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July 3, 2018 4:00 AM

Bye-bye starter homes: Builders not meeting biggest need in Twin Cities housing market

For years, the costs of building a house have risen faster than people's incomes. That's true in Minnesota and across the country. Today, the gap between building costs and wages is so wide that Twin Cities developers say they can no longer build single family houses that average families can afford.

by Max Nesterak

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May 22, 2018 4:00 AM

Buying? Selling? Flipping? Twin Cities houses selling at breakneck pace

It's a great time to be a seller -- median sale prices have never been higher. But for buyers, there's increasing pressure to ante up: Half of all properties are selling above asking price.

by Max Nesterak

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December 22, 2017 4:00 AM

Lack of affordable housing has tenants fighting to stay in problem landlord's properties

The city of Minneapolis revoked all 42 of Mahmood Khan's rental licenses for not maintaining his properties. Many of Khan's tenants say they want to move, but they can't find anywhere else to go.

by Max Nesterak

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July 17, 2017 8:41 AM

Rochester's affordable housing shortage threatens job growth

Rochester's ambitious plan to grow into a thriving metropolis is threatened if the city doesn't solve one of its biggest current problems -- a housing shortage.

by Catharine Richert

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June 15, 2017 4:00 AM

Buying a home? Good luck with that

If you're looking to buy a house in the Twin Cities you're running into a lot of competition these days, especially if you're seeking an affordable starter home.

by Martin Moylan

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March 16, 2015 4:45 AM

Economy keeps millennials locked out of home ownership

Who's going to live in the McMansions the parents of millennials are building in the Twin Cities suburbs? Apparently, it won't be the millennials.

by Bob Collins

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