Housing

Homelessness is driving the growth of tent camps in Minneapolis parks — and COVID-19 is making the situation worse, Hennepin County’s senior administrator of housing stability tells MPR News. The Minneapolis park board says it’ll consider a new resolution next week to reduce the size of the Powderhorn Park encampments — the largest encampments in the city.

With financial pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic mounting for many Minnesota families, the St. Paul City Council is considering new tenant protections.

The Twin Cities have one of the largest gaps in the country when it comes to homeownership rates between black and white residents. Two experts share their ideas on closing the gap.

More than 200 homeless people and activists who have been living in a vacant hotel in Minneapolis were told on Tuesday that they need to leave.

Homeowners say that to catch up on payments, lenders demand big balloon payments they can't afford. Advocates want Congress to mandate that missed payments simply be added to the end of the loan term.

Congress ordered lenders to let homeowners who've been hurt financially in the crisis to skip mortgage payments. Many are getting that help, but others say their lenders aren't playing by the rules.

Anecdotal reports suggest millions of Americans are tackling home renovations now that they are stuck there. Got a question about how to proceed with your project? We’ve got answers.

Construction workers are considered essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a recent survey found many firms are delaying projects and laying off workers.

Many Minnesotans out of work because of COVID-19 are starting to face their first rent and mortgage payments since the state’s stay-at-home order went into effect. Some are finding relief. Many are wondering what help they may get.

Hennepin County is moving homeless seniors and others in high-risk groups to hotels to isolate. Night shelters are preparing to stay open 24 hours a day, but it’s a heavy lift.