The Old New Way to Provide Cheap Housing
Nicholas Kristof · New York Times · 9 December 2023
An old idea is coming around again, an approach to providing inexpensive housing that’s gaining ground around the country:converting single-family houses to rooming houses.
Why townhouses are the stars of the Twin Cities area housing market
Jim Buchta · StarTribune · 2 December 2023
During October, townhouse sales in the metro rose 6.5% compared with last year, compared with a nearly 8% decline in single-family sales, according to the latest data from the Minneapolis Area Realtors.
Striking the right balance to attract affordable housing
Ben Horowitz and Zakary Yudhishthu · Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis · 3 October 2023
How the Bloomington MN Opportunity Housing Ordinance both mandates more affordable units and satisfies developers.
Affordable housing should be built across the Twin Cities, but instead we keep fighting
Evan Ramstad · StarTribune · 25 October 2023
Affordable housing is now an economic imperative.
Houses are too expensive. Apartments are too small. Is this a fix?
Teo Armus and Yifan Luo · Washington Post · 20 October 2023
Missing middle housing doesn’t refer to the middle class. Rather, it’s about a certain kind of housing — including townhouses, duplexes and small garden apartments.
Cities try every tool to fix the housing crisis except what works By Catherine Rampell
Catherine Rampell · Washington Post · 20 October 2023
Across the country, demand for affordable housing continues to exceed supply. The solution, then, should be clear: increase supply, by making it easier to build.
St. Paul poised to allow triplexes almost anywhere in the city
Kyle Stokes · MinnPost · 11 October 2023
Duplexes or triplexes would be allowed on almost any lot in St. Paul. Fourplexes would be permitted on any lot that is large enough.
One Way to Help Teacher Salaries Go Further: Free Housing
Amelia Nierenberg · New York Times · 30 September 2023
A project in Connecticut is an effort to improve the quality of life for early childhood educators and increase their buying power, without raising tuition costs for parents.
Can Affluence and Affordable Housing Coexist in Colorado’s Rockies?
Talmon Joseph Smith · New York Times · 17 August 2023
Inequality has always been rampant within the orbit of popular destinations. But the financial knock-on effects of those ritzy spheres have expanded as the pandemic-induced surge in remote work has supercharged divides.
The Magic of the Granny Flat
Michelle Cottle · New York Times · 6 September 2023
A.D.U.s are seen by experts on aging as a promising tool for addressing a critical shortage of housing for older Americans.