ERA Landmark is pleased to announce that photography by Stormy Apgar will be on display at ERA’s Downtown office during the Art Walk on Friday, August 14th from 6 to 8 pm. Apgar’s work includes wildlife and landscape photography. “The natural world is an endless source of fascination for me,” said Apgar, “and sharing that with others through my photographs has been a joy.”

Apgar’s photography will be on display at the ERA Landmark Real Estate Gallery, 8 East Main Street, starting August 14th. For additional information about the Art Walk, call 406-556-5001. For information about Stormy Apgar, visit www.thundercloudimages.com 

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The reasons why so many of Bozeman’s inhabitants chose to live in this area are often not directly related to career advancement or extremely high earning potential. And much to our benefit, they include choosing to live where you love to be. For those of us who have lived in the region for most or all of our lives, we truly tend to take for granted the fact that we live in a place where many people save all year to spend a week of vacation. In fact, many people who move away from the area to “see the world” often find themselves immediately starting to plan on how to come back. We have the opportunity to live in the midst of clean air, open space, green parks, mountain splendor, and views that go on for miles. 

A recent rating in Backpacker Magazine…

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Washington, July 01, 2009

Pending home sales show a sustained uptrend, rising for four consecutive months with very favorable housing affordability and a first-time buyer tax credit boosting activity, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

The Pending Home Sales Index,1 a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in May, increased 0.1 percent to 90.7 from an upwardly revised reading of 90.6 in April and is 6.7 percent higher than May 2008 when it was 85.0. The last time there were four consecutive monthly gains was in October 2004.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, cautions that there could be delays in the number of contracts that go to closing. “Closed existing-home sales have improved but are coming in lower than expected…

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