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New Resource for Minnesota Homeowners: The CIC/HOA Ombudsperson

Minnesota recently created a new role to help homeowners and homeowner associations better understand their rights and resolve disputes: the...

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Federal Advocacy in 2026: Takeaways from Habitat on the Hill D.C.

Guest blog by Eva Goldfarb, Government Affairs Coordinator, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Last month, the Government Affairs team at Twin Cities...

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2025 City Budgets: Affordable Housing and Homeownership Stabilization

New Budgets and New Faces in Twin Cities Government As we wrapped up 2025, Minneapolis and St. Paul both passed their annual budgets for the upcoming...

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How Federal Changes are Impacting Habitat’s Work and What You Can Do to Help

As you might anticipate, Twin Cities Habitat relies on public funding from all levels of government to fund our developments and get our work done....

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What is Ranked Choice Voting?

Municipal elections are coming up on November 4, and if you live in the Twin Cities, there is a good chance you will be using ranked choice voting...

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Small Elections, Big Impacts: Why Local Elections Matter for Housing

This year is a local election year, with early voting in Minnesota beginning Friday, September 19, ahead of election day on Tuesday, November 4....

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Building through Partnership: County Commissioners Join Us at The Heights

You’ve likely heard it in other blogs and echoed throughout our organization: there’s a lot that needs to come together for our work to get done. It...

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The 2025 State Legislative Session Wrap-up

Political environments are rarely static, but this year’s legislative session felt particularly different. The House was split for the first time...

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Hamza Mahamud Reflects on His Capitol Pathways Internship

Guest Blog by Hamza Mahamud, Twin Cities Habitat's Capitol Pathways Intern for 2025 Capitol Pathways provides access to policymaking and public...

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It's Time to Reform HOAs

Have you ever felt frustrated by issues with your Homeowners' Association (HOA)? Or, if you’re on the board of your HOA, have you had difficulties...

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