Tax Credit Still in Effect for Military Personnel

Although the home buyer tax credit has expired for buyers signing contracts after April 30, the credit remains in effect an additional year for military personnel and foreign service employees deployed overseas for 90 days or more between January 1, 2009, and April 30, 2010. They can still claim the credit if they sign a [...]

HAFA – What is it? How can it help me?

The new HAFA program went into effect on April 5, 2010. It is intended to help home owners who are or could be going into the foreclosure process. I am CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) certified and here to help you through your difficult time regarding real estate. To understand more clearly HAFA, foreclosures, Short [...]

Treasury Announces New Short Sale Process – GREAT NEWS!

Finally a plan that I believe will really WORK! The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday released a plan to speed up and encourage Short Sales as a means to help families avoid foreclosure. We’ve been offering Short Sale proposals to public officials for over a year, and although the new guidelines aren’t everything we were [...]

Flathead County Market Stats

It has been a busy three months. I am finally getting back to posting. Here are some sobering figures to help us understand how much the Flathead Valley real estate market has changed.  I must thank Kelley Appraisal for compiling this data. The following figures are the volume / units of Residential sales in Flathead County.
Jan – [...]