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Justices uphold Minneapolis Section 8 housing ordinance
Minnesota Supreme Court rules Minneapolis ordinance banning voucher-based rental discrimination is constitutional and does not amount to a taking.
Affordable housing shortage spotlights bigger issues, leaders say
Cities and towns across the state are scrambling for a modest pool of funds designed to stoke development.
$30M bond issue OK’d for Dominium project
Hennepin County commissioners preliminarily agreed to issue up to $30 million in bonds to back a 78-unit affordable housing complex in south Minneapolis.
Mixed-income housing: Twin Cities vs. Seattle
Two developers from two very different markets address the need for mixed-income housing and the challenges of building it in two very different markets.
Greater MN balks at state’s solutions for housing shortage
It has been a decade or more since many outstate cities and towns have seen a new apartment building with units accessible to local workers.
Rochester backs tax to spur affordable housing
Tax revenue levied by Olmsted County could funnel directly into projects, or could match state and federal funding.
How to lure investors to affordable housing projects
Investors, particularly ones tied to big banks, typically won’t bet on an effort that doesn’t have a strong chance for success.
Property owners face limited financing options for green upgrades
Despite rising interest from property owners and data showing significant long-term savings, risk-averse banks are slow to buy in.
New workforce housing program in flux after veto
The governor’s mandate to rework the jobs bill to support other programs threatens to limit the dollars available for encouraging development of affordable rentals.
Funding OK’d for 51 regional transportation projects
A new selection process that favors affordable housing affected Anoka County, which received the lowest amount of funding this year.
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