While many homes that hit the market during Montana’s pandemic real estate boom ended up in the hands of new arrivals, others were turned into short-term rentals to take advantage of the state’s growing popularity among travelers even if local zoning laws don’t permit such uses in some areas.
Failure to address climate change’s effects could cost Montana’s recreation and tourism economy more than 8,800 jobs and $263 million in labor earnings by 2040, a recently released report predicted.
While many homes that hit the market during Montana’s pandemic real estate boom ended up in the hands of new arrivals, others were turned into short-term rental