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With zoning rules prohibiting construction of the amenities in much of the city, existing ones are "intrinsically valuable."

The Hillsboro Herald is a Community paper written by local citizens.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a 94-year-old woman whose Minneapolis condo was seized by the government and then sold for more than she owed, holding that the practice is an unconstitutional taking under the Fifth Amendment.

In their final oral argument this term, the U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned the ability of local governments to keep "windfall" payments above what a tax debtor owes in what's shaping up to be a landmark decision that could strengthen the takings clause.

A handful of billion-dollar corporations have been routinely making high, all-cash offers for single-family homes in the nation's fifth-largest city, creating headaches for sellers and tenants, and additional barriers to ownership for first-time homebuyers. Law360 Real Estate Authority explored just where and how the trend hits the hardest.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, in a split vote Wednesday night, adopted a plan to halve the 18-hole Hiawatha Golf Course — which detractors say undercuts the links' historical significance — after having previously voted down similar proposals on three occasions.