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Per Zumper, the average rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bozeman, MT is currently $1,848. This is a 16% increase compared to the previous year. |
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Dorsey & Whitney LLPMEDA -Montana Economic Developers AssociationThe Telecommuting and Gig Workforce in Montana- What Remote Work Could Mean for City Land Use
Leading up to COVID-19, cities were rapidly building dense housing near commuter transit. Remote work is likely to force them to shift to promoting shared workspaces, broadband access, and more competitive tax rates.
Next Generation Broadband in MontanaMontana Business and Govt. Agency Collaboration SuccessHousing- Habitat for Humanity of Missoula seeks land donations to build affordable housing
In an effort to increase affordable housing options in the city, Habitat for Humanity of Missoula seeks homeowners with underutilized backyard space to donate land to community land trusts. - How Minimum Size Requirements Hamper Housing Production
Minimum square footage requirements are preventing many property owners from building on their lots, despite no evidence that they bring any safety benefits or maintain high property values. - New approach to affordable housing in Missoula could be a model for the rest of the state
NeighborWorks Montana partnered with the North Missoula Community Development Corporation (NMCDC) to try something brand new in the state to preserve the housing for renters: they’re establishing the property as a community land trust. - Pending Home Sales Plunge To Lowest Level In Nearly A Decade—Worst Could Be Yet To Come
Pending home sales slid for the sixth consecutive month in April to the lowest level in nearly a decade, according to Tuesday data, and experts believe sales have much more room to fall as rising mortgage rates put a damper on a booming housing market. - $8000 a month for a rental in Bozeman? How does Bozeman stack up versus New York rent? The average rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bozeman, MT is currently $1,848.
Per Zumper, the average rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bozeman, MT is currently $1,848. This is a 16% increase compared to the previous year. - New incentives to entice Missoula developers to include affordable housing in projects
“We know it can be a challenge to include income-restricted units in buildings,” said Emily Harris-Shears, the city’s housing policy specialist. “We may be able to offer ways to do that so that it helps their bottom line, as well as our community goals around housing.” - As housing costs rise, Missoula mobile home residents are getting squeezed out
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.
Montana Business- New movie ‘Montana Story’ captures the state’s landscape of loneliness
Choosing to shoot in Ringling feels integral to the idea of what “Montana Story” is trying to do. Ringling isn’t the soaring mountains of Glacier or the crystalline waters of the Blackfoot. It’s a small, middle-of-nowhere town. Ringling is one of those places people like to point to as the “real Montana,” a tiny speck of civilization dominated by the enormity of the landscape all around. - The Colstrip calamity: They got the gold, we get the shaft
Once again Montanans get to re-experience the all too well-known disaster of a major corporation operating an industrial facility, producing prodigious amounts of toxic and hazardous waste, and then declaring bankruptcy. After hundreds of millions of dollars in publicly funded cleanups at abandoned mines and industrial sites, one might wonder “When will our politicians learn their lesson and stop sticking Montanans with the outrageous cleanup costs?” - Montana parents encouraged to apply for ‘summer care grants’
Parents can apply for $1,500 or $2,500 grants to be used to cover the cost of childcare services over the summer. - Montana Working Lands Internship Program gives students an insight into ranch life
This summer, 4 college students will be working at multiple ranches throughout Montana to attain a better understanding of what ranch life is all about and possible credit toward their degree. - Fundraising to Save Montana’s Farmland – Haskill Creek Farms and nonprofit Save Farmland
Haskill Creek Farms and nonprofit Save Farmland launched this year to conserve agriculture and promote regenerative and organic farming - Lab-grown plant matter marks a step towards 3D-printable wood
Wood may be a renewable resource, but we’re using it up much faster than we’re replenishing it. Deforestation is having a drastic impact on wildlife and exacerbating the effects of climate change. Since our appetite for wooden products isn’t likely to change, our methods for obtaining it will have to. - ‘Yellowstone’ production company considering Butte, Montana for new series
“Butte was one of the happening places west of the Mississippi in 1932, so they’d really like to have the authenticity of the architecture here and be able to film her in Butte,” said Butte Civic Center Manager Bill Melvin.
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