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Reports: Featured
Quarterly economic pulse December 2009
Greater Twin Cities United Way and Twin Cities Compass, December 2009, 4 pp.
Provides recent information on economic trends impacting the Twin Cities region. This issue includes data on unemployment rates, housing, and community basic needs, and briefly examines the outlook and implications.
Preserving affordability and access in livable communities: subsidized housing opportunities near transit and the 50+ population
AARP Public Policy Institute, September 2009, 117 pp.
This study analyzed the location of affordable housing in 20 metropolitan areas across the United States, including Minneapolis/St. Paul, measuring the amount of that housing within certain distances of transit.
Foreclosures in Minnesota: A report based on county sheriff's sale data
HousingLink, August 2009, 35 pp.
Minnesota foreclosure counts and rates for all Minnesota counties for the first half of 2009.
Homeless service use in Minnesota: Emergency shelter and transitional housing, federal fiscal year 2008
Wilder Research, August 2009, 58 pp.
This report is based on aggregate data submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in conjunction with their Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, and provides information about the numbers and characteristics of people residing in emergency shelter and transitional housing throughout the state. A companion report presents detailed tables for each of Minnesota's 13 Continuum of Care regions.
Federal program overview & resources
Minnesota Housing Partnership, July 2009, 8 pp.
Guide to help track federal housing programs and resources for Minnesota.
Affordable housing research and recommendations
Himle Horner, Inc., July 2009, 49 pp.
Results of research commissioned by The McKnight Foundation to better understand public attitudes toward affordable housing and to identify strategies that could build public support for affordable housing.
The Impact of foreclosures on families and communities
The Urban Institute, May 2009, 54 pp.
This report explores the effects that increased home foreclosures have had on both families and communities. It distills the most important findings on the impacts of the foreclosure crisis and offers recommendations on designing strategies to address it.
The Unraveling of the American dream: Foreclosures in the immigrant community of Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, March 2009, 18 pp.
Provides information on the disproportionate representation of minority households among households experiencing foreclosures. The report presents the race and nativity status of households that experienced a foreclosure in the City of Minneapolis during fiscal years 2006 and 2007. The report also presents service and policy recommendations.
Communities in crisis: Race and mortgage lending in the Twin Cities
Institute on Race and Poverty, February 2009, 52 pp.
Based on research of data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, this report reveals racial disparities in lending in the Twin Cities and suggests remedies, including monitoring and enforcement of fair lending laws.
The economic impact of Minnesota Housing's investments
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, February 2009, 6 pp.
An estimate of the economic benefits of Minnesota Housing's activities.
Tools and incentives to promote affordable housing
Metropolitan Council, January 2009, 17 pp.
Annual report summarizing local tools and incentives that promote new affordable housing in the Twin Cities area. This information was gathered through a survey that was sent to every municipality in the seven-county Twin Cities area.
Affordable housing for low-income families: The Impact of the recession and foreclosures in the Twin Cities
Wilder Research, December 2008, 6 pp.
Examines the effects of the recession on families whose housing costs eat up too much of their income.
Overview of homelessness in Minnesota 2006
Wilder Research, March 2007, 61 pp.
Key facts from the Wilder Research survey conducted in October 2006 includes sections about youth, Includes sections on youth, long-term homeless adults, veterans, older adults, ex-offenders, and homeless people not in shelters.
Strategies for preventing homelessness
Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, May 2005, 210 pp.
Identifies and documents effective community-wide homeless-prevention strategies implemented in six communities with the hope that other communities will carry out similar efforts.
Web sites
Twin Cities Housing Policy
Tools and resources to inform citizens and assist in advocating for improved affordable housing policy in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
HUD Research Library
Includes reports, publications, periodicals, and data from HUD and other sources. Topics include: affordable housing, community development, homelessness, supportive housing, housing statistics, and more.
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
News, events, research, and advocacy information on health-care issues related to homelessness.
