Near the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, overlooking the Tom Minor Basin is a two stand alone homes that total almost 11,000 square feet, both with meticulous attention to detail. Steel and concrete provide the foundation for some of the most beautiful finishes currently on the market. Indian Slate, Rosa Perla Stone, Granite, Travertine, Nevil Logs & Georgia Cypress just to give you an idea of the materials you will see in these homes. Upper home has master suite, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, custom kitchen, 2 family rooms, wet bar, fireplace & laundry. The views from this home will absolutely take your breath away. Look into the entire Paradise Valley and Yellowstone. Lodge features a huge family room with the most incredible Cherry Wood bar…

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Shelter Island, Montana, began earning its name back in the late 1800s, according to its agent Dawn Maddux. The native people of the area would hunt buffalo by running them off Painted Rock Cliff (an outcrop neighboring the island that still exhibits tribal paintings). The story goes that one buffalo swam its way to safety at Shelter Island. In the early 1900s, a drowning fisherman did the same, and lived here for a time. There was also historically a sweat lodge on the island, Ms. Maddux said.

Today, Shelter Island is home to Montana’s largest private estate, which was completed in 2011.

Consistent with its history, it remains a restorative and peaceful retreat: a 22-plus acre private island with a main house and a boathouse with guest quarters.…

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The U.S. Treasury Department has approved Montana's 25 Opportunity Zones as nominated by Governor Steve Bullock. 

In April 2018, Bullock nominated 25 areas of Montana for designation as an Opportunity Zone, after communities submitted proposals for consideration.

With the help of Prospera, the City of Bozeman was selected for an Opportunity Zone in May 2018. The Zone is a designated census tract south of Bozeman (along 19th/MSU) that is designed to provide tax benefits to investors. These Zones are new creations in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and will act as an incentive for infill development. 

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Anthony Hitt CommunityVoice Forbes Real Estate Council i Jul 6, 2018, 08:30am 11,562 views #DreamHome

Post written by Anthony Hitt
President and CEO of Engel & Völkers Americas, overseeing the European real estate brand's growth and operations in the Americas.

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For homebuyers today, luxury doesn’t necessarily equate to price point — often it is actually quite personal. Luxury can be more time at home with family, proximity to friends and loved ones, or convenience in terms of amenities and features.

What does this mean for real estate professionals?

It means that we too have to start thinking of luxury differently. Its definition is as unique as every client who walks through the…

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Considering it can snow in Montana at any time (and often does, in fact, in early summer), we fully embrace the blissful few months when we can take a nice, scenic drive without worry. There’s something nostalgic about packing up some snacks and hitting the road for a relaxing Sunday drive, and these roads happen to be perfect for just that.

1. Beartooth Highway Tenn4ever / TripAdvisor This is the time of year where the Beartooth Highway is nice and clear. And considering it's one of the most scenic drives in the entire country, if you live anywhere near Red Lodge, you should hit the road this summer. 2. Highway 12 around Lolo Pass dunadan / TripAdvisor The pass is the highest point of the historic Lolo Trail, between the…

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Yet some worry that helping borrowers could actually exacerbate the housing

market’s main problem: a dearth of new homes

By Christina Rexrode and Laura Kusisto June 29, 2018 7:00 a.m. ET    

Reese and Kyle Rademacher weren’t sure how they would afford a down payment to buy a home until their real-estate agent mentioned an offbeat idea: crowdfund the money from friends and family.

Mrs. Rademacher, a 28-year-old construction technician, set up an online profile with a program called HomeFundMe to solicit donations. Her parents and a few others responded, and in March the Rademachers closed on a $320,000 home in Cheyenne, Wyo.

HomeFundMe, a service launched by lender CMG Financial last year, is among a growing suite of…

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The 10 Most Expensive (and Exclusive!) Neighborhoods in the U.S.

By Lance Lambert | Jun 25, 2018   most-exp-zips2 Getty Images; realtor.com

It's the great national good news/bad news joke. The good: Americans are richer today than at any time in this country’s history. The bad: Most of their combined net worth (just over $100 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve) is held by very few. And yet, our nation of haves and have-nots is obsessed with those haves, the lucky folks buying up private jets, six-figure sports cars, eight-figure pieces of art, and one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan LPs. We track their movements with a combination of lust and envy.

And there's one way the ultrarich are just like the rest of us: Their largest spending category…

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The property was inspired by the design of a Roman villa.

  By Temi Adebowale Jun 26, 2018
https://www.elle.com/default/a21948935/karl-lagerfeld-german-villa-for-sale/   Engel & Völkers  

If you have a few million spare euros laying around, you can now live like Karl Lagerfeld—or at least the way he lived in the '90s. Lagerfeld's former German villa, where he lived between 1991 and 1998, is going on sale. The property is named Villa Jako, in honor of Lagerfeld's longtime partner Jacques de Bascher, who died in 1989. As Women's Wear Daily reports, the villa is in Hamburg’s exclusive Blankenese district.

The three-bedroom house, originally named Villa Schüler, was built in the 1920s for shipping…

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Summer in Bozeman and Livingston

Today is the summer solstice. The sound of lawn mowers rings late into the evening as we maneuver maintaining the grass in between rain storms and glimpses of warm sun. The grass literally grows in front of your eyes! Hiking is being enjoyed and adding up in donations to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust Trails Day fundraiser. The rivers are running high while fishing is on the backburner. While hiking is in full swing, remember to be bear aware as well as mountain lion aware.…

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