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A surge of out-of-staters are fleeing major cities and purchasing homes in Montana, Wyoming and other parts of the Mountain West, according to real estate agents.
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"These out-of-state buyers are just coming in droves," said D.J. Smith, president of the Missoula Organization of Realtors.