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Seattle affordable housing goal elusive despite millionaire's tax

(The Center Square) -- Seattle’s own version of Washington State's planned tax on millionaires is aimed at businesses with millionaire employees, but the goal of using the money to expand affordable housing is becoming elusive. Officials of Seattle’s Social Housing Developer revealed Thursday night their first move

City subsidizing landlords under Missoula pilot program to house homeless

A pilot program administered by the City of Missoula aims to get more homeless people into housing by providing landlords financial compensation for renting out their market-rate units. The Landlord Engagement Pilot Program is meant to strengthen tenant and landlord relationships while incentivizing landlords to rent to more at-

Many Montana landlords haven’t filed to avoid second-home tax

Many Montana landlords haven’t filed to avoid second-home tax

With a March 1 deadline looming, data from the Montana Department of Revenue indicates that landlords for as many as three-quarters of the state’s rental housing units haven’t applied for an exemption that would shield their properties from hefty tax increases as the state’s new second-

Hear from Bozeman's candidates for City Commission

The candidates running for the two empty City Commission seats are Trevor Nameniuk, Roger Blank, Emma Bode, Emily Talago, Eli Anselmi and Alison Sweeney. Read on to hear their responses to the Exponent’s 2025 candidate questionnaire. Candidates were given three weeks to respond to the questionnaire and were given

Montana renters could foot the bill for a property tax blunder, legislators warn

Certain tenants across Montana could soon face increased rents due to a newly discovered mistake in the property tax bills passed during the 2025 legislative session, multiple legislators told the Montana State News Bureau. The revelation of a significant error in the new laws comes as 2025 property tax bills

Tenants rally for ownership of two Bozeman mobile home parks

State and local leaders joined the residents of two Bozeman mobile home parks to urge the current owner to sell them the land they are currently renting. The land was listed for sale in July Tenants of these parks say that resident ownership is the only way to ensure long-