What’s an MLS?

What’s an MLS?

MLS refers to Multiple Listing Services. A Multiple Listing Service is a marketplace where brokers can advertise listings for buyers and other brokers. They are local and represent data for specific regions. MLSs are available to real estate agents that pay for a membership. Why are MLSs important when buying or selling property? Think of…

Property Taxes on the Rise

Property Taxes on the Rise

Montana property owners received reappraisal notices many of which indicated drastic increases to the value of their property. These notices are sent out every other year and with the real estate market experiencing higher prices and lower inventory, the increases have some residents and property owners surprised, to say the least. On average, the value…

What’s in Your Investment Portfolio

What’s in Your Investment Portfolio

LandThink took a survey inquiring about what most investors incorporate into their multi-asset portfolios. According to the results, 82% of the respondents indicated that land was included in their investment portfolios. 34% of respondents also said that over half of their portfolios comprise land investments. Gone are the days when investing in land is only…

Hiking in the National Parks of the Rocky Mountain States

Hiking in the National Parks of the Rocky Mountain States

The sun peaks out from under the horizon earlier each morning as the mid-April air hangs heavy with the aroma of campfire from the local farmers preparing their stubble fields for spring seeding. A country drive reveals intense green winter wheat fields contrasted against brown hillsides slowly fading along with the winter season. Birds fill…