In divided government, parties can find common ground on housing, health care Campaign proposals from Minnesota’s gubernatorial candidates could pave the way to bipartisan cooperation. By Mary Brainerd and Warren Hanson | November 21, 2018 | StarTribune Minnesota heads into the 2019 legislative session with a divided government. Democrats control the governor’s office and the… Read more

Minnesota Housing Commissioner Mary Tingerthal joined community leaders today to announce funding to create and preserve more than 1,700 affordable homes throughout the state, including rental units and single family houses. The announcement outlined funding for 55 developments that support more than 3,600 jobs and will leverage additional private and local resources for more than… Read more

Twin Cities reporter Beth Mattson-Teig reports in National Real Estate Investor on social impact investment funds set up to address the loss of affordable (and unsubsidized) rental housing. The flurry of value-add apartment investing in recent years has sparked a countermove by public and private entities that are pooling their capital and stepping in to slow… Read more

Prosperity’s Front Door seeks to educate Minnesotans about opportunities to create and preserve the homes Minnesota communities need to thrive. Prosperity’s Front Door is a network of business, government, and nonprofit leaders from across Minnesota. The network sees affordable and workforce housing as the front door to greater and shared economic prosperity—for Minnesota’s families, businesses, and… Read more