Housing

40% of the cost of housing simply comes down to government regulations and red tape. That was one of the major takeaways during our recent chat with a great Bozeman, Montana homebuilder- Eugene Graf.

What are the two worst places in Montana for school teachers to find housing? Despite massive growth across the state, the answer should come to no surprise for anyone following local issues.

We also came across an older article on our KMMS Radio website from 2010 with this headline: "Bozeman is Growing and Growing." They hadn't seen nothin' yet.

Did you see that story about the run down million dollar Whitefish home that went viral? Let's compare that house to Mar-a-Lago and it puts the absurdity of this political persecution of President Trump into perspective.

See the 30 most expensive cities to buy a house in Montana.

Montana has a housing issue, however, could there be light at the end of the tunnel? Possibly, but it would result in a shake-up in the economy. Is it worth it?

Montana simply cannot have it both ways. Our housing issues are now at crisis level with soaring prices and next to no inventory. Have you known anyone who has tried to rent a trailer? It's next to impossible with very lengthy waiting lists.

Bozeman is growing. Billings is growing. Missoula is growing. Kalispell is growing. We get it. But why are city budgets growing even more astronomically? Our chat with Frontier Institute CEO Kendall Cotton.

Billings, Montana is on a list for Top 5 housing markets once again. The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com just released their list of "The Top 20 Emerging Housing Markets for Summer 2022. Plus, our chat with Dr. Pat Barkey from the BBER about housing and the strength of the Montana economy.

I had a very interesting conversation yesterday with a friend I hadn't seen in months. We hadn't seen each other because she and her husband moved from Bozeman to Butte.