A Push for Zoning Reform in Connecticut
Lisa Prevost · New York Times · 26 February 2021
Momentum is growing for multifamily housing to be built in a state full of detached single-family houses.
Housing Parents in a Pandemic: How About the Backyard?
Charlotte Cowles · New York Times · 5 February 2021
While not currently allowed in Edina, this article about accessory dwelling units (ADUs) describes a growing trend. The article says, “In recent years…urban planners and policy wonks have hailed [ADUs] as a major solution to growing housing shortages for the country’s ballooning senior population. The option is especially attractive in denser areas where homes are typically expensive and unfit for people who might someday struggle with stairs and slippery bathtubs.”
Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up
Conor Dougherty · New York Times · 6 February 2021
A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia showed that tenants who lost jobs in the pandemic had amassed billions of debt in rental arrears. They are doubling up with other families and having difficulty putting food on the table.
Duluth invests in tiny homes
Brooks Johnson · Star Tribune eEdition · 30 January 2021
Developers are planning more than a dozen tiny homes in Duluth, including an eight-unit park that is among the first and largest such developments in the state.
Affordable housing complex going up on former studio site
Dee DePass · Star Tribune eEdition · 19 january 2021
Aeon will build a 70-unit affordable housing building in the Southdale area, at 76th and France.
The Life in “The Simpsons” Is No Longer Attainable
Dani Alexis Ryskamp · The Atlantic · 29 December 2020
One of TV’s most popular fictional families had stable housing and a middle class existence on the salary of one person without a college degree. In the 32 years since The Simpsons first aired, the purchasing power of the median paycheck has gone down dramatically.
Struggling renters face avalanche of evictions without federal aid
Jonathan O'Connell and Anu Narayanswamy · Washington Post · 25 December 2020
Congress and President Trump have yet to approve emergency aid for renters or extend an eviction moratorium beyond Dec. 31, when it is set to expire.
What’s Between 30 Million Americans and an Eviction Tsunami?
Francesca Mari · New York Times · 2 December 2020
After December 31, millions of Americans are at risk of losing their homes as the federal eviction moratorium expires.
Climate crisis to triple flooding threat for low-income US homes by 2050
Oliver Milman · The Guardian · 1 December 2020
Affordable housing in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and California is at risk of flooding from storms or high tides pushed by rising sea levels.
Malcolm Yards set to move forward following county funding
Lydia Morrell · Minnesota Daily · 1 December 2020
Hennepin County has approved a $250,000 grant for 142 units of affordable housing at Malcolm Yards in Prospect Park, Minneapolis.