Oakland & Company

What Oakland & Company does

Oakland & Company is a privately held, founder-controlled Montana real estate company founded in 1970 by Gary Oakland, who continues to serve as Chairman and CEO. Headquartered at 175 N. 27th Street, Suite 900 in Billings, the company operates a vertically integrated real estate services business consisting of two core segments: Oakland & Company (full-service real estate brokerage and professional property management) and Oakland Communities — Master Planned Group (planning, creating, building, and selling residential communities). The underlying technology footprint is modest — a brokerage platform with MLS integration and a website-driven property search — with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML components or platform architectures beyond standard real estate tooling.

The company earns revenue primarily through transaction commissions on residential property sales (both representing buyers and sellers), supplemented by recurring property management fees and lot/land sales within its master-planned community developments. Its underlying operations span six active master-planned communities across Montana: High Sierra, Meadowlark Ranch, The Ranch at Lake Hills, Highland Meadows, Cascade Communities, and Bonnevue Square, with home delivery routed through a curated partner builder ecosystem (Infinity Homes, Marxmen Construction, 4MT Homes, Alpine Home Builders). With roughly 500 active listings across Montana markets — Billings, Bozeman/Belgrade, Great Falls, and Helena Valley — and a distributed in-house realtor team supplemented by MLS-driven buyer flow, Oakland & Company runs a direct-to-consumer GTM with personal-service differentiation rather than tech-led lead capture. The firm remains owner-operated, with no external funding or parent company, and community involvement (Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Montana, Museum of the Rockies, Angel Flight West) is used as a top-of-funnel brand-building channel alongside its website and referral network.

Name

Oakland & Company

Legal name

Oakland & Company

Website

https://oaklandcompanies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oakland & Company is a founder-owned Montana real estate company providing brokerage, property management, and master-planned community development across Billings, Bozeman/Belgrade, Great Falls, and Helena Valley, serving individual home buyers, sellers, and lot purchasers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

New Construction & Builder Sales (BPAJAAAB), Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Residential real estate
• Property management services
• Master planned communities
• Real estate brokerage
• Land development

Headquarters

HQ city

Billings

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Commission: The company earns commissions on residential property sales transactions. As a full-service brokerage, they represent both buyers and sellers in real estate transactions, earning a percentage of the sale price.
2. Property Management Services: Professional property management services for assisting affiliate companies and potentially external clients.
3. Community Development and Lot Sales: Oakland Communities develops master-planned residential communities and sells building sites/lots for site-built homes, generating revenue from land development and lot sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oakland & Company is a Montana-based real estate firm operating two core segments: Oakland & Company (full-service residential real estate brokerage and property management for affiliate companies and clients) and Oakland Communities – Master Planned Group (planning, creating, building, and selling master-planned residential communities with infrastructure, lots, and amenities across Montana markets including Billings, Bozeman/Belgrade, Great Falls, and Helena Valley). The company represents buyers and sellers in residential real estate transactions, develops subdivisions such as High Sierra, Meadowlark Ranch, The Ranch at Lake Hills, Highland Meadows, and Cascade Communities, and coordinates new construction through partner builders.

Product overview

Oakland & Company operates as a unified real estate services company consisting of two core business segments: Oakland & Company (full-service real estate brokerage and property management) and Oakland Communities – Master Planned Group (community planning and development). The company plans, creates, builds, and sells residential communities across Montana, including subdivisions like High Sierra, Meadowlark Ranch, The Ranch at Lake Hills, Highland Meadows, and Cascade Communities. Working with partner builders including Infinity Homes, Marxmen Construction, 4MT Homes, and Alpine Home Builders LLC, the company offers new construction homes alongside traditional property sales. The company has been in business for over 50 years and serves the Billings, Bozeman, Belgrade, and surrounding Montana markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oakland Communities: Master Planned Group focusing on creating communities of quality, uniqueness and value through master planned residential communities.

