inventory levels are going up! The real estate market is looking good. If you are thinking about listing your house now would be a great time to do it.  
Market Trends Market Trends in Missoula Market Trends See below for the latest market statistics from the Missoula Organization of REALTORS® Market information solely from listings entered into the MOR Regional Multiple Listing Service. Therefore, figures may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Residential Market Activity in the Missoula Urban Area (residential, AND residential with acreage) Missoula Urban Area – Month of January […]
Uncategorized Return on Investment and Real Estate