Selling Homes Information

Median Home Sale Prices Hit an All-Time High at $248,000 in 2018; Homeowners Staying Put Longer as Average Homeownership Tenure Rises to New High

IRVINE, Calif. – Jan. 31, 2019 — ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, today released its Year-End 2018 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that home sellers in 2018 realized an average home price gain since purchase of $61,000, up from $50,000 last year and up from $39,500 two years ago in 2016 to the highest level since 2006 — a 12-year high.

That $61,000 average home seller profit represented an average 32.6 percent return on investment compared to the original purchase price, up from 27.0 percent last year and up from 21.9 percent in 2016 to the highest average home

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We have moved into our third week of the government shutdown

Because we always want to be YOUR source of updated information- Please see below the highlighted areas with the most recent updates as of 01/09/2019 (subject to change).

Update 01/09/2019- First the History- In US Politics, a government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass or the President refuses to sign appropriations legislations funding federal government operations and agencies. In this case, the current interpretation of the Antideficiency Act requires that the federal government begin a "shutdown" of the affected activities involving the furlough of non-essential personnel and curtailment of agency activities and services, however essential employees are still required to

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One of Ben Affleck’s mansions is on the market per the article by Kevin Slane at Boston.com.

 The Cambridge native’s four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom Greek Revival plantation in Riceboro, Georgia (about 35 miles south of Savannah), has an asking price of $8.9 million, according to the listing from Engel & Vöelkers. The 6,000-square-foot home is set on 87 acres and is known as “The Big House.”

“All the details are historically accurate with plaster moldings, heart of pine floors and massive arched fireplaces helping make this a true southern plantation home,” the property’s listing reads. “The proportions, materials and details are extraordinary, from the 15′ ceilings, wide planked, reclaimed, hardwood floors to the Kitchen Cabinets designed to

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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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MAY - 2018

M O N T A N A   L I V I N G

Spring in Bozeman and Livingston In early May, as temperatures warm, the ice melts off and the garage gets switched out. Skis are maintained and stored, and out come the clubs, bikes, canoes and kayaks, and all the footwear to accompany these activities. The mountain bikes stay dormant until later in May or even early June, as environmentally correct locals wait for the miles and miles of trails in the valley to properly dry out. Hiking is the best way to enjoy the trails and get the calves ready for mountain

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What's Happening in Bozeman, Livingston and Big Sky

Spring will soon be here, finally! With Spring technically here – it is that time of year when more homes and land come on the market. For the latest in real estate available, click here -Bozeman, Big Sky, Livingston and the Paradise Valley. We have a few prime and exclusive offerings for you to look at this month: Norton Ranch condominium with main floor master Would you like to fish, hunt, and escape to your own 3+ miles of water and over 660 acres on the Big Hole River in southwest Montana? – then take a look here One level condo in Four Corners with HUGE 3-car garage and spacious fenced backyard...Sage Bloom and, since

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Montana 406 Real Estate and the firm’s agents have been successfully brokering high-end, luxury real estate since 1999.  If you are considering an offering of a luxury property or searching for a high-end property to purchase, read what one of our latest clients has to say below.  We are discerning, professional, and have a tailored plan for you.

Brokered in July of 2016:

  Thank You, Montana 406!

  It has been a genuine pleasure working with Montana 406 and PollyAnna Snyder on the sale and purchase of my property.

 By chance, I happened upon her after seeing a Montana406 sign on a property I was interested in.  From there, she has helped me sell my former property and has advised and guided me in finding a lovely new home with great

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The epitome of a luxurious home is not just a well-appointed home. Rather, a luxurious home is one whose amenities allow for the owner to feel lavished upon or spoiled. Think royalty; Think opulence; Think extreme extravagance.  The amenities and offerings within should rival the magnificence of our beautiful Montana location.

The word luxury brings to mind plenty of conveniences such as, pools, saunas, in-home gyms, game rooms, and fully-stocked kitchens, but what are the items that luxury home buyers want the most?  What is a luxury homebuyer looking for when shopping for their new abode?

Here are 10 ideas listed in order of popularity that we think may intrigue even the wealthiest of home shoppers (or if you’re not among the jet-set, then here

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