Northwest Montana Community Land Trust, Inc.

The community support we have seen is just amazing. Whitefish Community Foundation's support of our efforts to get first-time homebuyers and families into houses they can afford to buy has had a huge impact. Yay for workforce housing and starter homes! This also would not be possible without the work of Jerry Dunker and Trailview Homes. The Flathead Valley needs a few more like Jerry!

Whitefish Community Foundation awards $120,000 grant for affordable housing Whitefish Community Foundation recently awarded a $120,000 grant to the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust for the acquisition of four affordable homes in Whitefish.

Wednesday, March 13. 11:30am to 1:30pm includes lunch. $25 Learn about what is being done and how you can help to ensure that the people who make Whitefish run smoothly have housing options. Be sure to register at WhitefishChamber.org or 406.862.3501.

On our way to adding a few more homes to our CLT inventory! Thanks to the folks who developed the Trailview neighborhood and Whitefish! It is so great that Whitefish has chosen to focus on creating more attainable home ownership opportunities for the people who make up the fabric of the community.

Whitefish Council Votes to Help Fund Land Trust’s Purchase of Additional Homes for Affordable Housing - Flathead Beacon The Whitefish City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a request from the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust (NWMTCLT) for $90,000 in funding to help with the purchase of three homes in the Trail View development at the corner of Monegan Road and Voerman Road. The funding, which wi...

Excited to be able to add more affordable homeownership opportunities in the coming months.

Nonprofits Partner to Add Affordable Homeownership Opportunities - Flathead Beacon As the tight real estate market persists in northwest Montana, two local housing nonprofits have officially partnered to create permanent affordable homeownership opportunities in the Flathead Valley. Habitat for Humanity of the Flathead Valley and the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust (NWMTCLT...

NWMTCLT has many great partners that make it possible for us to sell homes to Montanans at affordable prices. Every year Wells Fargo grants us funds to cover home purchase costs. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Samaritan House Samaritan House is a homeless shelter and transitional living program in Kalispell, Montana.

This new housing being built by Samaritan House will be very affordable housing for families working towards housing stability and forever homes for veterans. This is new and additional housing with two years of architectural/engineering planning going into creating the best design for security, convenience, comfort and efficiency. It will be a great addition to the neighborhood and a good thing for the community.

Samaritan House to Break Ground on Expansion this Spring - Flathead Beacon Service providers with the Samaritan House are making progress toward their $16.9 million fundraising goal after securing $750,000 of state funding, which comes as the nonprofit homeless shelter and transitional living facility prepares to break ground on its affordable housing expansion project thi...

We are proud to work with NeighborWorks Montana and applaud the good work they are doing all over Montana.

Kaia and Larry were honored to be a part of the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Family Promise of Gallatin Valley campus, A Journey Home, yesterday!

Family Promise of Gallatin Valley purchased the Montana Bible College property and is converting the three buildings into emergency and transitional housing, workforce housing, and office space. Family Promise provides shelter, prevention and stabilization programs, and comprehensive wrap-around services to ensure family homelessness is brief and non-recurring. This new location expands the organization’s capacity to serve clients and gives them stability with a property they own rather than lease.

To secure the property, Family Promise sought financial support from the Gallatin Community Housing Impact Fund for their down payment. The combination of these funds and a conduit bond facilitated through Opportunity Bank made the acquisition of the campus a reality.

Read more about yesterday’s event: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/family-promise-formally-unveils-new-shelter-campus/article_abcc2bd4-99da-11ee-b28e-5b1199f322b9.html

NWMTCLT got a couple great projects done this fall thanks to this generous community and I got to work with some fabulous homebuyers who work hard and love this Valley.

Community Land Trust Expands Affordable Housing Inventory in the Flathead Valley - Flathead Beacon When mortgage rates started crawling to 7% last year while housing prices remained unaffordable in the Flathead Valley, Whitefish parents Coral and Trey Nassat were facing a variety of financial obstacles as they searched for a home large enough to raise their five kids. Coral, a Whitefish High Scho...

2023 was a great year for NWMTCLT thanks to this generous community! We added 2 homes in Trailview, Whitefish in November and will add one more in Kalispell! Our "we own the land, you own the house" model works to make home ownership affordable thanks to the people and organizations that help us buy the land! 2024 is looking merry and bright as well!

We are just $20,000 from our goal or raising $150,000 to add two houses to our inventory in the Trailview neighborhood, purchased a lot in Columbia Falls and thanks to an incredibly generous donation are also buying a lot in Kalispell! NWMTCLT is working to make affordable homeownership opportunities for people in the Flathead!

