Kalispell city councilor sees signs for hope amid housing crunch

Kalispell City Councilor Ryan Hunter told his colleagues Tuesday he saw signs of success in addressing the region’s housing crunch as the body approved a multifamily, mixed-use residential project on Village Loop.

Citing a Dec. 31 Daily Inter Lake article on the Flathead Valley’s housing market, Hunter focused on average home prices in Kalispell as a source of hope. 

“Average home prices in Whitefish and Columbia Falls continued to go up over last year whereas in Kalispell it remained almost steady,” he said. “I think that's potentially a sign that our work is bearing fruit in terms of the approval of more units to provide that supply and stabilize prices.”