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Lawsuit could let landlords seek money from state over COVID eviction moratorium
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit challenging the eviction moratorium that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Walz’s executive orders have long since expired. But the decision this month from a three-judge panel in St. Paul could eventually allow landlords to seek financial damages from the state.
 Talking affordable housing with Chris Coleman
Former St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has been leading Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity for almost four years. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with Coleman about housing, the pandemic and racial equity.
Mortgage rates just hit 5%. Buying a home has become a lot more expensive
Higher mortgage rates and home prices have pushed the monthly payment to buy the median-priced home in the U.S. up more than 50 percent since the start of last year. Many first-time buyers can't afford it.
Former West Side Flats residents have mixed memories about their old neighborhood
Some of the earliest immigrants to the city of St. Paul lived in areas that were eventually torn down — leaving residents to find new places to live. Many Mexican immigrants settled in areas like Swede Hollow and the West Side Flats.
There's never been such a severe shortage of homes in the U.S. Here's why
Home prices rose nearly 20 percent last year, in large part because the U.S. is several million homes short of demand. Builders say the pandemic is partly to blame, but the problem goes deeper than that.
Medical respite provides vital care to people experiencing homelessness
The Bob Tavani Home for Respite Care in Duluth is part of a growing number of new facilities around the country designed to give people experiencing homelessness a place to recover after they’ve been discharged from the hospital. But many are grassroots efforts run on shoestring budgets.
Minnesota sees an increase in construction projects during the pandemic
Ron Wirtz is the regional outreach director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the the boom of construction projects during the pandemic and the challenges the industry has seen.