{
  "title": "Western Montana County Listing Conditions: August 2020 to August 2026",
  "retrieved": "2026-09-29",
  "source": { "publisher": "Realtor.com Economic Research", "url": "https://www.realtor.com/research/data/", "file": "RDC_Inventory_Core_Metrics_County_History.csv", "sha256": "D6AB76387DAFB0980A09E7B79D9B4492BBC6C5454B72FFE3352864351804CAD9" },
  "selection": "County FIPS 30081, 30063 and 30029 for August 2020 and August 2026.",
  "quality_check": "All six published rows have quality_flag=0.",
  "formula": "active count change = (August 2026 active count / August 2020 active count - 1) * 100",
  "definitions": { "active_listing_count": "Expected daily snapshot count of active for-sale listings in the month.", "price_reduced_share": "Share of listings with a price reduction in the month.", "pending_ratio": "Pending listing count divided by active listing count." },
  "limits": ["Broad county all-residential listing data do not isolate cities, neighborhoods or luxury segments.", "Listing prices are asking prices, not completed-sale prices.", "Historical values may be revised when Realtor.com reissues its series."]
}