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Post by Admin on Oct 22, 2020 9:16:21 GMT -7
Unhappy urbanites find homes on the range The four-bedroom contemporary just west of town smelled of fresh paint, flooring, sealant and new beginnings. The Bridger Mountains beckoned against an azure sky off the back deck, and Robert Carder, Montana's newest transplant, couldn't contain himself.
"This is your new home, Conner!" he exclaimed to his 57-pound Australian cattle dog, whose paws were slipping on the wood floor in the living room. Carder spread his arms wide. "How much bigger is this than the picture?" he asked his wife, Valentina, confirming what the couple from Los Angeles already knew.
Their living room didn't just seem bigger than the photos on Zillow that had led them to make a $559,000 offer after 24 hours in Montana, a place they had never been. The 2,300-square-foot house was twice the size of the two-bedroom condo they sold in Brentwood, Calif., before packing their cars and driving 16 hours northeast, released from the confines of the coronavirus pandemic and the jobs Robert had grown to hate and Valentina had lost.
This was the 19th walk-through their broker, Charlotte Durham, had done for out-of-state clients since Montana's virus lockdown ended in late April and its real estate market flipped into hyperdrive. Buyers fleeing New York, Los Angeles and other densely populated U.S. cities say they want to leave the coronavirus clusters and unrest behind.
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Post by Admin on Oct 23, 2020 21:04:21 GMT -7
Real estate market continues to boom in Gallatin County KZBK reports:
You might be hearing it on social media or possibly by word of mouth. Lots of people are buying homes in Gallatin County.
So what’s really happening in the housing market, and what are experts saying?
“It’s just a quality of life that people perhaps aren’t getting in other parts of the country so that makes it very attractive, makes it so people want to move here,” said Adam Greenberg, Montana Real Estate Consultant’s Team, Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties.
The numbers are in: the inventory of single-family homes is down 60% in the Gallatin Valley compared to September of 2019.
And the median sales price is up almost 19% from last year at this time to $550,000.
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