Is Montana a non-disclosure state for real estate?
Yes. Montana sale prices aren't public record, as the law below shows. Property Scan builds every comp from a recorded sale price, so Montana isn't covered yet.
Updated October 30, 2026 · Sources at the end
What that means for comps in Montana
Before a deed can be recorded, a Realty Transfer Certificate stating the price goes to the county clerk and recorder, who forwards it to the Department of Revenue. By law the certificate is confidential, not a public record. Montana's constitution bans transfer taxes, so no tax stamp reveals the price either.
Where Montana agents find comps
Agents in Montana pull comps from their MLS. MLSs that serve Montana include:
- Montana Regional MLSCentral and western Montana
What Property Scan does in the states it covers
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Facts checked October 30, 2026.
- MCA 15-7-305 (realty transfer certificate; consideration)mca.legmt.gov
- MCA 15-7-308 (disclosure of information restricted)mca.legmt.gov
- Montana Constitution Art. VIII, § 17 (prohibition on real property transfer taxes)mca.legmt.gov
- MCA 37-54-201 (appraiser license; opinion of value by non-appraisers)mca.legmt.gov
- Montana Board of Realty Regulationboards.bsd.dli.mt.gov
- Montana Regional MLS (406mls.com)406mls.com
- Northwest Montana Association of REALTORSnmar.com