Minnesota Housing Partnership Reports

MHP's "2 × 4" Report - Quarterly Housing Indicators
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. Through quarterly updates, the report provides a concise and timely overview of housing challenges facing the state.
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Minnesota County Profiles of Affordable Housing
Provides a snapshot of housing needs in each of Minnesota’s 87 counties and the state as a whole. Data compares incomes to housing costs, homelessness, and percentage of population spending more than 30 percent of their income on their housing. Updated annually.
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Long Term Trends in Housing
Minnesota Data Trends covers long term economic and trends for Minnesotans including the cost of housing, food, health care, child care, and transportation, as well as trends in income, employment, and the workforce. A unique collaboration between MHP and six partner organizations in other issue areas.
Minnesota Data Trends

Housing as a Lever for Economic Stimulus
This MHP-sponsored study finds that state funding for housing infrastructure, both new construction and rehabilitation, is a powerful tool to create jobs, economic activity and public revenues while addressing the housing crisis. February, 2009.
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MHP's Housing Trends
Graphically represents changes in housing cost burden, foreclosure, homelessness, earnings versus housing costs, and other important trends. Charts are available for the state as well as for Minnesota's largest metropolitan areas. Updated annually. 2009.
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Survey of Applicants to the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Section 8 Waiting List
This MHP report presents the key findings of an original face-to-face survey of over 150 people applying for Section 8 vouchers during a recent opening of the waiting list for the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. 12,000 people applied for vouchers over a 2-day period in June.
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Manufactured Housing in Minnesota: Overview and Policy Challenges
This report provides basic demographic information about manufactured housing and its residents, compares the characteristics of manufactured housing and site-built homes, provides a better understanding of the sales, titling, financing, taxation, and consumer protections of manufactured housing, and offers a set of broad policy recommendations. May 2008.
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INVESTMENT AT RISK: Public Housing in Minnesota
In order to gauge the impact of shortfalls in funding for public housing in the state, this Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) study pairs original survey research of housing authorities with analysis of HUD data and other supplemental data. The report finds that substantial cuts in funding have led to an array of challenges for public housing agencies. May 2008.
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Building Public Will: Background Research and Analysis
This report is designed to create an information base for increasing public acceptance and support for affordable housing. First, the report analyzes thirteen affordable housing campaigns in localities throughout the country. Secondly, the report synthesizes the literature on polling, messaging, and public opinion geared towards gauging public will and building support for affordable housing. Finally, the report proposes a number of recommendations to consider for action in Minnesota. May 2008.
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Closing the Housing Gap Primers
Replaces "Housing in Minnesota: An Overview." These three primers provide an overview of housing needs in Minnesota's communities and outlines several solutions to our affordable housing problem. 2006.
1. Closing the Housing Gap: Housing Affordability in Minnesota
2. Closing the Housing Gap: Better Communities in Minnesota
3. Closing the Housing Gap: Homelessness in Minnesota

Waiting Lists for Section 8 Vouchers and Public Housing in Minnesota
This report shows nearly 48,000 (47,876) individuals and families were on waiting lists for public housing and the Section 8 Housing Choice voucher program in the first half of 2006, according to a questionnaire completed by 89 housing agencies across the state. 2006.
Section 8 and Public Housing Report

Achieving Homes for All: Alternative Revenue Sources for Affordable Housing in Minnesota
Quantifies the cost of meeting Minnesota’s affordable housing need and explores steps the state can take to fill the funding gap. 2006.
Achieving Homes for All

State Comparison Fact Sheet
Affordable housing is vital in preserving Minnesota’s competitive advantage. Minnesota’s affordable housing situation compares unfavorably with its neighboring states. Vacancy rates are lower, rental and homeowner costs are higher and home prices have increased at a faster rate. Affordable housing factors comparing Minnesota to Iowa, Michigan, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 2006. State Comparison Fact Sheet

Housing in Minnesota: An Overview
Provides an overview of housing needs in our communities and outlines several solutions to our affordable housing problem. 2005.
Housing in Minnesota Overview

Minnesota Property Taxes and Affordable Rental Housing: The Impact of the Elimination of 4d Rising Property Values
By HousingMinnesota
The 2001 property tax reform saw the elimination of the special class rate for affordable rental properties, jeopardizing current and future development. Report highlights the changes and current and future impact on affordable housing properties. 2005.
Complete Report

Affordable Housing State Tax Credit Models for Minnesota
By HousingMinnesota
Analysis of affordable housing tax credit policies enacted in other states and recommendations for models Minnesota might replicate. Prepared by HousingMinnesota and funded by the Twin Cities Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC). 2004.
Ex. Summary
Full Report

Children and Homelessness in Minnesota
We can make ending homelessness a top priority in Minnesota, and understanding the problem is the first step. This report includes up-to-date information on the scale of homelessness in our state - and the impacts on children’s lives. 2004.
Children and Homelessness in Minnesota

Housing Burdens in Minnesota
Maps indicating the percentage of moderate income homeowners and renters paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing costs. Divided by legislative district. 2003.
Housing Burdens in Minnesota

Apartment Vacancy Brief: Affordable Housing Crisis Persists
Comparison of increasing vacancy rates to affordable housing stock. Many indicators point to a growing affordability problem despite rising vacancy rates. 2003.
Apartment Vacancy Brief

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