MARKET NEWS

January 2nd, 2026

categories: BIG SKY MONTANA, BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES, MONTANA SKI RESORTS, MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

2025-2026 Montana Ski Resorts – Bozeman Skiing – Big Sky Resort Montana Ski Maps, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Resort Webcams Bridger Bowl Ski Area Bridger Bowl Webcam – Bridger Bowl Ski Report – Bridger Bowl Tickets Bridger Bowl is a private, nonprofit community ski area with no owners. Consequently, all proceeds are reinvested into the area to cover […]

January 1st, 2026

categories: BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, SELLERS INFORMATION

REALTOR® Code of Ethics – National Association of Realtors (NAR) Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Effective January 1, 2026 Where the word REALTORS® is used in this Code and Preamble, it shall be deemed to include REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®s. While the Code of Ethics establishes obligations that may be higher […]

December 30th, 2025

categories: BUYERS INFORMATION, MARKET NEWS, SELLERS INFORMATION

1031 Tax Exchanges in Montana* Like-Kind 1031 Property Exchanges in Montana for Tax Purposes Whether it’s Montana real estate or not, generally, if you exchange business or investment property solely for another business or investment property of a like-kind, no gain or loss is recognized under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code Section 1031. If, as part […]

December 2nd, 2025

categories: BOZEMAN MONTANA, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES, MONTANA SKI RESORTS

2025-26 Bozeman Ski Report – Where can I ski near Bozeman? Bozeman Skiing & Nordic Ski Trails & Maps Bridger Bowl Infrastructure Updates: Bridger Bowl Ski Patrol Expansion. Bridger Bowl ski area completed an expansion of the “New Beginner Area. The old, red, double Riblet Virginia City chair lift was scrapped and replaced with a […]

December 2nd, 2025

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 16th, 2025

categories: BOZEMAN MONTANA, MARKET NEWS, MONTANA CITIES

2025 Bozeman Leaf Pickup Fall Schedule is OVER It’s that time of year again…leaf raking and leaf collection. Subdivisions, 10/16/25 to 11/12/25 and Core Area, 10/20/25 to 11/12/25. In its attempt to keep storm drains clear, the City of Bozeman asks for your participation in the 2025 Bozeman fall leaf collection. Though leaves help keep […]

November 5th, 2025

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

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 […]

September 24th, 2025

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

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 17th, 2025

categories: MARKET NEWS, MONTANA RANCHES, MONTANA REAL ESTATE, MONTANA STATE INFORMATION

Short History of Montana Ranching It is said that Montana’s ranching history began in the mid-1850’s with a cattle operation in Deer Lodge Valley started by the Grant Brothers in what was then Montana Territory. The Brothers would drive vibrant oxen to Pocatello, Idaho, trading them for exhausted Oregon cattle. They would then turn around and […]