The neighborhoods with the lowest vacancy rates are not seeing many new homes being built.

Map Monday: New Construction and Vacancy Rates in Minneapolis

Scott Shaffer • April 8, 2019

We know that Minneapolis and it environs have a historically, dangerously low vacancy rate. The proportion of homes that are for sale or for rent is far less than a healthy five percent, so renters and buyers compete for empty units, and sellers and landlords make more money than they would otherwise. We need more […]

The proposed project at 510 W. Lake Street uses the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for a portion of its financing

On Rent Control

Tom Basgen • March 8, 2018

After 2017’s City Council races in Minneapolis and Ginger Jentzen’s strong showing, rent control has re-entered the housing discourse in the Twin Cities again, despite the fact that it is preempted at the state level. It’s my belief that the preemption and much of the opposition to rent control is based in a certain inflexibility […]