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HousingLink in the media:

May 2008

Star Tribune - Distressed properties dragging home values down

Star Tribune - Cornering the state's market for foreclosures

Mankato Free Press - Area foreclosures rising at slower pace

April 2008

Hometownsource.com - Greater Minnesota's mortgage mess spreading to communities across Minnesota

Star Tribune - State is on track for 39 percent increase in foreclosures

Star Tribune - Help for preventing foreclosure

Hometownsource.com - Klobuchar says housing solutions are needed to strengthen overall economy

Twin Cities Daily Planet - Housing crisis and Minnesota remedies

March 2008

South Washington County Bulletin - Foreclosure situation different outside Twin Cities

Twin Cities Daily Planet - Abandonment issues: North Minneapolis dealt another blow

West Central Tribune - Foreclosure rates in area counties from 2006 to 2007

Star Tribune - Big surprise behind some city foreclosures

Bemidji Pioneer - Foreclosure situation different outside Twin Cities

Star Tribune - Anoka County among hardest hit in housing crisis

January 2008

Duluth News Tribune - Duluth homeowners avoid foreclosure

December 2007

Star Tribune - Mortgage foreclosures ripple into rural Minnesota

KARE 11 News - President Bush announces rate freeze for struggling homeowners

November 2007

FOX 9 News - Pawlenty Announces $1 Million in Foreclosure Prevention for Minnesota Homeowners

St. Cloud Times - Number of foreclosure counselors will double

September 2007

Isanti County News - Foreclosures hit home

Star Tribune - Negotiating to avoid foreclosure

Star Tribune - For struggling homeowners, help may be too little, too late

August 2007

Star Tribune - Foreclosures in the U.S. jump 93% over July '06

Star Tribune - Outside Consultant

Minnesota Policy Soup Blog - Recent Sightings

Post Review - Foreclosures: Twice as many as thought in outstate Minnesota

Star Tribune - Foreclosures taking a bigger toll across Minnesota

July 2007

Star Tribune - Renting “Help Lines”

June 2007

THE INSIDER - Lead with Your Strengths

May 2007

Western Bank: Business Line - HousingLink provides affordable housing information

April 2007

City of Bloomington - HousingLink shown as a referral source for Human Services Help Line.

February 2007

Minnesota Policy Soup Blog - Minneapolis Condo Conversion Wave: Council Hears from Housing Organizations

Minneapolis Star Tribune - mention of HousingLink in regularly published “Community Mediation Program” section

MN Journal - HousingLink praised as “Best Practice” for target user group




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