A Healthy Home and You According to HUD-Gov a healthy home is one that is constructed, maintained and rehabilitated in a manner that is conducive to the occupants’ good health. Keeping a home healthy involves keeping it dry, clean, safe, well ventilated, pest free, contaminant free and temperature controlled. Fall is an ideal time of […]
Slumping Real Estate Sales While the national sales price remains little changed, sales of existing homes have continued to slide for the last 5 months. Billings MT has experienced much the same. Sales have continued to slide each month since March, and then July saw a slight uptick of 7% in sales. However, that doesn’t […]
Styles in Luxury New styles in luxury home furnishings have two great styles to look for in 2018. Designers have labeled these as Farmhouse and Hygge, but what the Uber rich are looking for in home design are not new. Open floor plans and outdoor spaces are desirable by all buyers, but the Uber rich […]
Location, Location, Location! The words are well used in the Real Estate community. What does location mean to in terms of dollars? A recent study found that a home close to a park sold for 7.9% higher, mountain views have a 5.1% greater value and lake views only 4.9% higher sold prices. Other things that […]
The week of Montana Fair brings hundreds of families to Billings. Besides the fair, parents are shopping and preparing for back to school. The school supplies may contain lunch bags, clothes, shoes and electronics. In addition to school supplies, good schools are a major consideration when people are looking to relocate. The domestic home-buying population also clearly […]