Welcome Home Big Sky Locals

WELCOME HOME LOCALS THIS SPRING

April is National Fair Housing Month

Celebrate the passing of the 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act with Big Sky Community Housing Trust. Together, we can continue to WELCOME HOME Big Sky’s essential workers.

Your gift will create IMMEDIATE inventory for local workers through BSCHT programs like RENT LOCAL and GOOD DEEDS.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

RENT LOCAL

Flip your vacant unit, vacation rental, or spare bedroom into a home for Big Sky's locals.

HOME SHARE

Loan your home for a few weeks to BSCHT so owners renting long-term to locals can still visit Big Sky.

GIVE A GIFT

Every gift helps BSCHT continue housing programs like RENT LOCAL and GOOD DEEDS.

GOOD DEEDS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Preserving Homes for Big Sky Residents

In an effort to preserve some of Big Sky's existing inventory for local buyers and workers, BSCHT launched GOOD DEEDS.

Since its March announcement, GOOD DEEDS approved its first applicant, who will use the funding as a down payment to purchase her first home.

HOW GOOD DEEDS WORKS

*Buyers, sellers, or owners who participate in GOOD DEEDS receive CASH in exchange for placing a permanent deed restriction on their property. The restriction requires at least one of the occupants to work a minimum of 30 hours per week in Big Sky.

*Due to limited funding, BSCHT currently prioritizes applicants intending to use GOOD DEEDS funding as a down payment to purchase a home.

GOOD DEEDS INFO

RENT LOCAL PROGRAM A SUCCESS

Immediately Creating Rental Inventory for Locals

RENT LOCAL INFO

Building enough housing for the community will take years, but one immediate solution is to flip vacation rentals into long-term housing opportunities for local workers.

On August 1, 2021, BSCHT began giving cash incentives to owners who sign long-term leases with locals. BSCHT has funding available for owners who have not rented on the long-term market in the last year.

HOME SHARE: This program provides luxury lodging options for owners who make at least a one-year RENT LOCAL commitment.

Do you own a luxury property in Big Sky? Your property might not be appropriate for a long-term rental, but you can still make a difference.

By lending your upscale home to BSCHT, you allow other unit owners in a year-long lease to still visit Big Sky. If you'd like to participate, please email BSCHT to HOME SHARE.

HOME SHARE INVENTORY NEEDED

Luxury Vacation Rentals for RENT LOCAL Owners

EMAIL BSCHT

THANK YOU

WINTER BALL HOSTS, SPONSORS, & ATTENDEES

Proceeds generously donated to BSCHT

Matt Zaremba and Allen Potts, along with sponsors 406 Agave and The Big Sky Real Estate Co., hosted the Winter Ball at The Independent and donated the ticket sale proceeds to BSCHT.

ROUND-UP FOR

HOUSING SPONSORS

THE COUNTRY MARKET

A 50-year Family-Owned Business

Shop at The Country Market during April, and round up your transaction at the register. The Country Market will give your change to BSCHT.

HUNGRY MOOSE MARKET & DELI

Serving Big Sky Since 1994

Shop at The Hungry Moose Market & Deli in Town Center in April to give $.25 to housing programs like RENT LOCAL and GOOD DEEDS.

Explore Big Sky

"Housing trust launches deed restriction program"

"While national headlines point to low inventory as one of the major drivers of a widespread housing crisis, community leaders say that isn’t entirely the case for Big Sky. The units are there, it’s just a matter of who they’re available to. A new housing trust program aims to change that.

As homeowners in the area continue to transform local workforce housing into lucrative short-term rentals, the Big Sky Community Housing Trust will launch the Good Deeds program which will pay homeowners for permanent deed restrictions to curb the loss of inventory.

'We have sections or parts of the community that are more appropriate for the local workforce than they really are for vacation rentals,' said Laura Seyfang, executive director of the housing trust. 'And we have many parts of the community that are way better suited to be vacation rentals and not places for workers. So, we really just need to kind of rebalance things.'"

READ ARTICLE HERE

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