Montana Zoning Atlas Roundup
Montana Zoning Atlas Roundup
"Our leaders can adopt pro-housing reforms that give landowners the freedom to build new homes where they are needed most."
MTLeg Viewpoint: Affordable Housing: Cut the Red Tape, But Don’t Stop There
MTLeg Viewpoint: Affordable Housing: Cut the Red Tape, But Don’t Stop There
"We are facing the question of whether Montana will continue to be a place where working and middle class folks can afford to build a future for themselves and their families."
MTLeg Viewpoint: Regulations Stand In The Way Of Attainable Housing
MTLeg Viewpoint: Regulations Stand In The Way Of Attainable Housing
"We can’t wait for solutions and hope the problem goes away. If young people can’t afford to live and raise a family here, the future of Montana is at stake."
Montana Cities Need Pro-Housing Reforms
Montana Cities Need Pro-Housing Reforms
Together, Exclusionary Single-Family Zoning and Minimum Lot Areas effectively serve as invisible billboards at the gates of growing Montana neighborhoods which read: “low and middle income residents are not welcome here".
Pro-Housing Reforms
Pro-Housing Reforms
"Of the cities examined, 70% of primary residential areas either outright prohibit or penalize affordable multi-family housing development."
Jim Applebee
Jim Applebee
"Streamlining the process in any way would be a significant factor in saving time and money, and the most important thing – bringing more affordable homes to the market quicker."
Frontier Institute Publishes Montana Zoning Atlas Report
Frontier Institute Publishes Montana Zoning Atlas Report
The Frontier Institute's Montana Zoning Atlas demonstrates how strict zoning regulations impact housing costs.
MTLeg Viewpoint: Breaking the Circuit on High Property Taxes
MTLeg Viewpoint: Breaking the Circuit on High Property Taxes
"we continue to hear stories about Montanans being priced out of housing as property values rise and their tax burden rises with them, sometimes making a family home of many years suddenly unaffordable."
MTLeg Viewpoint: We Need More Housing
MTLeg Viewpoint: We Need More Housing
"Housing will not get more affordable or more accessible until the root cause of the problem is addressed: supply."
‘Silver Shotgun’ Approach Needed to Address Housing Affordability
‘Silver Shotgun’ Approach Needed to Address Housing Affordability
Land doesn’t come cheap, so requiring larger lots over the standard minimum effectively penalizes multi-family homes by making them more costly to build compared to traditional single-family homes.
Montana Cities are the Problem, and the Solution to Housing
Montana Cities are the Problem, and the Solution to Housing
City governments are the problem with Montana’s housing crisis, but they could be part of the solution
Responding to Myths About Housing Regulation
Responding to Myths About Housing Regulation
The research consensus is clear that strict regulations discourage affordable housing by adding thousands to costs and stifling development.
Residents Want a Well-Rounded Approach to Affordable Housing
Residents Want a Well-Rounded Approach to Affordable Housing
"Residents appear to understand that subsidies will fall short if they are not accompanied by regulatory reforms that reduce barriers to housing supply. Local leaders ought to take note."
The Conservative Case for Affordable Housing
The Conservative Case for Affordable Housing
By rejecting progressive era urban planning regulations like single-family zoning, minimum lot sizes, setbacks and parking requirements, conservatives favor restoring the original vision of property rights and economic freedom held by America’s founders.