The Property Gals

The Extended First Time Homebuyer & Move Up Buyer Tax Credit for Missoula Real Estate Here's a cute video about the Extended First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit and Move Up Buyer Tax Credit that is available to individuals who buy a primary residence by April 30, 2010. Follow the adventures of Bob a...

Some great myths of home staging, although I do think that smell is very important on a home, and a welcoming aroma is appealing to buyers. Home staging (or property styling as it's commonly known as on the Australian property scene) is really an art, not a science. One of the many things a prof...

Here's a Great Summary of the First Time Home Buyer & Repeat Buyer Tax Credit for Missoula and Western Montana home buyers. First Time Home Buyer & Repeat Buyer Tax Credit QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Explained   All new first time home buyer and repeat buyer Tax Credit are effective immediately. It does...

Here's a great summary on the New Home Buyer Tax Credit The much-anticipated extension to the home buyer tax credit has finally been approved.  The Senate's vote yesterday resulted in a 98-0 win and today it was passed in the house.  The bill now moves to the President's desk for a final signatu...

Missoula Offers a High Quality of Life - And Missoulians Like It! A study was just released by Missoula ADAPT, Area Development And Preservation Team, showing 94% of Missoulians are satisfied with the overall high quality of life in Missoula. Some of the study's other findings: 88% are happy with...

Western Montana's Bitterroot Valley is Hit Hard By Foreclosures According to a recent article in The Ravalli Republic, property foreclosures in the Bitterroot Valley have skyrocketed over the past year. The county recorded 339 trustee sales notices between October 2008 and October 2009 - an 83% i...

Speechless Sunday: The Montana Winter Is On Its Way                        From the State Line Trail near Superior last week where Winter is starting to set in. We've had a little bit of snow in the valley but it hasn't lasted. Just a friendly reminder from Mother Nature that the Montana Winter i...

How One Lender Used Social Media to "WOW" a Client Today We've all experienced delays on closings for one reason or another and they're never fun. But when they happen at the last minute it can cause a lot of stress for all parties involved in the transaction. Well that scenario happened to us th...

How Much Does It Cost to Rent in Missoula Montana? According to a study from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) that was published by the Missoulian this summer, a rental in Missoula typically runs between $520 per month for a studio apartment to $1400 per month for...

As If My Blog Wasn't Working Hard Enough Already After blogging for close to three years, we have developed an extensive library of content on real estate-related articles. Google loves our content and rewards us by ranking us highly for many local real estate terms and neighborhoods. Our blog wo...