The numbers are in! And it's clear that the market's overall upward trend is strong in Southwest Montana. The amount of residential sales in the first half of 2017 increased over 2016 across the Greater Gallatin, in the Belgrade, Ennis, Livingston, and Big Sky MT property markets. That means the market is expanding, and it's doing so fairly evenly across the entire region. In Livingston, the area of greatest growth, number of residential sales is up by 21 percent.Agents also saw the biggest jump in total volume of ... read more

The numbers are in! And it's clear that the market's overall upward trend is strong in Northwest Montana's Flathead and Mission Valleys. Let us help you make sense of the raw data. The amount of residential sales in the first half of 2017 increased over 2016 in the Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, Polson, and Kalispell MT real estate markets. That means the market is expanding, and it's doing so fairly evenly across the entire region. In Whitefish, the area of greatest growth, number of residential sales is up b... read more

The numbers are in! And it's clear that the market's overall upward trend is strong in the Bitterroot Valley and Missoula. The amount of residential sales in the first half of 2017 increased over 2016 in the Hamilton, Lolo, Corvallis, and the Missoula MT property markets. That means the market is expanding, and it's doing so fairly evenly across the entire region. In Missoula, the area of greatest growth, number of sales is up by nine percent.Agents saw the biggest jump in total volume of residential sales in Hamil... read more

Have you ever been to Flathead Lake? It's the biggest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi. It's clean and clear. It's teal and turquoise and emerald and aquamarine. It was carved out by the massive glaciers that shaped the magnificent peaks Northwest Montana is famous for. Travel blogger Leigh McAdam, of HikeBikeTravel, recently visited from Alberta, and she loved it! Check out her post for some beautiful photos. She visited West Shore State Park, on the northwest shoulder of the lake, and camped near the water... read more

A good measure of a community's culture is its art galleries. Another is its restaurants. One of our favorites is the bookstores. And the Garden City is home to an independent bookstore that was recently recognized as the best under the big sky by the blog Culture Trip. Missoula Montana property owners might be familiar with their pick: Shakespeare & Co., which is located on 3rd St West."Across the US, independent bookstores are having a comeback," Rebecca Johnson wrote. "Often combining bookselling with a cafe... read more