December 20, 2007
No longer called Big Mountain, Whitefish remains huge fun
By AL CHAREST
WHITEFISH, Mont. — The tools are picked up, construction is finished and the party has started as Whitefish Mountain Resort celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Over the summer, the friendly alpine resort just 100 km south of the 49th parallel, stopped being called Big Mountain […]

Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:49pm EST
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Sam Zell on Wednesday compared the current credit-fueled crisis in U.S. real estate to the savings-and-loan meltdown of the late 1980s but said it was a “manageable” problem that would not drag the wider economy into a recession next year.
Speaking at an […]

By David Hoffman
December 17, 2007
Due to negative returns, investors are pulling money out of mutual funds that invest in real estate investment trusts, but financial advisers believe that now is not the time to trim holdings.
If anything, the current market represents a buying opportunity, they said.
“It’s like Christmas,” said William Howell, president of Howell Financial […]

Known for its high mountains and incredible snow conditions, Montana offers skiing heaven to any ski enthusiast. Enjoy downhill skiing and cross-country skiing on over 30 Montana skiing resorts and numerous private and public trails.
There are 16 downhill ski areas featuring 400 inches snowfall and over 900 runs to satisfy all types of guests from […]

Snowbirds bring checkbooks to grab properties at deep discount 
Associated Press 
December 14, 2007  
 
Two hours after his flight landed in Phoenix, Calgary resident Doug Farley already was cruising the city’s vast stuccoed suburbs in search of the one attraction Canadians cannot seem to get enough of these days: cheap homes.
There are thousands of them here: almost […]