Policy Perspectives: Housing Forum with Minneapolis Mayor Frey and Council Member Bottcher

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(Originally recorded February 27, 2024)

Minneapolis, Minnesota is unique among large U.S. cities for having stabilized housing costs. Join Erik for an online conversation and Q&A with the Mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey.

From 2019 to 2022, average rents in New York City went up about 17%, a trend also seen in most major cities across the U.S.

But in the city of Minneapolis, rents stayed relatively flat (even as the rest of Minnesota saw increases). Why is this? What did Minneapolis do differently?