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Because housing is an essential element of economic well-being, the Minneapolis Fed has made research and analysis of housing issues a major initiative.

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Several members of a multigenerational Latino family spend time together in their kitchen. A grandfather and grandson play dominos on the kitchen island while the mother and father begin preparing the next meal and the grandmother and young granddaughter chat by the sink, which sits below a large window. The room has a high ceiling, wooden cabinets, a red glass-tile blacksplash, black granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances.
New homeownership measure puts people firstErik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
July 15, 2026
Article
A view of two three-story, sixplex apartment buildings that are under construction on a compact urban lot in St. Paul, Minnesota, on a clear spring day. The buildings appear mostly completed except for siding and exterior finishes. They are partially wrapped in white Tyvek sheeting and the site is crowded with stacks of construction materials and temporary security fencing.
Housing policies in Saint Paul yield mixed results, data and developers sayErik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and EngagementMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
June 3, 2026
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Saint Paul Housing DashboardMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
June 3, 2026
Data
Business district Marquette Michigan on hill side main street with teal and blue overlaid chart graphics
Advisory councils share regional economic insights from first quarter 2026Karmi Anna Mattson | Assistant Vice President, Regional Outreach and Public Programs

Shannon Lewis | Senior Project Manager

Erik Beishir | Supervisory Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit

May 19, 2026
Article
Part of the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota, is seen in the early morning light on a clear spring day. The foreground shows a townhome development, the middle ground shows a newer-construction apartment building for seniors, and the background shows a midrise condominium building.
Twin Cities region misses its housing marksJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
May 8, 2026
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CICD Working Paper teal graphic
Understanding the Unequal Costs of Native American Homeownership

Helen Banga

Donn Feir | CICD Research Fellow (former)Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development
April 29, 2026
Research
A street-level view of the intersection of First Avenue North and Roberts Street North in Fargo, North Dakota, looking east on a partly cloudy summer day. An older, four-story, brick building appears on the left and the newer-construction, five-story Cityscapes Plaza apartments appears on the right.
How a population boom changed North Dakota’s housing marketsJuliet Cramer | Associate Data Scientist, Community Development and EngagementBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement
April 2, 2026
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image of a home overlayed with a partial map of the Twin Cities
Investor Ownership of Single-Family Rentals in the Twin Cities Region
Event on March 19, 2026
Event
A view inside a large, brightly lit factory where units of modular housing are being constructed out of lumber and other components. The units in the foreground are only partially built and the units in the background are completely built. Two workers are visible in the upper right corner of the image..
Delivering housing innovation on a flatbed trailerLibby Starling | Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement

Ella Tracy | Intern, Community Development and Engagement

December 19, 2025
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A drone-level view of a newly developed neighborhood in a suburban area in Northern California. Two large tracts of green, undeveloped land appear in the foreground. Multiple subdivisions containing single-family homes stretch into the background, where agricultural fields and mountains are visible on the horizon.
States look for clogs in the housing pipelineBen Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement

Ella Tracy | Intern, Community Development and Engagement

November 26, 2025
Article
Outline of the state of North Dakota highlighting an image of houses
Housing Needs and Opportunities in North Dakota
Event on November 6, 2025
Event
A street view of an apartment complex in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on a sunny, clear day. The property consists of multiple three-story, 12-unit buildings that are clad in a mixture of orange brick and cream stucco and have navy blue awnings over their front entrances.
Multifamily housing operators describe a “precarious position”Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement
October 31, 2025
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