Bozeman Area Happenings
The Overlooked Financial Advantages of Homeownership
Posted by Ed Mueck on February 18, 2020 in
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There are many clear financial benefits to owning a home: increasing equity, building net worth, growing appreciation, and more. If you’re a renter, it’s never too early to make a plan for how homeownership can propel you toward a stronger future. Here’s a dive into three often-overlooked financial benefits of homeownership and how preparing for them now can steer you in the direction of greater stability, savings, and predictability.
1. You Won’t Always Have a Monthly Housing Payment
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The #1 Reason to List Your House Right Now
Posted by Ed Mueck on February 13, 2020 in
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The success of the U.S. residential real estate market, like any other market, is determined by supply and demand. This means we need to look at how many potential purchasers are in the market versus the number of houses that are available to buy. With early 2020 housing data now rolling in, it’s quite evident there are two big stories impacting this year’s residential real estate market:
1. Buyer demand is already extremely strong2. Housing supply is at a historically low level
Demand
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The #1 Misconception in the Homebuying Process
Posted by Ed Mueck on February 20, 2020 in
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After over a year of moderating home prices, it appears home value appreciation is about to reaccelerate. Skylar Olsen, Director of Economic Research at Zillow, explained in a recent article:
“A year ago, a combination of a government shutdown, stock market slump and mortgage rate spike caused a long-anticipated inventory rise. That supposed boom turned out to be a short-lived mirage as buyers came back into the market and more than erased the inventory gains. As a natural reaction,... read more
Please help us welcome Melissa Collins to our Coldwell Banker Family!
We are excited to have her join us!
Posted by Inactive Margaret M. Lange on February 04, 2020 in
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Born and raised in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley in western Montana, I received my bachelor’s degree in history and my associate’s degree in political science from Montana State University-Billings. After graduation, I relocated to Bozeman where I found a love for mac n’ cheese, golden retrievers and the Bridger Bowl Ski Area.
I’m extremely proud to be a native Montanan, although I didn’t realize how important growing up in the Last Best Place was until I got older. I grew up knowing... read more
Opportunity in the Luxury Market This Year
Posted by Ed Mueck on February 25, 2020 in
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Homes priced in the top 25% of a price range for a particular area of the country are considered “premium homes.” At the start of last year, many of the more expensive homes listed for sale hadn’t seen as much interest, since much of the demand for housing over the past few years has come from first-time buyers looking for starter homes. It looks like buyer activity, however, is starting to show a shift in this segment.
According to the January Luxury Report from the Insti... read more
