Dear Clients and Friends,

At PureWest Christie's, we believe in providing you with the best service, whether you're shopping for your first home or a luxury vacation home.

We are the largest independently owned brokerage in Montana, but we offer our clients even more than the expertise of our vast network of local agents. We also have an exclusive affiliation with Christie's International Real Estate, a name synonymous with tailored, trusted service for over 250 years.

The Christie's brand is instantly recognized worldwide and immediately distinguishes your luxury property from all others. Christie's International Real Estate assembles the world's leading luxury real estate experts, who are trained and dedicated to providing the highest level of client care, world-class marketing, and exceptional results. Our affiliation with Christie's allows us to connect buyers and sellers of luxury homes globally, whether the property is on Flathead Lake or in the south of France.

Christie's carefully monitors the luxury real estate market and assembles luxury trend reports with data from PureWest and the other affiliate brokerages to help clients better understand and anticipate the real estate market. The 2022 Mid-Year Luxury Trends Report looks at recent significant sales and explores three main luxury real estate trends:

• A shift to hard assets in the current global inflationary environment.
• Buyers looking for luxury markets that offer good value for their money.
• A look at blue-chip markets that consistently retain their value and appeal.

The whole report is available here, and Christie's is currently gathering information for a 2023 Luxury Trends Outlook Report, to be released in January 2023.

You can read more about our affiliation on our blog. The short of it is this: PureWest combines our local expertise with the reach, resources, and technology of Christie's International Real Estate, allowing us to serve each of our client's unique needs. If you are considering a move, I would enjoy the opportunity to discuss this further with you.