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Statewide single-family zoning reform gets canned in Virginia

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Virginia’s Land Use Committee unanimously rejected Delegate Ibraheem Samirah’s plan to upzone single-family neighborhoods across the state. Continue reading →

Southern markets will reign supreme in 2020: Zillow

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Home values in Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville are expected to explode as buyers search for affordable housing, according to Zillow’s latest Home Price Expectations Survey. Continue reading →

Neighborhoods in the Bay Area, Boston among Redfin’s most competitive of 2019

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White Oaks, a neighborhood about 30 minutes south of San Francisco, was the most competitive place for U.S. homebuyers in 2019, according to Redfin. Continue reading →

Reformers at the gate: Progressives set their sights on the housing market

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In cities across the country, housing advocates, civil rights groups and defenders of the homeless are chipping away at housing laws, one state at a time. Why now? Continue reading →

Minneapolis has officially eliminated single-family zoning

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A year after issuing a preliminary approval, the Minneapolis City Council approved the Minneapolis 2040 plan in a 12-1 vote on Friday. Continue reading →

Minneapolis has officially eliminated single-family zoning

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A year after issuing a preliminary approval, the Minneapolis City Council approved the Minneapolis 2040 plan in a 12-1 vote on Friday. Continue reading →

The real estate industry’s legacy in modern segregation

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An exhibit both online and at St. Paul Area Association of Realtors reminds us of the real estate industry’s legacy in creating today’s socioeconomic disparities in the area. Continue reading →

Oregon moves to nix single-family zoning, continues a national trend

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Oregon lawmakers voted to eliminate single-family zoning in any city with more than 25,000 people. The bill would legalize duplexes and other “missing middle” housing in neighborhoods that previously only allowed single-family homes. Continue reading →

HUD Sec. Ben Carson wants more cities to ditch single-family zoning

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Carson — who leads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — made his comments Tuesday during a visit to Minneapolis, where lawmakers voted last year to ditch single-family zoning, which had previously dominated the city limits. Spea… Continue reading →

Zillow Offers is officially live in the Twin Cities, more markets to come

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Zillow’s direct-to-consumer home buying and selling platform, Zillow Offers, launched Monday in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, it was announced. Continue reading →