Nick Erickson

Executive Director @HousingInst | Housing Policy @housingfirstmn | Contributor @HousingNews_mn | Bring Back New Starter Homes

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"If homeownership is to remain America’s most effective pathway to economic mobility, then expanding access to it should remain one of our most important policy priorities." - My latest piece for @HousingInst

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Commentary: Homeownership Month Is a Reminder of What’s at Stake

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Commentary: Homeownership Month Is a Reminder of What’s at Stake

https://t.co/aG4zWKYRtZ

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Even Small Cities, Suburbs See Roommate Searches Increase

"An analysis from SpareRoom, an online roommate search tool, shows that small cities are seeing more than double the number of users searching for roommates as in years past."

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Wisconsin’s rural communities are finding creative solutions to the housing crisis

Yes - the piece notes that housing is even more expensive on the MN side of the St. Croix

https://t.co/6RMfSAP8Wk

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Housing, Affordability & the Future of Minnesota Communities

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June is Homeownership Month.

What does homeownership matter? Read Homeownership's Enduring Value

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"Housing, including rent and basic utilities, remains the largest cost for most households...That’s in part due to the housing shortage driving up the price, according to John Patterson of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency." https://t.co/vQA7CkHgEG

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From Colorado:
“The energy code specifies requirements that have to be built here, and it drives significant costs,” he said. Things like prepping transformers and gas appliances for the potential all-electric future.
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“Year to date we’re about flat on units, so we’re pacing with 2025,” said James Vagle, CEO of Housing First Minnesota. “But the market needs us to do more than that. We need to see sustained growth. The faster we can work through this cycle, the better.

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Housing affordability challenges impacting seniors
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Vetoing the AZ Starter Home Act has consequences for affordability.

https://t.co/mEBBXtUlOu

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"The Housing First Minnesota Foundation and PulteGroup will lead the finishing work on the residential units and “key interior spaces within the shelter,” according to the release. Other project partners include 360 Communities and Greiner Construction."

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New: Housing First Minnesota Foundation Partners on New Domestic and Sexual Violence Shelter in Dakota County

https://t.co/sl7gj9UpEg

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"The debate is no longer whether a crisis exists. It is whether policymakers can respond quickly enough to prevent long-term economic fragmentation between those who can still afford to remain in Minnesota’s growing communities..."

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"Legislation that acknowledges the problem has repeatedly failed. The evidence was clear. The political will was not."

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Why Housing Affordability Progress Stalls Out In Hawaiʻi

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State Legislatures and Housing Reform: May 2026

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From Pew: Building Homes Near Jobs, Stores, and Transit Saves Public Dollars

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New: Housing First Minnesota Foundation Partners on New Domestic and Sexual Violence Shelter in Dakota County

https://t.co/sl7gj9UpEg

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Good case study from @TobiasPeterAEI on how even San Francisco’s housing problem is solvable

https://t.co/uUAPwc1thb

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Source:https://t.co/0OUe1BG7Cl

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Why buying that first-time starter home early matters