October Greetings from Sharon and Brian,What a beautiful fall we're having! Crisp, sunny, delightful! Montana IS the Last Best Place!Some random reports, thoughts and opinions on the Bozeman Area Real Estate Market:
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MSU President, Waded Cruzado announced Wednesday, they have hit a new enrollment record of 14,218 students in 2011. The enrollment number is expected to drop slightly but stay over 14,000. The increase is 1,300 students more than 2009 and almost 2,300 since 2000. Freshman retention is up from 72% to 74%. Student housing proposals, upgrades and amenities are just a few things that are in the works for MSU along with hiring instructors.Waded Cruzado became MSU President in 2010 and we're happy to see positive change and growth, not only for MSU but for the entire community.
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Developers file preliminary application for student housing community south of MSU"Developers have filed an informal application to build a modern student housing community and commercial district on 127 acres of farmland south of Montana State University.RTR Holdings II is proposing to build the South University District south of Kagy Boulevard between South 19th and 11th avenues.
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The real estate market recovery is always forefront in our industry as well as the American consumer. It seems that on a weekly if not daily basis there is some national real estate statistic that makes the headlines, including new home sales, existing homes sales, median and average sales price, current interest rates, foreclosures and short sales data. We continue to look at these indicators for signs of the market bottom and stability. It is becoming more apparent that each individual market has its own set of circumstances and recovery pace. However, there are na
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September greetings from Sharon and Brian,
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Scott Molzahn GRI, Broker with ERA Landmark Real Estate recently attended the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Leadership Summit in Chicago held August 22-23. Representing the Gallatin Association of Realtors as 2011 President-Elect, Molzahn attended the summit to be involved with planning and future changes within the NAR organization. Over the two-day event, Molzahn networked with other NAR leaders including the 2012 NAR President, Moe Veissi, and the Regional Vice Presidents.
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ERA Landmark Real Estate would like to congratulate Bridger Photonics and The Natural Baby Company for being named in 500 Fastest Growing Companies list by Inc. Magazine. Bridger Photonics was not only ranked 164 overall, but also ranked number one in the engineering industry. The Natural Baby Company ranked 457.
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What a success! We enjoyed our first Agents of Hope Carnival held at Bogert Park on Saturday, August 13th and the event is getting rave reviews.
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My first job after college in the early 80’s was working at Security Title in Sidney, MT. This entry level job included hand “posting” all the new transactions, i.e.
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Friday September 9th will wrap up this season's Art Walks in downtown Bozeman. ERA Landmark will be featuring Bette Jaedicke's oil and watercolor art.
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August Greetings from Sharon and Brian,With all the turmoil in the national news, we thought about not sending a newsletter this month. After all, if the leaders of our country don't know what to do, what could we possibly suggest to you?Well, we've thought of a few ideas that might be of help in the real estate world. They're gleaned, of course, from lots of different sources that we read every day. We hope this "food for thought" will be of help to you in these puzzling times.
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Pick a list (a good one) and chances are Bozeman and/or Montana is on it. Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports on how Outside Magazine named Bozeman one of America's best ski towns last year and now, one of our employers, MercuryCSC, a downtown communications company, is listed as one of the best companies to work for in the nation. Find it in the next upcoming issue of Outside Magazine.
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Join us for a fun afternoon of carnival games, prizes, food and music while we raise money for the Montana Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association! ERA/MDA Agents of Hope Carnival!Saturday, August 13th, 1pm-5pmBogert Park in BozemanAdmission to the park is FREE!Bring your blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy the day in the park.Tickets available for games, activities and food.4 Tickets for $125 Tickets for $5 CARNIVAL GAMES & ACTIVITIES
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With the new Gallatin Field Airport expansion, Kohl’s building completion off College Street and hiring boom along with the new Safeway grocery store going in at 19th and Main Street not to mention Right Now Technologies local expansion, the buzz around town is that Bozeman’s still growing. But the buck doesn’t stop there, there’s a lot going on in Bozeman.
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Dr. Pia Salk, a psychologist and animal welfare advocate and expert who contributes to MarthaStewart.com’s blog “The Daily Wag – Adventures with Francesca & Sharkey”, recently visited Bozeman, Montana.
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Lending a hand to help combat neuromuscular disease, ERA Landmark Real Estate is hosting the MDA Agents of Hope Carnival at Bogert Park in Bozeman on August 13th from 1pm-5pm. The community is invited to come play old-fashioned carnival games, win prizes, listen to music, enjoy food, and play on fun inflatable activities.
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KBZK.com reports "Montana ranked 2nd on 'most fit' list."Here's the top ten "most fit" states (including D.C.), according to the report: 1 Alaska2 Montana3 Vermont4 Utah5 Idaho6 Wyoming7 Colorado8 Oregon9 Maine10 Washington D.C.Click further to see how your state ranks!
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Robyn Erlenbush, Broker/Owner of ERA Landmark Real Estate is pleased to announce that Sally Hickey has been named Gallatin Association REALTOR® of the Year. This achievement is awarded to Hickey for her dedication and accomplishments in serving the real estate needs of the Gallatin Valley.
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Vacant land sales have been basically stable in Bozeman, Belgrade and rural Bozeman for the first six months of this year. In 2011, 93 building lots closed in comparison to 94 in 2010, but far off the pace of 2007 when we saw nearly double that amount of sales. The median sales price of a lot in Bozeman has declined 12.5% from the previous year to $46,650. In the rural area surrounding Bozeman, the median is down 5.9% to $80,000. Though we have seen very little speculative construction, there are new housing starts in many developments in the northwest sector of Boze
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