A song no more of the city streets;
A song of farms----a song of the soil of fields.
A song with the smell of sun-dried hay, where the
nimble pitchers handle the pitch-fork;
A song tasting of new wheat, and of fresh husk’d maize."
Walt Whitman surely was thinking of Montana when he wrote “A Carol of Harvest.” He might even have been lying in the grass in Manley Meadows, a gorgeous neighborhood North of Bozeman contemplating his novel at the time. He could have been staring at the expanse of Bridger Mountains to the east with pink peaks during sunrise and sunset. Or maybe to the west deciding if a round of golf at Riverside Country Club suited his fancy. Either way, one of the greatest American poets of all time would have been welcome at any residents table.
When buyers look at purchasing a luxury home with close proximity to the town of Bozeman, the University, the airport, shopping and conveniences, Manley Meadows rises to the top consistently. With only 42 home sites and nearly 100 acres of open space it is a wonderful place to call home. The nimble youngsters with pitch forks have been replaced by modern combines but the result is the same when inhaling the clean scent of freshly cut hay.
Our Bozeman luxury market offers many things to many people. A lot of us look back at statistics from year to year. An interesting statistic I just reviewed was that in the peak of our market for luxury homes in the Bozeman area (not Big Sky) there were 28 properties closed over $850,000 on 20 acres or less in 2006. That works out to 2.33 a month. The average days on the market were 136 days. To date in 2010, from January 1 to today March 1, there are 5 homes over $850,000 on less than 20 acres either closed or pending. Should the current pendings close in March, that is roughly 1.7 closings for luxury homes in a month. There is an average of 166 days on the market. Even with dire economic news being spread constantly, it does indicate that buyers are tired of waiting around and are ready to get back to business. They also recognize that the inventory is great, prices have softened reflecting some real value and jumbo loan interest rates are more reasonable than ever.
Prudential Fine Homes agents are some of the cream of the crop. We have great skills to negotiate the best for today’s Buyers and Sellers. Many of us believe that it is about winning for both parties in a transaction and that Real Estate should be a contact sport, full of handshakes and hugs.
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