Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Housing
Twin Cities refugee groups tackle community development
Refugee groups in Minnesota are expanding their mutual assistance efforts to include community development activities.
Bo Thao
September 2005 - Community Dividend
WHEDA awards $822,000 in housing grants
September 2005 - Community Dividend
Dealer, heal thyself
Consumer-unfriendly tactics plague sales.
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2005 - fedgazette
Ginnie Mae I buy a manufactured home?
Secondary financial markets could boost the industry.
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2005 - fedgazette
Growing up mobile
It’s not just a trailer park anymore.
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2005 - fedgazette
Hello, have we met?
Manufactured housing suffers an image problem.
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2005 - fedgazette
Home, sweet (manufactured?) home
The familiar industry you know nothing about battles the legacy of its mobile roots.
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2005 - fedgazette
M & M & Ms
Mobile, manufactured, modular—is there any real difference?
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2005 - fedgazette
A rising housing tide
Despite economic ups and downs, strong housing markets have managed to lift a lot of boats.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2005 - fedgazette
Bureaucratic rent trends
Data suggest soft rental markets in the district.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2005 - fedgazette
Close-knit neighborhoods
Home-buying trends carve new niches in home types.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2005 - fedgazette
Homeownership gap calls for broad, balanced response
In remarks delivered at the formal launch of the State of Minnesota Emerging Markets Homeownership Initiative on June 28, 2004, Richard M. Todd summarized some of the key facts about homeownership in
Richard M. Todd
May 2005 - Community Dividend
Homeownership initiative targets Minnesota's emerging markets
The State of Minnesota Emerging Markets Homeownership Initiative is charged with developing a business plan for dramatically reducing the state's homeownership gap by 2010.
Jacqueline King
May 2005 - Community Dividend
Housing affordability: Catch me if you can
Has housing affordability improved? Yes and no.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2005 - fedgazette
Housing data show gains, not parity, for some groups
An examination of home lending trends in Minneapolis-St. Paul during the 1997-2003 housing boom.
Michael Grover
May 2005 - Community Dividend
