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Collecting Your Trash in Missoula is Finally Becoming Competitive – Republic vs. Grizzly

I recently inquired about the new Grizzly Trash collection service in Missoula.

Universal Basic Income Has Been Tested Repeatedly. It Works. Will America Ever Embrace It?

The extraordinary success and thorny politics of a bold policy idea

The US housing shortage is ‘awful’ and will likely get worse with no apparent end in sight

How dire is the decades long housing shortage in the United States? 

Governor Gianforte pushes trades education, more construction as fixes for Montana housing crunch

Standing in front of a luxury apartment complex under construction in Bozeman Thursday, Gov. Greg Gianforte touted his efforts to address Montana’s housing affordability crunch by promoting new residential development.

Denver Supportive Housing Experiment Breaks Street-to-Jail Cycle

Police spend thousands of hours arresting unhoused people for committing nonviolent crimes. Housing people works better, research shows. 

Home prices starting to decline in Kalispell

Home prices in Kalispell are falling, not long after the city was named the fastest growing micropolitan area in the nation.

Housing Market Collapse: ‘Forceful’ Slowdown In Home Prices As Warning Signs Become ‘Eerily Similar’ To 2000s Crisis

Home prices continued to decelerate at the fastest pace on record in August—intensifying a decline since this spring that has some experts worried the abrupt turnaround in the housing market could ultimately push the economy into a recession.

Deep Dive: Records reveal hundreds of Treasure Valley homes owned by out-of-state investors – How about your community?

Nothing about this change in the market is illegal, but it changes the dynamics of how supply and demand shape prices when growing families are bidding against Wall Street firms who can afford to pay cash, thousands over the asking price of homes.

Gov. Gianforte praises Housing Task Force’s recommendations, calls for starter homes

Task Force member Sen. Ellie Boldman, D-Missoula, said that housing is a crisis and will likely be the No.1 issue during the upcoming legislative session. She said it’s an issue in both rural and urban areas in the state.

How Banks Perpetuate Overbuilt Parking

Even as cities and states are reducing or eliminating parking requirements, lenders often require parking to release loans to developers.