This episode features a conversation with Elizabeth Marum of Belgrade, MT. Elizabeth has been at the forefront of the affordable housing fight in Gallatin County, one of the fastest-growing areas of the state, for decades. She talks about current legislative approaches—all of which favor landlords because so many legislators are in fact landlords—as well as options that could be pursued to establish housing trusts. With a combination of higher taxes on second (and third, etc.) homes, as well as taxing Airbnbs and VRBOs as commercial businesses, enough funds could be secured to help make affordable housing more available.
