The Minnesota Housing Partnership recently launched our 2013-2014 Housing Institute for Greater Minnesota. The Housing Institute fosters regional collaborations and builds the capacity of communities to meet housing needs in rural Minnesota. This year’s Housing Institute includes teams from Itasca County, Thief River Falls, and Roseau County. …
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In the News: Renter Affordability Out of Reach in MN
This week the annual Out of Reach Report jointly released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and in Minnesota MHP, hit the airwaves all over Minnesota, placing the issue of affordability for renters in the spotlight. The report’s release was well-timed, given federal and state budget negotiations for housing…
2011 County Profiles Released
Whether by choice or necessity, more and more people are renting across Minnesota. By 2010, 27% of the state’s households rented their homes, up significantly from mid-decade, according to MHP’s 2011 County Profiles, just released today. What’s more, Hennepin and Ramsey counties are by no means the only counties where renting is important.
MHP’s New County Profiles Show Pervasive Lack of Affordable Rental Housing
MHP’s 2012 County Profiles, released earlier this week, contain some startling facts when it comes to housing in Minnesota. The profiles find: 94% of Minnesota’s 87 counties lack sufficient affordable rental housing for extremely low income residents. The average food preparation or retail sales worker will fall more than…
Q4 2010 2×4 Report Released
MHP’s latest “2 x 4” Report finds family homelessness little improved from height-of-recession 2009 highs, generous inventories of homes still for sale, and employment in housing construction at a 17-year low for the time of year. Meanwhile, Minnesota lawmakers consider deep cuts to state housing and economic development…