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How to Build Generational Wealth Through Homeownership

Renting and owning a home are very different. When you rent an apartment or home, your rent becomes profit for the owners. You never gain more value by paying more rent. On the other hand, paying a mortgage creates financial value that belongs to...

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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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First-Time Homebuyer Glossary: Essential Terms You Need to Know

Key Takeaways " Buying your first home means learning a new vocabulary. This glossary defines essential homebuying terms in plain language—from legal...

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Volunteer as a Winter Warrior and Warm Your Heart

Calling all Minnesotans! Now that the weather is colder and the days are shorter, do you find yourself looking for activities to fill the time?...

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Support Minnesota Housing and Receive a Tax Credit

Thanks to the State Housing Tax Credit (SHTC) Program and Contribution Fund, you can support housing development projects across Minnesota and get a...

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The First Homebuyers Close at The Heights

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is celebrating a major milestone at The Heights: the very first Habitat homebuyers have officially closed on their...

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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's the Deal with Escrow?

You've just closed on your home. Now comes the part many first-time homeowners find confusing: managing your escrow account.

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The Single Parent's Home Maintenance Reality: What You Can Handle, What You Can't, and Who to Call

As a single parent, home maintenance concerns can feel overwhelming when you're already managing work, childcare, and everything in between. You...

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From Public Housing to Proud Homeowners: Meet Angeline & Allen

Fifteen years ago, Angeline and Allen couldn’t have imagined themselves as homeowners. At the time, they were fighting for stability as Angeline was...

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