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What not to do in Minneapolis: Rent control

Posted on 06/14/2023 4:27 pm  

My colleagues on the Minneapolis City Council seem to be stuck on it as a solution. Here's where they should focus instead. 
By LaTrisha Vetaw
 
JUNE 12, 2023 — 5:30PM

I believe in facts, and the facts don't support rent control.

Minneapolis has a problem: The lowest-income people in our city have a hard time finding rental property that is safe, well-maintained and affordable. That's factual.

The false narrative here is the idea that capping rent increases at 3% each year will solve this complex problem. It will not. Rent control might have a short-term positive impact for some renters. However, this policy will likely make the affordable housing problem worse in the long run.

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GRASSROOTS LOBBYING 101: HOW APPRAISERS CAN EFFECT CHANGE

Posted on 04/13/2023 12:52 pm  

by Isaac Peck, Publisher

 

The appraisal profession is relatively small and its political influence is modest—especially when compared with organizations like the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

As a result, many appraisers feel powerless to effect change or exert influence within their regulatory system as well as in their local (and national) legislatures.

What could one appraiser, or even a handful of appraisers, do to change anything, anyway? Right?

The answer is likely more than you think.

Byron Miller, SRA, AI-RRS, ASA, RAA, MSSE and Chair of the Government Relations Sub-Committee for the North Star Chapter of the Appraisal Institute (NSAI-GRC), is one such appraiser. Alongside a handful of other passionate boots-on-the-ground real estate appraisers, Miller has succeeded in changing the regulatory environment for appraisers—in his home state of Minnesota.

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