Market Reports & Articles

No Crystal Ball? How the Real Estate Demand Model Can Help Forecast Opportunities

Stay Ahead of the Real Estate Cycle, Use Economic Base Analysis You’ve no doubt heard and read all of the news about existing Missoula companies expanding along with additional firms looking to expand into our market. Savvy investors and developers pay very close attention to job growth trends to forecast where opportunities will likely be …

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Why It Is So Stinkin’ Hard To Find A Good Commercial Real Estate Investment

So you can’t find any good commercial real estate investments in Missoula… now what? If you’ve spent any time looking recently for a commercial real estate investment in Missoula or Kalispell, you’ve no doubt realized that the pickings are paltry. Whether you’re after apartments, warehouses, office, self-storage, cap rates on properties are generally low and …

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Hey, What’s That Missoula? Ep. 4

From the Red Bird Wine Bar to a ‘Lark-Inspired’ Renovation – find out what’s happening in and around downtown Missoula! Watch – and subscribe! – to our video series “Hey, What’s That Missoula?” below! Sterling CRE Advisors actively tracks all new development projects in town and can aid you when you buy, sell, lease or …

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City of Missoula Housing Policy – An Exciting Time to Invest in Missoula

MARKET WATCH MINUTE – brought to you by Sterling CRE Advisors Highlights from “Our Development Guide, Looking Forward 2018-2028” presented by Nick Kaufman, Land Use Planner, WGM Group, Inc. What an exciting time to consider investing in Missoula. In this Market Watch segment, I discussed a broad range of topics centered on issues of interest …

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Missoula Apartment Market Report-Q2 2019

How does the Missoula apartment market look and where is it going? Historically, warm weather outside has equated to tighter inventory in the Missoula apartment market. This trend has continued in 2019, with the overall vacancy rate across all units dropping from 5.99 in Q1 to 4.74% for Q2. This closely mirrors regional trends in …

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How to: Use Opportunity Zones + 1031 Exchanges

How investors can use Opportunity Zones and 1031 Exchanges to Their Advantage Which one works best for your particular situation? Much ink has been spilled in the last year regarding the possibilities that Opportunity Zones bring to investors across the country. Missoula, Kalispell, Bozeman and other cities throughout Montana have designated Opportunity Zones that open …

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Leasing Commercial Space: Avoid These Mistakes

Avoid missteps when leasing commercial space in Missoula. Claire Matten, CCIM shares her expertise. Your growing business is at the point where it’s time to find a brick-and-mortar location to call your own. Congratulations – you are ready for leasing commercial space! The excitement and adrenaline rush of the untapped potential of your future can …

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Fire Sale or Feeding Frenzy? Missoula Office & Retail Market Update

Missoula’s office and retail markets experienced healthy sale and leasing activity throughout 2018. At year-end there were sixty-eight (68) transactions recorded between both property types with thirty-four (34) transactions dedicated to retail properties and thirty-four (34) acquisitions attributed to office buildings. MISSOULA OFFICE MARKET UPDATE The median sale price per square foot for office property …

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