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Army of Mortgagors: Long-Run Evidence on Credit Externalities and the Housing Market
Tobias Herbst | University of Bonn and Bundesbank Moritz Kuhn | University of Mannheim Farzad Saidi | University of Bonn and CEPR
April 12, 2024
Research
Three two-story multifamily buildings in various stages of completion on a residential street in Minneapolis. The building in the middle is completed and has gray siding, black trim and yellow doors. The building in the middle is still being framed, and the building in the background is framed and wrapped but not yet sided. It's a clear, sunny, day and the ground is snow-covered.
Minneapolis 2040 Plan data tool prepared to measure impacts
Kim-Eng Ky | Senior Data Scientist Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement Zakary Yudhishthu | Intern, Community Development and Engagement
April 11, 2024
Article
A three-story apartment building constructed in 1989 is pictured on a clear, sunny fall day. The building has beige siding, tan brick accents, white trim, and a brown roof.
Talking “toilets, taxes, and tenants”: Challenges mount for apartment owners in Twin Cities area
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Grace Ryan | Project Manager, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
March 29, 2024
Article
A small, mid-century, one-story house is pictured on a sunny, clear fall day. The house's exterior is a mixture of red brick and white siding.
Rise in investor-owned single-family rentals prompts policy responses
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
March 27, 2024
Article
A panel of four property developers and city planners speaks at the Minneapolis Fed's February 14 event on surburban land use and multifamily housing.
City planners and private developers find common ground on improving land use policies and processes
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Hue Nguyen | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement Alene Tchourumoff | Senior Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
March 22, 2024
Article
On a clear sunny day, an attractive new manufactured home with red siding and white trim sits on its lot shortly after being delivered there. The home has a garage and a newly poured driveway.
Native Americans pay more to finance home purchases than White borrowers
Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Center for Indian Country Development
March 8, 2024
Article
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Understanding the Unequal Costs of Native American Homeownership
Helen Banga | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Donn Feir | CICD Research Fellow (former) Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development
March 8, 2024
Research
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A Rising Tide Lifts All Homes? Housing Consumption Trends for Low-Income Households Since the 1980s
Erik Hembre | Economist, Community Development and Engagement J. Michael Collins | University of Wisconsin-Madison Samuel Wylde | University of Illinois-Chicago
March 7, 2024
Research
This image is a collage of three photos. The leftmost photo shows the exterior of an older, modest, three-story apartment building. The center and largest photo shows two smiling young women who are facing the camera and carrying moving boxes. The rightmost photo shows an attractive, newly constructed, multistory apartment building that has an upscale appearance.
How new apartments create opportunities for all
Tyler Boesch | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement Erik Hembre | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement
March 4, 2024
Data
Graphic of two houses and the United States
Who is homeless in the United States?
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
February 14, 2024
Article
A group of panelists speaking at the land use zoning event
How Land Use, Zoning, and Planning Affect Suburban Multifamily Development
Event on February 14, 2024
Event
In the light of a window, a woman of color reads a form letter with a serious, concerned expression on her face.
Lender-reported reasons for mortgage denials don’t explain racial disparities
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Kim-Eng Ky | Senior Data Scientist Libby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
January 18, 2024
Article