Great story about my auntie Deb. My mom Patti gets a shout out too. Also, this is what I always have to explain to people when I say I'm from a football family.
Developers and environmentalists.
Conservatives and progressives
Social justice activists and chamber of commerce.
What issue could bring these groups together?
“In my time in the Legislature, I haven’t seen a coalition like this,” said Rep. Mike Howard.
https://t.co/2ZcUzt9isw
RELEASE: Housing First Minnesota Announces New partnership with Building Talent Foundation (@webuildtalent) to Tackle State’s Construction Workforce Challenges
https://t.co/lZqoeCJhJI
I spoke with the @StarTribune recently on the increasing support for #zoning reform.
Housing costs - both for-ownership and for-rent - are rising because housing supply has not kept up with population growth.
Legalization of more housing choices is the answer.
NEW PAPER: A lot of YIMBY bills were introduced in the first half of 2023 - @JoshFerdelman & team tracked 200 for @mercatus. How did they do? Eli Kahn and I did our best to catalog and summarize the big trends.
The state's "most exclusive" homebuilders and remodelers are showing off their work next month in this year's 10th annual Artisan Home Tour, hosted by Housing First Minnesota. https://t.co/efFTJ9yERW
Minnesota's average HERS score of 50 means that the average Minnesota Green Path energy-tested home is 50% more energy efficient than a standard new home and 61% more energy efficient than the average existing home.
Locked out of a homeownership, stuck in a worsening rental market—this is the situation of hundreds of thousands of Americans. And it's only going to get worse absent some pretty serious policy changes.