Is It Too Expensive to Sell a House?
Vince Dixon · New York Times · 30 April 2026
Millions of Americans are holding onto empty homes, fearing the tax hit a sale would bring.
Priced out: KCPS eyes vacant historic school building for teacher housing in Brookside
Thomas White · The Beacon · 30 March 2026
The Bryant School has sat vacant since 2009. KCPS wants to convert it into workforce housing — if they get a proposal that neighbors and teachers can support.
The Single-Family Home Gets Caught in a Political Vise
Conor Dougherty and Ronda Kaysen · New York Times · 25 March 2026
The bill would set new restrictions on investors who own 350 or more single-family rental homes, requiring them to sell newly built units to individual owners after seven years.
ICE activity leaves Minnesota tenants and businesses struggling to make rent
Shay Scanlan · Minnesota Daily · 10 February 2026
Advocates and some local officials say eviction moratoriums and government rental assistance are essential amid ICE activity.
Governors tackle rising cost of living with relief checks, tax cuts and housing policy
Geoff Mulvihill · StarTribune · 9 February 2026
State officials are attempting to address voters’ worries about the rising cost of living, including housing and everyday items such as groceries, utilities and child care.
Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing
Josh Boak · StarTribune · 08 february 2026
President Donald Trump wants to keep home prices high, bypassing calls to ramp up construction so people can afford what has been a ticket to the middle class.
In Nebraska, Makeovers for Buildings That Don’t Price Out the Locals
Cara Buckley · New York Times · 7 December 2025
In a struggling area of Lincoln, a program pays for repairs and energy efficiency upgrades in rental buildings. In return, landlords must keep rents affordable.
Fewer Working Class People Can Afford Homes
Jim Buchta · StarTribune · 18 November 2025
A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis found a more than 60% drop in homebuyers with modest budgets from 2021-24. Meanwhile, sales of more expensive homes rose.
The Hidden Cost of ‘Affordable Housing’
Judd Kessler · The Atlantic · 29 October 2025
Some liberal cities try to circumvent the market and use lotteries for affordable housing. This practice merits more scrutiny.
Mamdani has a point about rent control
Roge Karma · The Atlantic · 2 November 2025
The expert consensus holds that the way to bring down housing costs is to build more housing; and the best way to do that is to remove the regulatory barriers to a construction boom.