Housing

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.

The new campus in north Bozeman will for the first time bring housing and food resources to the same location.

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 state of Montana has returned roughly $53 million from its emergency rental assistance program to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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.

Opponents said it would lead to traffic issues and impact current neighborhoods, while advocates say the city desperately needs more housing.