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More Senate Democrats Seek Investigation of Tech Firm Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Hike Apartment Rents

Heather Vogell · ProPublica · 17 November 2022

Amy Klobuchar, the senator tasked with overseeing federal antitrust enforcement is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether a Texas-based company’s price-setting software is undermining competition and pushing up rents.

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Former NBA star plans to build apartments in a Minneapolis warehouse

Nick Halter · Axios · 8 November 2022

Former NBA player Devean George is planning to create a modular construction plant near Target Field to build apartment units. The plant would provide 315 jobs and could result in lower housing costs.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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