First Quarter Market Results by Craig SiphersThis will be our first market report going back to 2008 that will use the Montana Regional Multiple Listing Service statistics for Ravalli County. You can see prior year end market reports on our website at montanarealestatepro.com under the resources tab.  EXIT Realty Bitterroot Valley is active in both Missoula and Ravalli Counties and the Farm+Ranch+Land Division markets and acts as buyer representatives for all 56 counties in Montana, depending...

Year End Market Report -2018
By Craig Siphers

The Bitterroot real estate market felt a small slow down starting the end of July due to market contractions in feeder markets of the Montana market effected by the unknown effects of the mid term elections as well as the interest rate hikes of the fed.  Even so, the Bitterroot Valley real estate general ended UP year over year in 2018. Residential Sales Continue to Be Strong Condos had a generally strong year in 2018. there were 19 units sold in...

The old saying in Montana is that if you don't like the weather, stick around an hour and it's bound to change.  That can really be true because the Big Sky really is big and weather systems move in and out of vast expanses.

Blue skies sometime become full of black, angry clouds that deliver various amounts of precipitation.  Then there are certain areas that have less rain or snow yet the snow pack delivers great irrigation water where systems built over a century ago deliver much needed wat...

You'll love this 4568 Square foot rancher with large finished basement. This 6 bedroom 3 bath home is on a .46 acre lot in an amazing family friendly neighborhood. Enjoy the beautiful fireplace and vaulted ceilings upstairs, incredible amount of storage space. and the convenience of a laundry room on both floors. The back deck is great for entertaining friends and family!

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Montana has great snow and the best snow in the state is arguably at Lost Trail Powder Mountain in the southern end of the Bitterroot Valley on the Montana-Idaho border.  In fact, at Lost Trail you can ski in both states depending on which lift you take and which slopes you are skiing.

I recently had a birthday and my son, who was visiting from Hawaii, treated me to a day of skiing Montana!

                                                 Father and Son

He learned to snow board on this mounta...

The Pine Hollow Ranch located in Stevensville, Montana, is a fantastic 159 acre parcel with three homes on it.  The property has some of the most spectacular views of the Bitterroot Valley and Bitterroot Mountain Range.  The main house enjoys a long paved driveway to a secluded bench area overlooking the valley.

Main Dwelling Looking West

 

The guest house is actually larger than the main house and has equally impressive views with great outdoor living space looking down the hollow.

 

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Clint Eastwood famously said "A man's got to know his limitations" in the Dirty Harry Film.  I have been helping people buy and sell real estate for nearly 30 years and over three decades of investing myself in land and homes.  I like to think I know real estate and I try to give my clients the best exposure of their properties when I list to sell.  (See my Blog on List To Sell)  Technology has gotten to the point that 95% of buyers start their search online and good marketing includes tons of G...