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Are mobile home parks the answer to Minnesota's affordable housing shortage?
As pressure continues to mount for the creation of affordable housing, some worry that lower-cost options are vanishing. Manufactured housing parks are less common than decades ago, and some that remain face financial challenges.
The housing shortage is significant. It's acute for small, entry-level homes
The American dream of owning a small home with a backyard is being put on hold. In 1982, 40 percent of houses built were entry-level homes. By 2019, the annual share had fallen to 7 percent.
How do we make more affordable housing?
Housing prices have soared over the past year. But the lack of affordable housing is a persistent problem in the U.S. How can we break that cycle?
Minneapolis resident-driven rent control proposal falls short of council support for November ballot
A charter amendment that would have allowed Minneapolis residents to bring rent control policies directly to a general vote will not be on the November ballot, after the city council failed to overturn Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto Friday.
Anger mounts as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire
Anger and frustration mounted in Congress over the weekend as a nationwide eviction moratorium expired during a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic. One Democratic lawmaker even camped outside the Capitol in protest as millions of Americans faced being forced from their homes.
Federal eviction protections are ending — Minnesota's are not
The federal moratorium on evictions during the pandemic expires July 31, but Minnesota state lawmakers designed an “off-ramp” that gives renters here more time.