Having been through a few sale fails over the last few months, I started to wonder what was going on, and how problems like this could potentially be avoided. 

What is a “FHA Loan”?  What are the parameters of these types of loans?  In the world of real estate, there are a lot of acronyms and abbreviations, and we realized that there is some confusion or misunderstanding about FHA loans.  Here is a simple breakdown, and current information pertaining to Missoula and Ravalli Counties […]

So, you want to purchase a home, but you need to sell a home in order to buy the new one.  When should you start looking?  When should you make an offer?  What if you find the perfect home, but yours has not sold?  Or, what if someone who wants to buy your current house […]

We have all heard the national news coverage of foreclosures, short sales, huge price reductions and unbelievable investment opportunities.  So, how has the Missoula real estate market compared?  Here are the percentages of sales price to original price, pertaining to different areas of Missoula, based on local MLS input over the past year.

It’s Spring (sort-of) in Montana, and the thoughts of making a move start flowing.  Some Buyers are looking to invest in their first homes, others are looking to purchase a larger or smaller home, and others are looking at investment possibilities.  There are many property listing types out there, but what does it all mean […]

I thought it might be beneficial to see an overview of the Missoula real estate market by giving some statistics over the last year, specific to certain areas of Missoula. 

There seems to be some confusion going around about the Rural Development (“RD”) program in Missoula, MT, and whether or not there is funding available, so I thought I would try to help clear some of it up.

Well, I think we can all agree that our lovely Fall has come to a halt, and our Winter may be getting ready to pounce.   And with this change comes a to-do list to prepare for the cold. 

With the economy, and the housing market specifically, feeling so unsure throughout the last few years, it’s easy to understand a hesitation to purchase a home. Many people have had personal experience with a loss of value in their home, thereby putting them into a different financial place than expected. 

In the not so distant past, it was simple: you decide to sell your house, you call a Realtor and list it and before too long or too many price reductions, somebody had decided to purchase your home.  And, while the overall template is still the same, the details and rules of the game have […]