Housing

Minneapolis Housing Costs: Beyond Today’s Numbers

A longer look reveals two distinct histories: a rental premium that disappeared and a home-value gap that narrowed before widening again. Last week’s housing comparison found that Minneapolis rents and...

Minneapolis Housing Costs vs. the Metro Area

Recent estimates put Minneapolis rents 4.8% below the metro level and typical home values 15.5% lower. Minneapolis’s estimated median...

The House That Built America

The house that built the American middle class is still standing. But for a growing share of the...

When Going Green Goes Wrong: Minneapolis and the Polycrisis Threatening American Cities

American cities are caught in a trap of their own making. Faced with overlapping emergencies (a housing affordability...

Massive changes to federal funds to end homelessness reopen debate over solutions

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison signs on to a lawsuit over HUD funding as Twin Cities leaders brace...

Where the Bike Lane Ends and the Drug Market Begins…

There’s a place where the bike lane ends, and the drug market begins… By Dan Orban Last month the city built a brand new protected bike...

Fateh and Frey Spar Over Drug Encampments at Mayoral Debate

The topic of encampments was on the agenda of the recent candidate debate hosted by the Citizens league. Though he had the floor for...

Letter To Council Member Chavez on How to Solve the Encampment Problem

By Donna Neste Dear Council Member Chavez, I have this great idea that should solve our encampment problems. Minneapolis should start a program called "Adopt a...

Mayor Frey’s Statement on Drug Camp Shooting

The following is Mayor Frey’s statement regarding the shooting that took place Monday night at an encampment on private property on Lake Street: “Last night,...

Why not instead keep zoning that protects single family homes?

The Minneapolis 2040 Plan promised that by upzoning the City, we would produce substantially more housing. Through simple supply and demand, housing prices would...

Reaction to: “Has Minneapolis’ 2040 Plan made housing more affordable?”

As a founding member of Minneapolis for Everyone, a group that first tried modify, then opposed the Minneapolis 2040 Plan, DJ Tice’s column “Has...

A tale of one city, two centuries, and racial disparities in wealth

The city needs to reorient its housing programs, its long-range planning, and its zoning code towards producing ownership housing. Only then will we begin...

Hennepin County homelessness is down compared with national numbers, but there’s a catch

By Winter Keefer, MinnPost Homelessness is continuing to decrease in Hennepin County at a rate that defies national trends, but the funding originally used to...

Who is really “harshening the vibes”? A response to John Edwards at WedgeLive

Updated May 25, 2025 By Tyler Balbuena and Yiscah Bracha Introduction On May 13, John Edwards in WedgeLive! opined: “Much has been said about a leftward drift...

DSA Endorsement Questionnaires: First Look at Responses to City Council Candidates

Six candidates for Minneapolis City Council sought endorsement from the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) for this fall's election. Four received DSA...

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