A RV is parked on Sacco Drive next to an affordable housing development under construction in Bozeman. (Rachel Leathe, Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

Tackling Housing Affordability in Montana

With few affordable homes available for households earning a low income, many are being priced out of housing markets.
New single-family homes under construction in Missoula. (David H. Wells)

Montana’s Unaffordable Housing Crisis

The lack of affordable housing has been an increasingly difficult problem for many Montana communities. A shortage of homes and stagnant incomes have widened the divide.
Traffic crosses Main Street in historic downtown Missoula. (Ian Dagnall)

Missoula Housing Prices Soar

Home prices in Missoula have seen their largest jump in a decade, making it harder for residents to find affordable living situations.

Scientific Research’s Multimillion-Dollar Economic Punch

Montana University System research has a significant impact on the state’s economy, providing income, jobs and tax revenue.

Homebuilding in Montana’s Hot Markets

Have builders and developers responded to higher home prices by expanding their supply of housing through new construction?
Dermot O’Halloran, left, Senior VP of Corporate Development, and Thomas Acevedo, CEO of S & K Technologies, Inc., pose at the company’s headquarters in Polson, Montana. (AP Photo/Flathead Beacon, Greg Lindstrom)

Entrepreneurship in Montana

Montana has more entrepreneurs per capita than any other state and a business survival rate that ranks in the top 10.

Medicaid Expansion a Huge Success

Medicaid expansion in Montana generates several thousand additional jobs and several hundred million dollars in additional income.

Bitcoin in Montana

Bitcoin has been all over the news lately thanks to its meteoric rise last year. So, what is Bitcoin and what are its implications for Montanans?

Missoula’s Affordable Housing Crisis