Golden Valley legalizes accessory dwelling units
Katelyn Vue · StarTribune · 2 November 2022
The west metro suburb is the latest Minnesota community to allow small residential units that can be added onto a single-family lot.
Winona woman helps people erase the stigma of past mistakes
Katy Reed · StarTribune · 14 October 2022
People being denied housing or jobs based on long-ago records learn how to seal them from public view.
The Housing Revolution Is Coming
M. Nolan Gray · The Atlantic · 5 October 2022
Accessory dwelling units might just spell the end of the American suburb as we know it—in the best possible way.
Whatever Happened to the Starter Home?
Emily Badger · New York Times · 25 September 2022
The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes.
Minnetonka gets first new affordable single-family home in more than 20 years
Katelyn Vue · StarTribune · 19 September 2022
Construction has started on the first of what could be more than a dozen homes on land owned by Mills Church, which is partnering with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity to develop permanently affordable housing on the 2.3-acre site.
Mortgage rates hit 6%, first time since 2008 housing crash
Matt Ott · Associated Press · 15 September 2022
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates climbed over 6% this week for the first time since the housing crash of 2008.
3 residential towers will replace downtown Minneapolis data building
Jim Buchta · StarTribune · 15 September 2022
A Twin Cities developer plans to demolish a vacant office building in downtown Minneapolis and replace it with three towers of mostly apartments.
Town After Town, Residents Are Fighting Affordable Housing in Connecticut
Lisa Prevost · New York Times · 4 September 2022
Throughout Fairfield County, Conn., local residents and elected officials are seeking to
block large housing projects that include units affordable to low- and moderate-income
households.
Edina Grapples with History of Whiteness
Bill Lindeke · MinnPost · 31 August 2022
Edina’s history of racial exclusion is described in Chad Montrie’s new book, Whiteness in Plain View. The city has been working for years to create more opportunity and to welcome diversity. Edina Neighbors for Affordable Housing works with the city to support the development or more affordable housing in the community.
Minnesota agrees to improve access to housing for people with disabilities
Chris Serres · StarTribune · 29 July 2022
Minnesota’s human services agency will do more to help thousands of people with disabilities move out of group homes and into independent housing, ending a class action lawsuit that accused the state of practices that cut people off from mainstream society.