2011 exhibited more of the same positive upward trends that we witnessed in 2010 and compared to 2007 in many ways, which is a benchmark year in which we thought the market was relatively “good”.   This recap is a comparison of 2011 to 2010 sales information, the source is the Southwest Montana Multiple Listing Service (SWMLS). 

Within the city of Bozeman, single-family home sales increased by 9%.  There were 353 single-family homes sold in 2011, compared to 324 in 2010.  There was a large jump to 256 condo/ townhomes sold in 2011 which equaled 31.3% growth over the 195 sales in 2010.  The average sales prices for single-family homes remained relatively flat with only the slightest decrease from $275,651 in 2010 to $273,817 in 2011, while attached…

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Denise Andres, Sales Associate at ERA Landmark Real Estate, is ranked in the Top 10 in the nation for overall sales volume in 2011 by ERA Franchise Systems, Inc. Andres will be honored for this achievement at the ERA International Business Conference in New Orleans in March. Andres is also recognized for her total sales units in 2011. The ERA network includes approximately 30,000 brokers and sales associates and approximately 2,500 offices throughout the United States and 46 countries and territories.

As a Sales Associate with ERA Landmark for 14 years, Denise has earned many distinguished awards including the 2011 ERA International Collection Sapphire Award, ERA National Leaders’ Circle each consecutive year since 1999, "1st in Customer Satisfaction"…

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A self-proclaimed "numbers nerd," Big Sky ERA office owner Robyn Erlenbush has spent the beginning of 2012 going over figures and making graphs to convey just what's happened in the Big Sky real estate market in 2011 compared to 2010.

It's a task she takes on every year. This time around Erlenbush's found condo sales are up while prices are down. Single-family home sales and prices are up. And, the number of bank-owned sales comprised 25 percent of 2011 Big Sky real estate transactions.

Here's a quick recap of some of the numbers that were given to attendees of Wednesday's Chamber of Commerce's Real Estate Review meeting.

In 2011 173 condos were sold in Big Sky, equaling 75 percent of available units for the year. Sales were up 43 percent from the…

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The Blue Slipper Theatre, in collaboration with the Shane Center, will present a special Valentine’s Day Gala Dinner performance of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, adapted and directed by our very own Gillian Swanson in our ERA Landmark Western Land office in Livingston, to honor retired local music and voice teacher, Marcia McCarry, on Tuesday, February 14th at the Dulcie Theatre in Livingston.

This special event, sponsored by ERA Landmark Western Land,  will commemorate Marcia McCarry’s 46-year teaching career, during which she instructed, coached, and inspired literally thousands of students of all ages. The evening will begin with dinner by Mustang Catering at 6:30 pm, and an open bar for adult guests by Plonk of Bozeman. Several of McCarry’s former…

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ERA Landmark broker Lacy Browne and associates Denise Andres and Sally Hickey recently attended the CRS Sell-a-bration® conference in Phoenix, Ariz. Sell-a-bration® is an annual educational conference organized and hosted by the Council of Residential Specialists. Since 1989, this event has provided residential REALTORS® with a forum to discover new ideas, share proven results and network with other like-minded professionals. Top industry performers from around the country attended this years’ event.

Andres and Hickey also attended Listing Legends, an additional one-day intensive program focused on maximizing listing exposure to the marketplace.

Browne, Andres and Hickey are all Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designees. This is the highest…

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