City Council combined a $5M downtown vitality fund with $1.4M for 18 corridor grants; neighborhood groups will get set awards of $70k–$90k to boost storefronts and housing.

Tepetonka opens this summer near New London as Minnesota’s first fractional‑ownership golf club, pairing an OCM‑designed course with on‑site lodging and member amenities. The club limits ownership to 100 members and sells rounds as pre‑purchased shares.

Community banks say Colliers collected undisclosed fees after financing a Texas glove plant that never reached commercial production. Multiple lawsuits, including a federal racketeering filing, are now pending.

The Basilica of Saint Mary closed its main sanctuary after Easter for a yearlong $45M restoration; services will continue in the lower-level Teresa of Calcutta Hall.

St. Cloud State is seeking state funds to demolish aging campus buildings and create green space; top four removals are estimated at $14–$15 million.

Fraser closed on the former Slumberland property at 7801 S. Xerxes Ave and will convert the roughly 35,000‑sq‑ft building into clinical, career and employment services, with renovations starting this month.

St. Paul has broadened who can tap a special Inheritance Fund and revised down‑payment rules to reopen layered, forgivable aid this spring. New bonuses target descendants tied to neighborhoods uprooted by I‑94 and other renewal projects.

A St. Paul developer wants tentative HRA approval to build The Livingston: two five-story buildings with about 300 mostly affordable units on South Robert Street. The plan emphasizes family-sized three- and four-bedroom apartments.

The Grainger family pledged $75 million to fund an AI-powered logistics hub at Mayo Clinic's downtown Rochester campus, the Grainger Building, slated to open in 2028.

A four‑story, 110‑unit affordable senior building is proposed in Falcon Heights near the State Fair, aimed at residents 55+ with rents set near 60% of AMI.

HF2687 would limit corporate portfolios of single‑family homes, bar certain private‑equity ownership and add deed‑tax and enforcement measures aimed at freeing up starter homes. Supporters say it helps first‑time buyers; opponents warn of unintended market effects.

City and community partners broke ground on Poplar Apartments, a supportive-housing project promising roughly 40 units and onsite services for people exiting homelessness.

Commercial values in Minneapolis fell again this assessment cycle, shrinking downtown office valuations and shifting more of the property-tax load to homeowners.