Starter Homes See It All
Together, we can protect homeownership opportunities for future generations.
100,000 Homes Short
If you’re in the market for a home, you can feel the shortage. There are not enough homes in Minnesota.
Fighting For Homeownership
Homes in Minnesota cost more than anywhere else in the region, pushing homeownership out of reach.
You can help change that.
Homeownership is growing out of reach for Minnesotans. Together, we can change that.
Tell your lawmakers it’s time to bring back starter homes and open the door to ownership for the next generation.
Minnesotans Can’t Wait Any Longer
Our state is short more than 100,000 homes, and the shortage won’t solve itself. Minnesota is already five years behind on building the homes families need today, and any further delay just makes this problem worse.
To keep homeownership within reach, Minnesota needs smart solutions that make it possible to build starter homes, townhomes, and apartments again. Three proposals at the Capitol offer a clear path forward:
1. Bring Back New Starter Homes
The Minnesota Starter Home Act creates more homeownership opportunities for the next generation of Minnesotans in growing communities.
- Focuses on new starter home and townhomes targeted to first-time homebuyers.
- Streamlines the approval of new homes to address the housing shortage quickly.
- Reduces construction costs by lifting unfunded government mandates.
2. Create More Homes Options
The More Homes Right Places Act would make it easier to build new homes in in-demand communities at prices Minnesotans can afford.
- Focuses building new homes and apartments in undersupplied, in-demand communities.
- Creates a range of home options to help attract and retain jobs.
- Reduces construction costs by lifting unfunded government mandates.
3. Allow Homes Near Jobs
The Transforming Main Street Act strengthens commercial areas with condos, apartments & senior living near jobs and stores.
- Focuses on condos, apartments, and senior living where existing infrastructure is available.
- Housing matches the scale and form of existing buildings.
- Streamlines the approval of new homes to address the housing shortage quickly.
