Rent help in Minnesota: Applications close Friday night, $450M ready to distribute
A Golden Valley-based nonprofit is scrambling to get applications for Minnesota's COVID-19 rental assistance program in before the deadline at 9 p.m. on Friday.
2022 MN real estate outlook: Low rates, high demand, limited inventory
Minneapolis Area Realtors released their annual housing report on what the Twin Cities residential real estate market looked like last year helping them predict how the market will act in 2022.
Nightmare home sale leads Minnesota couple to arbitration
It was a problematic home sale: a failed retaining wall, the ground infilled with unopened bags of mulch, wallpaper concealing holes in the walls, the backyard slipping away into the nearby creek and an unpermitted porch structure on the verge of falling away with it.
Woman opens shelter in Minneapolis to help struggling young adults
Felicia Robertson opened the Starte Thomas Runaway Prevention Program on Monday.
Minneapolis family housing waitlist applications close at noon Tuesday
Applications for low-income family housing waitlist in Minneapolis are open starting 8 a.m. Friday until 12 p.m. Tuesday.
Confusion reigns over start date of St. Paul rent control rules
St. Paul city officials appeared caught off guard this week after voters passed one of the nation's toughest rent control policies.
Minneapolis mayoral candidates offer plans for housing shortage
The Twin Cities faces one of the nation's worst housing shortages, and Minneapolis is feeling the strain in increasing home prices and rents. FOX 9 asked the three frontrunners in the mayor's race for their plans to address the issue.
Eviction protections ending for Minnesota renters: How to get help
Eviction protections for Minnesota renters end today. The only exception is for renters who have already applied for rental assistance through the state.
New Minneapolis ordinance gives right to counsel to low-income renters
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a policy giving the right to counsel to low income renters facing eviction.
Edina residents work to discharge racial covenants in property deeds
For more than 20 years, Jeff Hall has called the historic Country Club neighborhood of Edina home. He was shocked to learn his property deed contained a racial covenant, designed to bar people of color from buying a home there.
US seeks to prevent public housing evictions with new HUD rule
Public housing tenants cannot be evicted for nonpayment without 30 days' notice and information about federal emergency rental assistance under a new HUD rule.
Hennepin County, Minneapolis contribute funding for new shelter
Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis have contributed funding for a new community shelter and apartments, officials announced Tuesday.
Minnesota Energy Assistance Program expands to offer more benefits
Friday, the Minnesota Cold Weather Rule goes into effect, preventing a utility company from disconnecting your natural gas or electricity as long as you have payment plan.
Thinking outside the box: Isanti couple builds home out of 6 shipping containers
For years, Ian and Janna Ebeling have fantasized about building their perfect home. Now, their dream is becoming a reality.
Minnesota lawmakers look to address starter home shortage
A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers said Tuesday that the state's shortage of affordable homes and apartments is a major concern, but one proposal to address it faces an uphill climb.
Advocates push for rent control ordinance in Minneapolis
Early voting starts this Friday for the November elections, and Minneapolis has a lot on the ballot.
Biden's eviction ban blocked: Homeowner options to pursue
The Supreme Court once again ruled the CDC's eviction ban as unconstitutional. (iStock)
Expiration of eviction moratorium thrusts US into housing crisis
Millions of Americans are at risk of losing their homes now that the federal eviction moratorium has expired.