Montana has received federal approval to provide Medicaid-funded housing services to assist those with behavioral health needs find housing.
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The Missoula City Council last week approved a plan to build a large housing development for senior citizens. Councilors said affordable, senior-friendly housing was a need in the city and the state as a whole.
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Dozens of service providers from dentists and doctors to public defenders packed the Missoula Public Library earlier this month. They offered a one-stop-shop for residents in need as the city begins to close one of its homeless shelters.
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With HUD grants in limbo, Kalispell shelter breaks ground on affordable housing project. Opioid overdoses in Montana are rising.
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Gov. Greg Gianforte was in Butte Wednesday to tout his Administration's efforts to construct new affordable housing. He also called on lawmakers to allocate $100 million to build more homes.
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People on fixed incomes hoping to apply for Montana’s property tax assistance program will need to get their paperwork in by April 15. Qualifying applicants could receive a reduced property tax rate of up to 80 percent on the first $350,000 of their home’s market value.
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Montana lawmakers recently passed a bill that will allow communities with a resort tax to fund workforce housing to help Montanans live where they work.
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Missoula will shut down one of its two homeless shelters. Mayor Andrea Davis Friday announced her decision citing the end of one-time federal pandemic aid. The move will leave more than 150 people seeking a place to stay.
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Montana officials recently laid out a plan to address housing affordability in the state. Despite rising costs, federal funding for housing aid could remain flat.
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A Gallatin County judge Monday ruled that a slate of housing reform laws passed by the 2023 Legislature are constitutional.
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The annual housing report from the Missoula Organization of Realtors depicted a mixed bag of results for 2024. Missoula mortgage lender Matt Gehr summarized it this way. “We do have an affordability issue, but it’s not continuing to get worse.”