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Minnesota Housing Strategic Plan
Minnesota Housing periodically undertakes a comprehensive review of its priorities, goals, measures, and operations and prepares a strategic plan on how it will build the financial, operational, and human resources infrastructure necessary to achieve its strategic priorities and sustain a healthy organization over the long term. 
Strategic Plan 2011 

Affordable Housing Plan
Every two years the Minnesota Housing Board of Directors adopts an Affordable Housing Plan, setting forth the funding sources and amounts for housing programs for the biennium.
2012 Minnesota Housing Affordable Housing Plan – December 15, 2011 
Appendix A – Program Funding by Source 
Appendix B – Resolutions Regarding General Reserve Account Assets 
Appendix C – Program Narratives 
Appendix D - Change Log – Documents Amendments to Plan after December 15, 2011 
Appendix E – Environmental Scan  
Previous Affordable Housing Plans 

Special Strategic Initiatives
Minnesota Housing has been a co-convener in several large, multi-partner efforts to address affordable housing challenges in Minnesota.
Ending Long-Term Homelessness Business Plan, 2004 
Emerging Markets Home Ownership Initiative Business Plan 

Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan
Every five years the State of Minnesota submits a Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development outlining the state's goals and strategy for using federal funds to meet identified housing and community development needs.  The action plan and the state's performance toward meeting goals are updated annually.
Notice of Public Hearings and Instructions for Submitting Public Comment 


Historical Consolidated Plan Documents

Heading Home: Minnesota's Roadmap for Ending Homelessness
Roadmap Overview (4 pages) 
Objectives, Best Practices and Strategies (51 pages) 
Full Text (107 pages) - Includes: Discussion of homelessness in Minnesota by population, Current status of work to end homelessness, Summary of Local Plans and Recalibration of Minnesota's Business Plan to End Long-Term Homelessness

State of Minnesota Citizen Participation Plan (CPP)
Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development for 2011-2016 for Minnesota Housing, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Final Plan (10 pages)




Reports

2011 Environmental Scan: Demographic, Economic and Market Factors Impacting Minnesota Housing
PDF Version of Presentation with Notes 
Presentation with Audio 

Annual Report and Program Assessment 
Annually, Minnesota Housing reports on the housing assistance it provided during the previous year and summarizes characteristics of households assisted by program. Biennially, Minnesota Housing reports on the distribution of its assistance by county. 
Full Report for 2010 
Previous Reports

Foreclosures in Minnesota
This foreclosure report provides key findings about the current state of the foreclosure crisis in Minnesota.  To monitor the evolving crisis, Minnesota Housing has purchased data on the ARM reset, delinquency, and foreclosure status of residential mortgages from LPS Applied Analytics (aka McDash).  The data will help Minnesota Housing and its partners target their prevention and remediation efforts.
Summer 2011 - Full Report
Previous Foreclosures in Minnesota Reports 

Economic Impact of Minnesota Housing’s Investments
Every two or three years, Minnesota Housing evaluates the impact that its investments have had on the state’s economic output and employment. Investments in housing construction and rehabilitation are strong job creators.
Full Report 

Regional Distribution of Minnesota Housing Assistance
Minnesota Housing serves a full continuum of affordable housing needs across the state.  This report shows the geographical distribution of the agency’s investments across the state.
Full Report 

Housing with Tax Credits
This analysis of rental housing with Federal Housing Tax Credits allocated by Minnesota Housing summarizes basic characteristics of the housing and the tenants who occupied it as of 2009.
A Review of Rental Property with Housing Tax Credits

Minnesota Families Affordable Rental Investment Fund (MARIF) Review
Once a year, Minnesota Housing, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, reports on the characteristics of tenants in developments assisted through MARIF. 
MARIF Report for 2010 

Development Costs and Gap Funding for New Construction Assisted by Minnesota Housing, 2006
Minnesota Housing analyzed the construction costs and development costs of new affordable housing developments receiving financial assistance through the agency.
Development Costs and Gap Funding for New Construction Assisted by Minnesota Housing, 2003-2005

Legislative Updates
2011 Legislative Update  
Previous Legislative Updates 

Guidance Data for Applications
Minnesota Housing is providing community profiles to help target housing resources to areas of greatest need and impact. The agency will refine this information and analyses over the next few years so that future proposals can be ranked to more effectively align funding decisions with the agency’s mission and strategic priorities. However, while these improvements are being made, Minnesota Housing strongly encourages applicants to use the current information to strengthen their proposals and resource targeting.

The community profiles in the link above are a discussion draft. Minnesota Housing would appreciate your comments about the data and analysis.
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Community Profiles 

Discussion Papers
These reports were researched and written to facilitate an informed policy discussion.  While the reports contain useful data and information, they do not necessarily reflect Minnesota Housing policy.  Typically, they are written by graduate students.
Assessing Minnesota’s Housing Needs:  A Local Literature Review 
Rent Assistance and Project Development:  A Cost Benefit Analysis 
Housing for Minnesota's Aging Population, 2010  
The Impact of Affordable Housing on Communities and Households, 2010 
Low-Wage Spatial Mismatch in Minnesota, 2010 
Minnesota Community Land Trust Analysis, 2010 
Economic Impact of Minnesota Housing Activities, 2009  

The Next Decade of Housing in Minnesota, 2003
In 2003, Minnesota's three major public and private funders of affordable housing, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Family Housing Fund and Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, along with the Metropolitan Council, contracted with BBC Research and Consulting to project and quantify Minnesota's affordable housing needs from 2000 to 2010.
The Next Decade of Housing in Minnesota Study Report 
Regional Housing Needs Reports 

Model Zoning Technical Advisory Group, 2003
Created in 2002, the Model Zoning Technical Advisory Group studied residential development regulations to identify ways to simplify and reduce the cost of (1) redevelopment in fully developed areas and (2) mixed-use and compact new development.
Model Zoning Technical Advisory Group Report

Inclusionary Housing Initiatives, 2002
Responding to a directive from the 2001 Minnesota Legislature, the agency and an Advisory Group studied inclusionary housing statutes and ordinances throughout the country and made recommendations on how to encourage residential developments that include housing for a range of incomes.
Study of Inclusionary Housing Initiatives

To receive hard copies of any document or report referenced on this page, please contact Minnesota Housing at 651.296.7608 or 1.800.657.3769.