Good News in Affordable Home Ownership NWMTCLT has received incredibly generous donations this summer that allow us to purchase homes and property in Whitefish and Kalispell. Additionally we were able to purchase a lot in Columbia Falls this spring. In total, we will be adding six new permanently affordable homeownership opportunities t...

Housing Market Returning to Pre-Pandemic Trends - Flathead Beacon After the pandemic triggered a housing boom in the Flathead Valley three years ago, prompting sight-unseen sales along with cash purchases, realtors say the county is following state and nationwide trends of a cooling market. According to Montana Regional MLS data, the median sales price in Flathead...

Community Land Trust Awarded Funds to Expand Affordable Homeownership Program - Flathead Beacon The Northwest Montana Community Land Trust (NWMTCLT), a nonprofit affordable housing organization dedicated to providing below-market rate homeownership, recently received $35,000 to add more homes to its inventory in the Flathead Valley. Using the mix of private and federal funding, the land trust....

Want to know what is involved in purchasing a house? This in-person class on March 4, might be just what you need! Can't make it in person? NWMT also has on online option: https://www.nwmt.org/partners/online-homebuyer-education/

Affordable Housing for Northwest Montana's Winter Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/eb1e53b24614/opportunities-for-attainable-housing-15079099
Northwest Montana Community Land Trust wraps up 2022 with new property in Columbia Falls, donated homes and opportunities for affordable homeownership from Polson to Whitefish. We are a nonprofit partnering with foundations, government entities, private developers and others to create homes available for sale at attainable prices using the Land Trust model.

NWMTCLT is looking for lots to purchase. Specifically a lot that could accommodate a donated home that we wish to relocate and put on a new foundation. The home is going to be wonderful for a family to buy at an affordable price once we get it relocated!!! This is not a modular home, it is just a house that can't stay where it is and that we were fortunate enough to have donated to us. The lot has to be large enough for a home and double garage with a footprint that is about 70' x 70'. We are able to buy a lot outright with cash. We are a nonprofit working to create more affordable workforce homeownership opportunities in the Flathead and would love to talk to property owners who support our mission.

Thank you to all of our generous donors!

Join Saturday's Fun Run! - https://mailchi.mp/a0cf6faa8a2b/opportunities-for-attainable-housing-15041651

Look who is taking part in the Great Fish Community Challenge! I was so lucky to help Kate and Troy Williams get their family into a home in Kalispell last year. We create affordable home ownership opportunities for the people who make this Valley work - mechanics, postmen, teachers, city and county employees, hospital billing department managers and grocery store employees! We have 52 properties and a donation to NWMTCLT will help us continue to add homes. Think of it as a one-time investment in permanent affordability!

Have you heard about Northwest Montana Community Land Trust? They are working to provide permanently affordable home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income families throughout the Flathead Valley. This is the first year they have participated in the Great Fish Community Challenge. Let's give them a warm welcome! Your gift to Northwest Montana Community Land Trust will help create affordable housing and housing solutions. Learn more and donate at https://whitefishcommunityfoundation.org

Great Fish Community Challenge - Support Affordable Housing - https://mailchi.mp/8439cf8016c0/opportunities-for-attainable-housing-15040427

Opportunities for Attainable Housing - https://mailchi.mp/66b52d80063d/opportunities-for-attainable-housing
Northwest Montana Community Land Trust has had a host of new opportunities to expand our inventory of properties that qualified homebuyers may purchase at below market rates. Relocating homes to a new lot, public-private partnerships with developers, and fundraising in the Whitefish Community Foundations Great Fish Community Challenge, August 4 to September 16.

The Wells Fargo Foundation awarded NWMTCLT a $10,000 grant to help us cover the fees related to buying and selling Community Land Trust Homes! This helps us keep the prices of the homes down because we don't have to pass those expenses on to the new homeowners! Thanks, Wells Fargo for supporting affordable housing in the Flathead Valley. KatieRollyson Austin Willis

Registration is open for the Great Fish Fun Run in Whitefish. Register early for best pricing and a limited-edition bandana (while supplies last). Live music by David Walburn, lunch by Piggyback BBQ, a Nonprofit Fair, awards and prizes, plus more. Details and online registration at https://runsignup.com/great-fish-fun-run

NWMTCLT has an opportunity to add 2 more houses to our inventory of affordable homes that people can own. (Affordable in this program is $120,000 - $250,000 depending on the size and age of the home.) What we need is someone to sell us a couple of lots for these homes at a reasonable price. We are a nonprofit so the difference between the sale price and the appraised price might be considered a charitable donation (consult your tax accountant!) The houses stay affordable forever in the CLT model. If you know someone who might sell us land that is zoned correctly for residential and is ready for sewer and water or septic and well and they care about the housing challenges for the average Montanan, please have them contact Kim Morisaki at [email protected].