SPAAR In The News
SPAAR and its members are featured in multiple articles throughout the year. All articles were originally published by local media outlets, who are attributed.
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Twin Cities’ housing affordability reaches worst level in 18 years
But with interest rates on the rise, housing affordability is at its worst level since at least 2004, according to a monthly report from Minneapolis Area Realtors/Saint Paul Area Realtors Association.![](https://spaar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Anthoney-Souffle.jpg)
Two months into the year, sellers remain in control of Twin Cities housing market
A shortage of listings in February caused a decline in sales but an increase in prices.![](https://spaar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Photo-by-dania-Maxwell.jpg)
St. Paul’s rent control vote caused lag in housing sales prices, study says
Economists estimate that if voters had not passed an ordinance, residential property values would be 6-7% higher.![](https://spaar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Photo-by-Peter-Calleghan.jpg)
Why home prices in the Twin Cities keep going up
The rise in housing prices is nothing new, though prices weren’t rising quite this steeply until the pandemic hit.![](https://spaar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Man-Huynh.jpg)