Community News - September, 2015

Million Dollar Homes - CNBC Explores the Vacation Home Market

Broker, Robyn Erlenbush was quoted about the robust second home market in Southwest Montana: 

"We are seeing strong buyer demand for second, third, and even fourth homes. The consumer who has discretionary income is coming back to real estate as an investment of choice..." 

Read more online: http://cnb.cx/1PLPyo3 

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Montana Real Estate: The Importance of Conservation Easements and Open Spaces

As published in Distinctly Montana, September 2015.
 
Though many people didn’t know it even occurred, a very significant occasion just happened in July the name of Montana Open Land Month. Festivals, walks, bike tours, films, workdays, and more sprinkled the event calendar throughout our state as people celebrated the beauty we call Montana. Our special home deserves recognition for the natural brilliance we enjoy daily which also provides a boon to our state’s overall economy.

Conservation easements are considered an integral part of the big picture. But what exactly are they? An interview with Penelope Pierce, Executive Director of the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT), sheds light upon the topic.  First, a good definition provided by GVLT literature…

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Bozeman's Intermountain Opera Association Presents Don Pasquale

Don't miss the latest opera presented by Bozeman's Intermountain Opera Association!

Donizetti’s

Don Pasquale

October 9 – 7:00 PM

October 11 – 3:00 PM

Willson Auditorium

If Madama Butterfly is the quintessential tragedy, then Don Pasquale may be the ultimate comedy. Whimsically staged in the Old West, join us for a rootin’-tootin’ good time.

This is not just another romantic comedy. Donizetti knew that depth and humanity lay behind this comic façade, and he lavished the score with special care. With a perfect combination of melodic emotional highs and love-lorn laments to humorous rollicking, rhythmic and playful music that can get you bouncing in your seat, this opera has it all!

Come to ERA Landmark's downtown office at 8 East Main St. on…

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The Beauty, The Boldness, and The Business of Yellowstone National Park

One of my favorite annual adventures is our journey to the Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park on Labor Day weekend.  Over the past 30 years, we have experienced every precipitation type and temperature range known to Montana.  Several years ago, we watched a group of Australians gleefully making snow angels in several inches of white stuff.  This year, I took an early morning photo safari with a small and hardy group with a beginning daytime temperature of 27 degrees.  The one constant that has never changed is how much tourists and locals alike love and admire the park and all it has to offer.  

Yellowstone National Park. The name alone conjures up visions of bears and wolves and the glorious spectacle of geysers erupting. While on occasion the…

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