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Over $4 billion of farmland loans will reprice at higher interest rates in 2024

Tait Berg | Senior Agricultural Coordinator

November 21, 2024

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Where is the U.S. labor market heading? Interpreting the mixed signals

Kathrin Ellieroth | Visiting Scholar, Institute Amanda Michaud | Senior Research Economist, Institute

November 19, 2024

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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Outlook

Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach

Event on December 3, 2024

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How higher property taxes increase home affordability

Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer

November 14, 2024

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Unemployment is local

Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute

November 13, 2024

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In Greater Minnesota, apartment owners’ operating costs rise as small cities “scream for more housing”

Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Christina Spicher | Intern, Community Development and Engagement

November 12, 2024

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Regional Economic Conditions: Agriculture

Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach

Event on November 15, 2024

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Are dividends at the root of stock prices after all?

Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer

October 28, 2024

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How Should Monetary Policy Respond to Housing Inflation?

Javier Bianchi | Monetary Advisor Alisdair McKay | Monetary Advisor Neil Mehrotra | Assistant Vice President and Policy Advisor

October 24, 2024

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Despite generally good harvests, farm incomes declined

Third-quarter 2024 agricultural credit conditions survey

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How higher property taxes increase home affordability

Economists find raising property taxes can boost homeownership for young families

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