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June 18, 2019 12:27 PM

Can rent control fix the affordable housing crisis?

Roughly one-third of Americans pay more than 30 percent of their income on housing each month. Can regulating rent change that?

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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June 14, 2019 3:31 PM

In Minneapolis, tax breaks for landlords help boost affordable housing

The number of apartments in the Minneapolis program has more than tripled since last year.

by Martin Moylan

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June 10, 2019 8:43 PM

MN court rules in favor of Minneapolis in Section 8 housing ordinance

The city is hailing a state appeals court decision allowing the city to ban landlords from discriminating against prospective renters solely because they receive Section 8 vouchers.

by Martin Moylan

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May 14, 2019 7:24 PM

Report: Cost of housing in Twin Cities region on track to rival Denver, Seattle

A newly released report from the Family Housing Fund says the cost of housing in the seven-county Twin Cities region is higher than cities like Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tenn.; and St. Louis.

by Nina Moini

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April 26, 2019 4:00 AM

The old 'flop house' emerges as solution to affordable housing crisis

Boarding houses, once regarded as urban blight, are gaining traction as a way to solve shortages of affordable housing in Minnesota and across the country.

by Martin Moylan

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March 17, 2019 1:25 PM

Minneapolis townhomes will provide housing for families who have been homeless

The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority's Minnehaha Townhomes in the East Nokomis neighborhood will serve 16 families who have been without homes.

by Martin Moylan

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March 14, 2019 1:45 PM

Lack of affordable housing squeezing ever more Minnesotans

A new study indicates the shortfall in affordable housing is growing, squeezing an additional 26,000 households in 2017 compared to two years before.

by Martin Moylan

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February 13, 2019 7:08 PM

Military families in privatized housing 'afraid to come forward,' survey says

The Military Family Advisory Network gathered responses from families in 46 states. It concluded that residents' complaints were ignored and fear of retaliation on service members' careers persisted.

by Sasha Ingber

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January 17, 2019 1:00 PM

Minnesota's new housing commissioner has her work cut out for her

Housing and homelessness are top of mind in Minnesota which means that Jennifer Ho, Minnesota's new housing commissioner, has a lot on her list of issues to tackle.

by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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August 23, 2018 4:00 AM

When rising rent makes affordable housing unaffordable

When we talk about affordable housing, we usually talk about whether someone has a place to live. But buried in that discussion is another facet of the housing shortage: whether someone's rent is just a few dollars away from becoming unaffordable.

by Catharine Richert

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