Whitefish Real Estate

Whitefish Real Estate

Is Resort Real Estate Insulated from the Real Estate Recession ?

I believe that Recreational and Resort Real Estate is WAY different than regular real estate and that the market will Hold Strong for Resort Real Estate for the Most Part. However, I think recreational real estate with water, trees and real Montana recreation will hold value longer than Condos, Golf Resort Homes and the Like. The current real estate trend is Bigger than Local Real Estate and we cannot really escape it all. People, Buyers in other locations need to sell their homes where they are from in order to buy here, so that market needs to be stable more than just here.

Recreational Real Estate will always be attractive to someone, but if the nation, as a whole is in a Major transition, the way appraisals are done are changing forever, internet marketing is changine things and the mortgage industry is in a MAJOR transition, along with the Loss of Jobs - We cannot help but lose real estate values in Northwest Montana at some point. However, the Canadian Dollar is so good that they are still investing here in Northwest Montana and I do feel that recreational real estate will stay strong. However, the housing prices and the prices of lots has dropped, it is a fact.

I also don't believe that a LOCAL real estate appraisal
can really tell you for sure what the trend is. I believe, I know that
the MLS data is not monitered, sales data is not really an accurate home value and an appraiser can look at the data anyway he or she needs to.

When I get an appraisal, the Appraisor asks ME every single time, What I need it to come in at, some even want to see the buy sell (the purchase agreement). Why would an appraisor NEED to see a buy - sell to perform and appraisal, why can't they just simply give an appraisal value based on VALUE and not what is needed to make the sale. I am licensed in MT, Idaho and Oregon and this issue is not unique to Northwest Montana.

Whitefish Real Estate has always been a Unique and Expensive market
and has a different buyer pool than most other Northwest Montana
Real Estate Locations.

If you have Recreational Real Estate for Sale
in Northwest Montana, sell it Without a
Northwest Montana Realtor, they do not GET
internet marketing. Sell your Home yourself online,
and attract recreational buyers, and buyers that may want

real estate in other states, and they will be drawn to your
Real Estate for Sale.

Real Estate has Definately Changed Forever,
one day soon Real Estate Agents will be
a Thing of the Past.

Ski Whitefish Montana

Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana, USA (formerly Big Mountain) has committed additional resources to its Fishbowl Terrain Park and Superpipe with the aim of making it possible to open the popular features by Christmas, as well as to expand the offerings in the park for all ability levels. A new dedicated Park and Pipe Groomer position has been created who will coordinate closely with the terrain park crew and work exclusively in the terrain park and superpipe. The resort will also seek input and involvement from local skiers and riders.
Local snowboarder and photographer Brendan Rohan said, “It is encouraging to see the new board of directors take the initiative to upgrade the on-mountain experience for the new generation of riders. It will also be a great opportunity to dialogue with the mountain about the plan and it will be awesome

for local riders to train here and not have to move elsewhere in search of better facilities.” In 2005, the resort invested $250,000 to build

a 500-foot long Superpipe to Federation of International Skiing (FIS) competition standards. Additional snowmaking, lights,

and a sound system were also installed, and the resort purchased

a new Zaugg Pipe Monster grooming implement,

the industry standard Superpipe groomer.

This winter, the Fishbowl Terrain Park will undergo an expansion to offer a progression of features for all ability levels. A dedicated beginner area will be made up of smaller and less intimidating rails, boxes, rollers, and jumps. In addition, two distinct runs will flow from the top of the Chair 3 area all the way to the bottom: an intermediate line will begin adjacent to the superpipe, and park and grooming crews will take advantage of the headwalls and breakovers on Hope Slope to create an expert line that includes bigger jumps and longer landings. The bottom half of these two lines will run parallel to one another and feature a variety of rails and boxes. Jumps in the park this winter will include a 10-foot table top, 25-foot step down, 30 foot table top, with features including a 14-foot flat beginner rail, 16-foot flat box, 16-foot shotgun rail (double bar rail), 28-foot rainbow rail, 28-foot triple kink rail (flat down flat), a long 40-foot rail, a 20-foot flat box, a 20-foot c-box (a banked and curved funbox), and a wall ride, 8-feet high and 12 feet wide, with a sliding surface on front and top. In order for these initiatives to become reality, the resort is increasing its electric and water supplies in the area that will triple the snowmaking capacity in the pipe and park.

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