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Blackstone to take Apartment Income REIT private in $10 bln deal

A top real estate investor, Blackstone has been sharpening its focus on rental housing, betting on its revival as the supply of apartments in the U.S. is expected to decline due to a slowdown in construction.
This was likely to lift rental growth, which has over the past few months remained flat or declined modestly due to fresh supply in many U.S. markets.

Court clears path for reopening antitrust probe of Realtors group

A federal appeals panel reversed a lower-court decision that the Justice Department was barred from restarting its investigation into the National Association of Realtors

U.S. Department of Energy Releases First Ever Federal Blueprint to Decarbonize America’s Buildings Sector

First Comprehensive Federal Strategy Outlines Pathways to Reduce Emissions 90% in Buildings Sector by 2050, Reinforcing President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Lower Energy Costs, Improve Resilience, and Tackle the Climate Crisis

City of Bozeman kicks off a series of surveys to address community needs

“I want our community members to know that this is their chance to be heard and feel heard,” said Munfrada.

Kalispell Council to Host Work Session on Homelessness

The city council recently revisited homeless population issues and councilors requested a work session and public hearing in May to brainstorm solutions, including potentially revoking the Flathead Warming Center’s conditional use permit

Window coating blocks heat, not the view

A new window coating can block heat-generating ultraviolet and infrared light while letting in visible light, regardless of the sun’s angle.

The Other Side of the North Dakota Oil Boom: Evictions

Research into Williams County’s fracking industry shows how a commodity boom can accelerate the number of people losing their homes. 

Over 3,000 homes on the Navajo Nation Receive Accurate Addresses for the First Time

The Rural Utah Project is encouraging rural residents to use Plus Codes, a free addressing system created by Google.

Tax expert: Montana’s tax system ‘in serious trouble,’ hurts homeowners

“Taxes have been shifted unfairly to residential property, and they’ve been shifted away from the other properties,” said Dan Bucks, a nationally recognized expert on taxation. “Homeowners and renters are paying taxes that they shouldn’t be asked to pay – taxes that belong instead to various corporate and business classes of properties.”

Save the Date: 2024 Montana Downtown & Main Street Conference – 10/23-25 – Bozeman, Livingston

The annual Montana Downtown & Main Street Conference is open to Main Street and downtown district promoters, elected officials, city staff and planners, architects, engineers, property owners, business owners, chambers of commerce and anyone interested in promoting and revitalizing downtowns and Main Streets.

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