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2023 was the worst year to buy a house since the 1990s. But there's hope for 2024
Realtors hope it will be easier to buy a house in 2024. It can’t get much harder: Last year was one of the slowest on record thanks to high mortgage rates coupled with a housing shortage.
Court documents offer new details about Cloquet motel shooting
Search warrant documents have revealed new details about a shooting earlier this month at a motel in Cloquet that left three people dead. The documents do not offer insights into a possible motive for the shooting.
Aging Minneapolis church gets new life as affordable housing near George Floyd Square
City leaders on Thursday cut the ribbon on the Belfry Apartments near George Floyd Square. Not only does the project provide much-needed housing, but the church’s congregation also gets to stay and has a newly renovated worship space.
After years of advocacy and work, Minnesota opens 3 new veterans homes
The Preston Veterans Home opened Jan. 3. Homes in Montevideo and Bemidji are slated to admit their first veterans by Jan. 31, adding to an existing roster of five facilities.
Frigid temps bring added stress for unhoused Minnesota families
The season’s first subzero temperatures descend on the Twin Cities this weekend, adding new pressures to people seeking shelter and already overwhelmed shelters trying to meet the rising need.
New Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne on cease-fire resolution, encampments
The Minneapolis City Council appointed Elliott Payne as its new president at its first meeting of the new year. He spoke with Morning Edition about the council’s resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, the future of policing in Minneapolis and how the city should handle homeless encampments.
Minneapolis clears Camp Nenookaasi, an encampment of unhoused, mostly Native people
The city of Minneapolis began clearing Camp Nenookaasi, a large encampment of unsheltered people, just before noon Thursday. People living at the encampment in south Minneapolis are removing their belongings from the area. More than 100 people have been living in tents and other temporary structures at Camp Nenookaasi for months.