Market Reports & Articles

Where are Montana’s Opportunity Zones?

Find Montana’s Opportunity Zones – and Learn What Makes These Locations Desirable.  In 2017, Montana’s Opportunity Zones were created to attract investment to targeted regions. Put simply, Opportunity Zones are meant to bring money into low-income areas. Investors can roll the profit from a business deal into an Opportunity Zone project – there are several

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Montana Rental Application Fees on Chopping Block?

In Montana, apartment rental application fees were up for debate briefly in the legislature. While that bill (SB241) didn’t make it out of committee, it’s likely not the last time this issue will surface, as application fees have raised plenty of questions in places like Bozeman, Missoula, and other desirable Montana cities with growing populations. 

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Ask a Montana Builder: Timelines, Cost, and Opportunities

Montana builder talks construction costs, timelines, and opportunities in the industry “A lot of smart people have been working on this for years.” That’s what Ryan Frey with Saddle Mountain Construction says of Missoula’s housing crunch. As a home and commercial builder with 20+ years of experience, he’s intimately familiar with the ongoing slog toward

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