Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Construction
Forecast models and surveys point to steady growth in 2013
District Economic Outlook
Rob Grunewald, Joe Mahon
January 2013 - fedgazette
Three Affiliated Tribes to build oil refinery
January 2013 - Community Dividend
Ninth District community developers use green innovations to help make housing affordable
For affordable housing developers, the goal of "going green" is not only to provide permanent shelter and community stabilization at a lower cost, but to provide low-income families with long-term red
Deborah Booth Summers
October 2010 - Community Dividend
Tax credits for first-time castles
The home buyer's tax credit has given the housing market a boost. But what happens when the credit ends?
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2010 - fedgazette
Family Housing Fund launches Twin Cities Community Land Bank
April 2010 - Community Dividend
CRE: The cracked glass slipper?
CRE exposure and delinquencies are on the rise for Ninth District banks, but the full fallout is difficult to gauge
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2010 - fedgazette
Collateral damage
While real estate still struggles through the housing collapse, commercial mortgages are piling on more pain
Ronald A. Wirtz
January 2010 - fedgazette
CRF to launch green loan program for small businesses
November 2009 - Community Dividend
Quiet summer at the lake
Demand has cooled for vacation homes in the district
Joe Mahon
November 2009 - fedgazette
Revisiting the place-based CDC model: A conversation with Brian Miller of Seward Redesign
Community Dividend speaks with Brian Miller, executive director of Seward Redesign in Minneapolis, to learn how neighborhood-based community development corporations are coping in these uncer
Michou Kokodoko
July 2009 - Community Dividend
First Homes broadens homeownership opportunities in Rochester
Through its community land trust program and comprehensive plan for downtown revitalization, a local nonprofit organization works to provide affordable homes for low- and moderate-income families in t
Deborah Booth Summers
November 2008 - Community Dividend
North Dakota increases home repair grants
November 2007 - Community Dividend
Builders see green
Ninth District joins a growing trend in green construction.
Kathy Cobb
July 2007 - fedgazette
Depreciating castles
Minnesota State Roundup
July 2007 - fedgazette
Hammers still swinging
South Dakota State Roundup
January 2007 - fedgazette
