housing

Through its outreach, the city gleaned five key themes that hindered fair housing including constraints in the rental market, the experience of voucher holds, “choice and autonomy,” systemic racism and perceived restrictions in current zoning.

Habitat for Humanity of Missoula is putting the finishing touches on two new homes in East Missoula.

One bill would put a limit of 20 working days, or about a month, in place for local governments to approve or deny subdivision applications that are exempt from review and ensure the government does not impose conditions of approval.

Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday declared that much of Oregon is in a state of emergency because of homelessness and created a new state council with the aim of building thousands more homes a year.

Homeowners in the U.S. are sitting on hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity on average, and are putting it to work, in some cases to pay for necessities.

Several proponents of the bill, including real estate agents, landlords and property managers, told a Senate committee Tuesday that rent control contributes to disrepair in rental properties and discourages new construction that could reduce the cost of housing over time.

A bill to prohibit local governments from enacting rent control on private property was critiqued in a hearing as redundant in Montana law and out of touch with the needs of Montana families.

A request to vacate a sliver of ground in the Riverfront Triangle for future public access continues to inch forward, with a final vote set for later this month.

The West End Farms subdivision, proposed by Evergreen Housing Solutions, covers 71 acres and will provide 26 ares of open space, including 10 acres of farmland.

An effort to create a master plan guiding the future and placemaking of the Midtown district will include a process backers say is new to Missoula's planning efforts, one intended to reach a wider number of voices.