Montana Real Estate Buyer's Tips: Buyer Mistakes, First-time Buyers

Belgrade Montana History

categories: BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES, MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

History of Belgrade, MT, 8th Largest City in Montana, in Gallatin County Belgrade Real Estate Listings – In 2025 Belgrade, Montana’s Population, ~ 14,025 – Nickname, “Princess of the Prairies” In 1882 Thomas B. Quaw, an entrepreneur, located land about ten miles west of Bozeman, MT along the newly surveyed Northern Pacific right-of-way. According to […]

November 5th, 2025

Buying or Selling Montana Ranches

categories: BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA RANCHES, MONTANA REAL ESTATE, SELLERS INFORMATION

Buying or Selling Montana Ranches – Montana Ranch Seller, Buyer Guide Elements of Selling or Buying a Montana Ranch LISTING AND MARKETING YOUR MONTANA RANCH PROPERTY Listing Agreements in Montana Montana Ranch Marketing Strategies Exclusive v. Limited Montana Ranch Listings Montana Ranch Appraisals and Valuations Learning Montana’s Ranching History PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENTS, MONTANA RANCHES Initial […]

November 5th, 2025

Bozeman Schools

categories: BOZEMAN MONTANA, BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES

Bozeman School District – Public, Private, Post-Secondary Educational Institutions in Gallatin County, Montana. Bozeman High School – Gallatin High School In May 2017, Bozeman School District voters approved a $125m bond both for Gallatin high school, to be completed in time for the 2020 school year, and for renovation of the existing Main Street Bozeman […]

October 21st, 2025

Bozeman Home Mortgage Insurance

categories: BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS

Why Get Bozeman Home Mortgage Insurance?† When financing a Bozeman home, the advantages of (private) mortgage insurance (PMI) are not always evident to the borrower. Many prospective borrowers believe they should/must put at least 20% down (an 80% Loan-To-Value, LTV ratio) on the home they are purchasing because they believe it’s imperative to avoid paying […]

October 13th, 2025

Bozeman Absorption Rates

categories: BOZEMAN REAL ESTATE, BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA REAL ESTATE, SELLERS INFORMATION

Bozeman Absorption Rate How To Calculate Absorption Rate (AR) – What’s Bozeman’s Absorption Rate? Absorption Rate (AR) indicates how long it takes a Bozeman home (or any property) to sell in a particular area and in a specific time period. EXAMPLE CALCULATIONS BELOW: AREA TIME FRAME NUMBER HOMES SOLD NUMBER HOMES FOR SALE All Bozeman […]

October 13th, 2025

Consider Taunya Fagan

categories: BOZEMAN REAL ESTATE, BUYERS INFORMATION, SELLERS INFORMATION

Consider Taunya Fagan, Expert Bozeman, MT Real Estate Agent @ ESTATE House — Top 4 Bozeman REALTORS since 2004 — Use Contact Form – Call Taunya – Email Taunya Why Buyers Choose Taunya I offer you comprehensive knowledge of Southwest Montana, over 20 years of experience helping clients like you discover their special property, and expertise […]

September 24th, 2025

No Montana Real Estate Transfer Tax

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Montana Real Estate Transfer Tax* Montana is one of 15 states that does NOT have a real estate transfer tax, but, instead, parties to a Montana real estate transaction must file a Realty Transfer Certificate, required by Montana law. Other states without realty transfer taxes: Alaska, (California†), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, […]

September 22nd, 2025

How Much Does A Home Cost In Bozeman?

categories: BOZEMAN REAL ESTATE, BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, SELLERS INFORMATION

September Update: August home price $1,072,000 in Bozeman. TO DATE GREATER BOZEMAN IN CITY Q2 2025 $1,015,000 $760,000 Q2 2024 $1,163,103 $815,000 Q2 2023 $925,000 $748,000 Q2 2022 $999,000 $815,000 Q2 2021 $840,000 $699,000 How much is a home in Bozeman? A house costs $1,072,000, all Bozeman, ⇑ $142,000 over August 2024 price. Chart 1: […]

September 17th, 2025

Gallatin Gateway Montana Real Estate

categories: BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES, MONTANA HOMES FOR SALE, MONTANA REAL ESTATE

Homes in Gallatin Gateway and Four Corners, MT Q2 2025, Homes cost $1,637,500 – Closed Sales: 4 – Search Land, Ranches, Property Q/YEAR MEDIAN PRICE ⇓ CLOSED SALES ⇑ Q3 2025 Pending Oct 1 Pending Oct 1 Q2 2025 $1,637,500 4 Q1 2025 $1,800,000 1 Q4 2024 $1,206,750 2 Chart 1: Since Q1 2020 (Covid […]