Payton Petersen
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University of Montana School of Journalism
In the Bitterroot Valley, as in most of Montana, there’s a housing crisis and increasing need for shelter beds. A recent survey found over 100 people without homes, nearly three times numbers a decade ago. Until recently, there was no winter shelter in the valley, but the death of one man led to change.
Jack Marshall
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University of Montana School of Journalism
Elinor Smith
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University of Montana School of Journalism
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The Blackfeet Nation hasn’t had a shelter available as temporary housing for almost a decade. That changed late last year when the Medicine Bear Lodge in Browning re-opened as the Blackfeet Medicine Bear Shelter. -
Poor housing conditions create additional challenges for an already difficult job – wildland firefighting. Firefighters and their families are trying to resolve these issues through legislation.
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Last winter, residents of a mobile home park in Missoula found out that the development had been sold and that rents would go up. The park’s new owners also plan to change the property’s layout, which will displace some long-term renters.
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Affordable housing options can look like bulldozer bait to real estate developers looking to create more high-income condos. Nonprofits and tenants in one Missoula neighborhood are taking an innovative approach to keep that from happening.
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The data show finance and real estate to be the fastest growing sectors in Montana.
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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.
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The state of Montana has returned roughly $53 million from its emergency rental assistance program to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The commerce department says it still has money for rental assistance and encourages those in need to apply.
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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.
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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.
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The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are partnering with city and county governments on the Flathead Reservation in a first-of-its-kind study of housing needs in the region.
