Minneapolis discovers the antidote to beat inflation: building affordable housing
The city eliminated zoning that allowed only single-family homes and since 2018 has invested $320 million for rental assistance and subsidies.
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The city eliminated zoning that allowed only single-family homes and since 2018 has invested $320 million for rental assistance and subsidies.
No place in the U.S. has put inflation in the rearview mirror quite as fast as Minneapolis.
In May, St. Paul-Minneapolis became the first major metropolitan area to see annual inflation fall below the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%.
In addition to having a lower pace of increasing prices, the city has more affordable ratios of income spent on rent than other large cities.
No place in the U.S. has put inflation in the rearview mirror quite as fast as Minneapolis. In May, the Twin Cities became the first major metropolitan area to see