The Native Community Development Institute supports and strengthens the capacity of Native communities to reach their community development goals through collaborative, self-styled trainings, peer-to-peer workshops, and customized assistance. Hosted by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, the Native Community Development…
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Ahead of the Curve: Data drivers for housing in Minnesota
“Now is a pivot point for the economy and the housing market,” Minnesota Housing Commissioner Mary Tingerthal said. “There are big issues emerging.” This week, at MHP’s latest Investors Council breakfast, more than 100 developers and advocates came together to look beyond the chaotic legislative session…
Legislative session recap: Wins (and loss) for affordable housing
By Jeremy Schroeder, MHP Policy Director The looming threat of housing projects failing. The continued loss of affordable units. The prospect of missing out on federal money. And the upcoming elections in November. When the Minnesota state legislature convened on a cold afternoon in March, we hoped all those pressing factors would…
Planning for the future of Pawhuska Indian Village
There is a saying that “great things come in small packages” and that can definitely be applied to Pawhuska Indian Village, a small tribal village located within the Osage Nation in northeast Oklahoma. The Village is a cultural hub of the Osage Nation, drawing Osage from around the United States…
MN Housing Board approves 2018 Qualified Allocation Plan
At the monthly board meeting of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Commissioner Mary Tingerthal (pictured right) updated the board on new tax credit legislation, the Wells Fargo LIFT program and recent press concerning artist housing. The board also approved the Agency’s 2018 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), which includes new scoring criteria for…
New Report: Growing Number of Minnesotans Can’t Afford Rent
The Out of Reach report, produced annually by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, spotlights the growing gap between what rental housing costs and how much renters earn. According to analysis by the Minnesota Housing Partnership, Minnesota residents in every corner of the state face significant…
MN Housing Board discusses legislative session updates and housing trends at April meeting
In her opening remarks Commissioner Tingerthal presented a rundown on pending housing legislation. She mentioned Rep. Bob Gunther’s successful effort on the House floor to reverse $4.5 million of a committee’s proposal to move $5 million previously appropriated for the Challenge program to DEED’s workforce housing fund. She added that…
Capitol Countdown for housing advocacy
With only four weeks left in the legislative session, MHP and Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD) co-hosted a Capitol Countdown event at the Schmidt Artist Lofts on Tuesday, April 26th. The event brought affordable housing developers, advocates, and policy officials together for a call to action to…
2×4 Report Contains Good News on the Housing Front, Except for Low-Income Renters
MHP’s recently released 2×4 report shows some of the lowest foreclosure and eviction rates of the past decade, and a boom in multifamily home construction. But low rental vacancy rates and steadily climbing rents continue to tighten the competition for lower-priced rentals, putting further strain on most renter households. …
Watch the gap: district profiles show rising housing costs and declining incomes across MN
The growing cost of housing in Minnesota hurts low to moderate income families and the communities they call home. From 2000 to 2014, the statewide median income declined among homeowners and renters, but housing costs increased, creating a housing cost burden for 1 in 3 Minnesota households.