Fair housing laws protect many Montanans from discrimination when they’re looking for a place to rent or buy. People with criminal records, though, struggle to secure housing long after their sentences end. Some Montana organizations are working to change that.
Results of a recent survey from the One Valley Community Foundation found that respondents want to see employers put forward solutions to the area’s housing needs — but about a third say they oppose a property tax to fund solutions.
New data show the median listing price of a home in Montana dropped from its record high at the end of last year. But it’s too early to tell if this is a signal that the housing market is cooling.
The Gallatin Valley Housing Report shows in 2020 and 2021, more permits were issued in the county for multifamily housing units than single-family homes for the first time in the past 11 years.
A study of income tax data in Montana shows that California, Washington and Colorado were the top three origin states of new residents that moved to Montana in 2020.
A University of Montana economist told lawmakers the surge in demand has exposed a chronic underbuilding of homes over the past 20 years in the state’s fastest-growing communities.
A Kalispell hotel slated to be renovated into studio apartments is displacing a number of long-term residents and families. Some have found housing in the nick of time as the hotel shut its doors Friday.