Washington officials are looking at new restrictions on rent increases, along with other policies to ease financial strain for tenants of affordable housing that receives taxpayer support.
Homeword will receive $1.5 million in HOME funding to continue rehabilitating the Creekside Apartments. The complex includes 14 buildings containing 161 living units and currently houses around 300 individuals.
In hopes of joining other Montana counties in a growing push to reform the state's tax system, Missoula County this week named one of its own to sit on the governor's task force.
The Two Rivers manufactured home park includes 59 individual lots adjacent to Travelers Rest, just west of Lolo. The residents are looking to purchase the property in a collective, making it community owned.
A group of homeowners have challenged four bills that were championed by Montana Senate Republicans during the 2023 session to address affordable housing in the state.
One of the first hospitals in Missoula found a second life recently when the owners completed a substantial rehabilitation of the property and expanded the number of apartments from 16 to 22.
City officials on Wednesday added detail to their plans to address Northside growth and mitigate what's expected to be an increase in traffic when a number of new housing projects open.
A request for a zoning change in the West Broadway corridor would allow more housing if and when the property is redeveloped in the future while permitting Missoula Youth Homes to consolidate its offices and remain in place.
Calling it a win-win, the Missoula City Council approved spending $500,000 to build two modular bathrooms and connect them to city services for use at the Johnson Street Shelter.