Why Twin Cities housing prices might see some major increases in coming years
Bill Lindeke · MinnPost · 14 October 2021
A recent analysis found that the Twin Cities metro has the tightest vacancy rate in the entire country for cities over 1 million people.
Counterpoint: On rent control, calmly weigh benefits, costs
EDWARD G. GOETZ and MANUEL PASTOR · StarTribune · 12 October 2021
The debate about rent stabilization is commonly driven by fear and half-truths more than by reasoned assessments of the evidence. Such is the case in conversations across the country, and now in the Twin Cities.
Where the suburbs end
Conor Dougherty · New York Times · 8 October 2021
A single-family home from the 1950s is now a rental complex and a vision of California’s future.
Minnesota’s rent help website isn’t working for tenants or landlords — says someone who works with both
Peter Callaghan · MinnPost · 30 September 2021
Kelley Martin is the founder of a small housing nonprofit who also works of a for-profit property management company. Neither side of her work has had much success navigating RentHelpMN.
What’s Driving the Huge U.S. Rent Spike?
Patrick Sisson · Bloomberg CityLab · 5 October 2021
Rent increases of 20% or more are making life difficult for low-income tenants in many cities, just as eviction bans and unemployment relief are running out.
For Lucky Few, Paris Debuts Public Housing in a Pricey Landmark
Feargus O'Sullivan · Bloomberg CityLab · 25 September 2021
The 96 affordable units atop the renovated La Samaritaine department store offer world-class views in one the city’s priciest neighborhoods for about $500 a month.
How a Hot Housing Market Exacerbates Inequality
Elizabeth Korver-Glenn · Bloomberg CityLab · 22 September 2021
Homeownership is becoming even less attainable as bidding wars, cash offers and racist ideas about buyers further disadvantage people of color.
When Real Estate Agents Led the Fight Against Fair Housing
Patrick Sisson · Bloomberg CityLab · 28 September 2021
The new book Freedom to Discriminate argues that the real estate industry’s campaign to defend housing segregation still echoes in today’s politics.
Apartments Built on an Assembly Line
Candace Jackson · New York Times · 10 September 2021
A California factory cuts the cost of apartment construction by thirty percent.
As Minnesota, other states struggle to distribute rental assistance money, feds offer new guidelines (and a scolding)
Peter Callaghan · MinnPost · 3 September 2021
So far, Minnesota has distributed just 13 percent of the $375 million in federal money for rental assistance it received in December.