MHP Releases 3rd Quarter 2009 "2 × 4" Report (released December 10, 2009)
MHP’s “2 × 4” Report covers two indicators for each of four key housing areas: the home ownership market, the rental market, homelessness, and the housing industry. The report provides a concise and timely overview of housing challenges facing the state.
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Federal Housing Policy: MHP Resources
Housing initiatives are evolving rapidly, as new federal programs respond to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. To help the state keep abreast, MHP debuted a set of Federal Housing Pages—web tools for Minnesota communities, stakeholders, developers, advocates, and citizens to track federal housing programs and resources. On Oct. 23rd, MHP convened the Federal Housing Policy Forum 2009 to delve further into that landscape. Then, on Oct. 29, MHP facilitated the Legislative Forum, an information session for the state's legislative housing caucus on federal programs' impact in Minnesota.

2009 County Housing Profiles Released
Many, including many employed, still cannot afford to live where they live. That’s the bottom line from the MHP's newest housing profiles of each Minnesota county. The county profiles paint a picture of continuing housing need, especially for lower-paid occupations. MHP’s housing profiles pull together data on changes in home prices, rental costs, foreclosures, homelessness, and unemployment. The profiles also include information about families paying more than they can afford for housing.
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