Mortgage rates finally declining but may not go much lower

The recent dip in mortgage rates is encouraging for consumers searching for a home. Here's what you need to know.

Bills to help with housing in MN
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Minnesota legislators are trying to address the housing crisis in the state by a series of bills. FOX 9?s Corin Hoggard has more on the story.

Minnesota lawmakers hope to make housing cheaper this session

Minnesota needs more places for people to live, and legislators hope that the seven bills they're proposing can address the problem.

New renters rights going into effect in Minneapolis March 1

New renter rights are going into effect Saturday in Minneapolis, in an effort to provide more protections for renters. 

Minneapolis rent-fixing scheme lawsuit: Council briefed on allegations

A Minneapolis City Council committee will receive an update from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office about the ongoing lawsuit against six of the nation’s largest landlords, alleging a scheme to inflate rent prices by using anti-competitive pricing algorithms and data sharing. 

DOJ rent fixing scheme lawsuit continues
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The Minnesota Attorney’s General office is expected to give an update on the lawsuit accusing some Twin Cities landlords of inflating rent prices. FOX 9’s Bill Keller has more on the story.

Minneapolis construction investment surpasses $1 billion as city rebounds

To those who said Minneapolis would never recover, city officials say new construction investment surpassing $1 billion tells a different story.

The most and least affordable cities for renters: Final 2024 data

Rental prices have spiked significantly making it more challenging for consumers to find housing in certain cities based on data from a new housing market report.

Controversy over Maple Grove church's tiny home village
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There's pushback over a church's plans for a tiny home village on their property in Maple Grove. The goal of the village is help curb the housing issue. FOX 9's Rob Olson has the story.

6 major landlords accused of scheming to keep rents high, DOJ says

Several large landlords in the U.S. are being sued by the Justice Department for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high. Here’s what to know.

Jimmy Carter's Habitat for Humanity legacy: 'He stood up for us'

President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn spent decades helping build thousands of homes with Habitat for Humanity.

Catholic Charities Giving Tree opens this weekend at Mall of America

The Hope Street Youth Shelter on Cheatham Avenue in Minneapolis is a residential living facility housing up to 30 young men and women who are at risk of long-term homelessness.

Catholic Charities Giving Tree underway this weekend
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The Hope Street Youth Shelter on Cheatham Avenue in Minneapolis is a residential living facility housing up to 30 young men and women who are at risk of long-term homelessness.? Many times their journey begins in a newly renovated closet on the third floor.

St. Paul apartment residents forced out without notice

Residents of the Lowry Apartments in St. Paul were forced to leave their homes with little notice Wednesday night. The abrupt evacuation left tenants with no clear answers about their future.

Mpls affordable housing projects funding [RAW]
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, along with city and community leaders, announced the 11 projects receiving nearly $18.5 million in funding from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The funding will help build new affordable housing and refurbish current projects.

Dangerous cold in MN raises concerns for homeless population

With overnight temperatures dropping to dangerous levels this week, concerns are growing for the increasing number of people sleeping outside in Minnesota, whether by choice or necessity.