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Author: Keith Griffith

Montana’s Population Boom Fuels Higher Home Prices and Sends Young, Longtime Residents Packing

A population boom in Montana is driving up home prices there faster than in any other state in the nation, for good and for ill. The trend predates the wildly popular drama series “[Yellowstone](https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/yellowstone-ranch-dutton-home/),” which debuted in 2018 and stars Kevin Costner as Montana rancher John Dutton. The series’ final episodes began airing earlier this

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Homeowners Are Sitting on Their Biggest Equity Share Since the 1950s

Homeowners in the U.S. are sitting on [their highest share of home equity](https://www.realtor.com/research/changes-in-value-of-household-real-estate-q2-2024/) since the 1950s, following a period of rapid price increases. Equity, measured as a share of total real estate value for owner-occupied homes, hit 72.7% in the second quarter of 2024, the highest level since 1958, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest

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