Sue Frye, a sales associate at ERA Landmark Real Estate is once again ranked in the top 20 in the nation for overall sales production in 2010 by global real estate leader ERA Franchise Systems, Inc. This accomplishment is the result of Frye’s 28-plus years of commitment to all her clients and customers, as well as their loyalty to her. Frye continues to succeed amongst the top ERA associates, which includes more than 14,000 brokers and sales associates in the nation.

Frye entered the real estate industry in 1983. Since 1988 she has consistently ranked nationally in ERA’s top 20. For 10 of those years ranking #1 in the nation and two of them at #1 and #2 in the world. These rankings and recognitions would not be possible without the continued support…

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Market correction. Market recovery.  Buyer’s market. Seller’s market. People always want to know where in the real estate cycle we are currently positioned.  Although there are definitely leading trendlines, there is still no perfect crystal ball. For those of us in the business, we pour over monthly figures and listen to the experts on a daily basis, while always keeping in mind that real estate is local. Let’s look at some national trends and finish with local indicators and some recent statistics.

That said, there are many indicators that younger home buyers and/ or first-time home buyers will lead the charge into a housing market recovery. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), along with Builder magazine, produced a webinar featuring…

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ERA Landmark Western Land sales associates, Julie Kennedy, Brooke Weimer, and Amanda Knuchel have volunteered to participate in this year's annual Big Brothers & Big Sisters Bowl for Kids' Sake. Bowl For Kids’ Sake is a 6 Week pledge drive followed by a bowling party on March 19, 2011. Teams consist of  5 people, including one team captain. It is important that you secure your bowling time early…early bird gets the worm! Visit http://www.bbbsparkcounty.org/ or your local office for more information!

A little history about Big Brothers & Big Sisters: Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is the oldest, largest, most effective youth mentoring organization in America. BBBS came into existence in 1904 when New York City court clerk, Ernest Coulter, noticed a…

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As you may have noticed, all of us here at ERA Landmark love to look at statistics. Nothing is better than having the numbers to back up our answer to the ever-popular question “How’s the market?” After analyzing February’s numbers (pulled from the Southwest Montana MLS 1/1-2/28) it appears that 2011 is getting started on the right track! Here are the 4 indicators that we’re looking at that all show good things happening in the city of Bozeman’s single-family residential market:

  • Inventory is Down – I know, I know, we’ve been saying this for months (because it’s true) but it’s down 30% compared to this time last year. Even better, it’s down nearly 40% compared to this time in 2008.
  • Sales are Up – How much? Sales units are up 71.4% compared to this…

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After the 2010 year-end numbers have been tallied and analyzed, Big Sky has reason to celebrate the positive gains that have been experienced in the real estate marketplace.  Statistics generated from the Southwest Montana Multiple Listing Service (SWMLS) report that there were 52 single-family homes sold in Big Sky in 2010, which is a 27% increase over the 41 comparative sales in 2009.  The average sales price was $735,606 and the median was $582,500 compared to $855,234 and $550,000 in 2009.  Condo/ townhome sales showed an even more remarkable increase of 96 closings in 2010 versus 61 in 2009, a 57% increase.  The average sales price was $315,454 with a median of $230,075 compared with $322,599 and $247,500 in 2009. The sales numbers for 2009 in both…

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