Products and services

• Oakland & Company Realtors (Real Estate Brokerage)
• Property Management Services
• Oakland Communities – Master Planned Group
• High Sierra Subdivision
• Meadowlark Ranch
• The Ranch at Lake Hills
• Highland Meadows
• Cascade Communities
• Bonnevue Square

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Infinity HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfinity Homes is a new home builder operating in Billings, Belgrade, East Helena, and Great Falls, MT. Founded by Levi Wanner in 2008, the company offers Real Estate, design and construction services under one roof. They partner with Oakland & Co. to provide new construction homes within Oakland communities.
• Marxmen ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarxmen Construction operates in Belgrade, MT with available lots in Meadowlark Ranch. They assist buyers with planning and permitting processes to expedite move-in timelines. Partner builder within Oakland Communities developments.
• 4MT HomescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner4MT Homes has been building Montana homes for over 20 years, helping local families find homes built with care and precision. They construct homes in Billings, MT as part of Oakland community developments.
• Alpine Home Builders LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlpine Home Builders LLC is a premier residential construction company with a decade of expertise, specializing in specific Montana locations with superior finishes and exceptional projects.
• Habitat for Humanity Mid-Yellowstone ValleycoreOthersHabitat for Humanity Mid-Yellowstone Valley affiliate established in 1992 serves Yellowstone County. Oakland & Co. Vice President Landy Leep serves as board member, Levi Wanner is current board member. Oakland & Co. has sponsored several homes through this partnership.
• Special Olympics MontanacoreOthersSpecial Olympics Montana provides athletic opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Oakland & Co. CFO Pattie Minchew has been involved since 2000 and serves as Local Program Coordinator for Billings adults since 2004.
• Angel Flight WestminorOthersAngel Flight West arranges free, non-emergency air travel for children and adults with serious medical conditions. Landy Leep is a command pilot for the organization, donating piloting expertise. Oakland supports by making company aircraft available for medical transportation missions.
• Museum of the RockiesminorOthersMuseum of the Rockies is a natural history museum in Bozeman, MT. Gary Oakland served as Chairman of the National Advisory board for many years. The Oaklands sponsor the annual dinosaur symposium and Oakland & Company sponsors the Satellite Theater, serving as a major donor.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Coldwell Banker: Global residential brokerage franchise with Montana affiliates across Billings, Bozeman, Helena, and Great Falls. Competes head-on with Oakland & Co. for resale residential listings and new construction representation in the same Montana metros.
• Compass: Technology-forward national residential brokerage rapidly expanding agent count. Competes with Oakland for residential buyer and seller representation by offering agents higher commission splits, marketing tools, and a national referral network.
• Redfin: Tech-enabled residential brokerage with growing mid-market penetration. Competes with Oakland for online-led buyer inquiries, particularly in Montana metros like Bozeman where remote-work migration drives inbound lead flow that traditional brokerages also capture.
• eXp Realty: Cloud-based brokerage operating on a low-overhead, agent-centric model. Directly competes with Oakland for independent-agent recruitment in Montana, leveraging higher commission splits and remote operations to attract the same regional realtor pool.
• Hall and Hall: Long-standing Mountain West real estate firm specializing in Montana ranch, farm, and luxury properties. Direct regional competitor for higher-end and lifestyle property transactions in the same Montana geography Oakland serves.
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices: National real estate franchise network with active brokerage franchises in Billings, Bozeman, and other Montana markets. Directly competes with Oakland for residential buyer and seller representation and offers similar full-service brokerage plus new construction representation.

Broad incumbents

• PulteGroup: National homebuilder (Centex, Pulte, Del Webb, John Wieland) operating consumer-facing new-home communities. Adjacent incumbent that competes with Oakland Communities for new-construction demand in fast-growing regional metros.
• D.R. Horton: Largest U.S. homebuilder with national for-sale communities and an in-house mortgage/title affiliate. Broader incumbent that competes with Oakland Communities in master-planned residential land development, including in Mountain West growth markets.
• Toll Brothers: National luxury and move-up homebuilder with master-planned communities across the U.S. Larger incumbent with overlapping build-and-sell community model, providing a public-market comparable for Oakland Communities' developer economics.

Regional players

• Sotheby's International Realty: Luxury real estate network with affiliated brokerages in Bozeman and other Montana resort/lifestyle markets. Competes for high-end residential representation, particularly in the Bozeman/Belgrade corridor where Oakland Communities is also active.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/oaklandandco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oakland-and-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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