Kara Meiler Stately Ashton wrapped up a home purchase in Lewis and Clark County on August 19, recording a deed, a mortgage and a declaration of homestead on a single property in the G and B Tracts subdivision — all on the same day.
The property, identified as Lot 11-2 in the G and B Tracts subdivision (Certificate of Survey 588839), transferred from Michael D. Peery and Michael Perry to Stately Ashton and Meiler Kara, according to a warranty deed recorded August 19 in Book M65, Page 7152. The transaction marks the end of Peery and Perry's ownership of the lot.
Financing came through New American Funding LLC, with Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. listed as the electronic registry holder. That mortgage was recorded the same day as the deed, at Book M65, Page 7153. The homestead declaration, also recorded August 19, signals the buyers intend the property as their primary residence — a filing that in Montana provides limited creditor protection on a person's principal home.
Public records indicate the buyers may be based outside Montana, which would make this a relocation purchase rather than a local move. The cluster of same-day filings — deed, mortgage, homestead — is a standard closing sequence, but the out-of-state flag is worth noting as Helena continues to attract buyers from larger markets. Lewis and Clark County recorded the transaction across four separate filings tied to the single lot.