Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 8/17/2018 Article Source: Star Tribune Twin Cities area needs new strategy on affordable housing Editorial Board: Region ranked second only to Pittsburgh in key housing-cost measure. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 6/22/2018 Article Source: FastCompany.com Can manufactured homes help the housing crisis? Tiny houses get all the attention, but mobile homes–despite the stigma–are already a huge part of the country’s housing, and could have a bigger part to play. Read more
Posted In: Date: 6/22/2018 Article Source: MinnPost Explaining the multifamily housing boom in the Twin Cities suburbs. (Yes, there is one.) Increasingly, suburbs around the country are making room for a different kind of development: multi-family homes: Apartments, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 6/7/2018 Article Source: Star Tribune The numbers don't lie: Twin Cities needs more housing Construction hit the average last year, but dwellings in the region are far below the projected population growth. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 2/6/2018 Article Source: Pioneer Press Met Council awards $5.2 million for affordable housing The Metropolitan Council announced $5.2 million in grants Monday to increase the Twin Cities’ supply of affordable housing. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 9/7/2017 Article Source: Press&News.com Corcoran mobile home park gets $235K matching grant Maple Hill Estates mobile home park in Corcoran has landed a first-of-its-kind $234,832 matching grant from the Metropolitan Council. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 7/31/2017 Article Source: Urban Land Twin Cities Employers Bumping Up against Employee-Housing Mismatch The Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area is a prime example of how strong employment growth is putting a strain on the housing supply available in many U.S. cities. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing Date: 6/25/2016 Article Source: Star Tribune Met Council pushes to preserve mobile home parks in suburbs The regional planning agency has launched the “Manufactured Home Park Preservation Project” to save some of the parks at risk of closure and to promote investment in aging communities. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing Date: 6/8/2016 Article Source: Star Tribune With affordable housing, target a regional approach A proposal being floated in Minneapolis for mandatory participation for all apartment properties in the city would be overbearing. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing Date: 5/9/2016 Article Source: Star Tribune Met Council program steers Section 8 renters to low-poverty areas with good schools Met Council program steers Section 8 renters to low-poverty areas with good schools. Read more