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What if I told you that new, market-rate apartments, yes, the shiny, expensive ones, can actually make housing more affordable without a single subsidy attached? Sounds backwards, right? But it’s not magic—and it’s not trickle-down anything.
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It’s something called filtering.
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And if that term sounds familiar, it should.
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A few weeks ago, when we revisited The Advocate Issue titled Housing Solutions, we talked about supply as part of the answer.
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Today, we’re zooming way in on how that supply actually works—step by step, move by move.
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This is The Brief.
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And today, we’re asking a simple question with big implications: What is filtering? You're listening to the Brief, a podcast from the Minnesota Multi-Housing Association.
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Alright—now that we’ve framed the question, let’s really dig in.
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What is filtering, and why does it matter so much for Minnesota right now? And to be clear, when we talk about filtering today, we’re not just talking about theory or talking points.
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We’re talking about real, documented housing behavior.
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The research at the center of this comes from a study called “The Effect of New Market-Rate Housing Construction on the Low-Income Housing Market.”
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It was done by Evan Mast, an economist with the W.E.
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Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
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And that’s important to say out loud.
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It’s academic research that looks at what actually happens after new apartments get built.
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Instead of just looking at rent averages or census snapshots, he followed real people—tracking tens of thousands of actual address changes across large metro areas.
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So he wasn’t guessing who MIGHT move.
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He was tracking who DID move.
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He followed households who moved into new market-rate apartment buildings.
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Then he looked at where those households lived before.
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Then he looked at who moved into those vacated units.
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And then who moved after that.
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That chain of moves—that’s filtering.
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And once you see it laid out like that, it makes a lot of sense.
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Because nobody just appears in a new
apartment.
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They’re always coming from somewhere else.
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And what’s important for our listeners here in Minnesota—this isn’t just some abstract national idea.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has looked at this too.
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In 2024, the Minneapolis Fed published a piece called “How New Apartments Create Opportunities for All.”
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And it reaches the same conclusion using local data.
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Their research shows that when new apartments get built—even market-rate ones—it frees up housing across the market.
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People move.
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Units open up.
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Pressure eases.
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In a market like the Twin Cities—where vacancy is tight almost everywhere—that kind of movement can be the difference between a waitlist and an actual option.
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So when we talk about filtering today, we’re not just relying on one economist or one study.
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We’ve got national research and Minnesota-based analysis pointing in the same direction.
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Which makes this a really good moment to zoom in locally.
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So let’s walk through this with a Minnesota lens.
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Picture a new apartment building opening in the North Loop, or in St.
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Louis Park near the Green Line extension, or downtown Rochester near Mayo.
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It’s market-rate.
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New.
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Probably nicer than what a lot of people currently live in.
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Someone moves in.
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That person might be a nurse, an engineer, a dual-income household—someone who could have stayed in their older apartment, but now doesn’t need to.
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So they leave behind a unit—maybe in South Minneapolis, or Brooklyn Center, or an older building in Burnsville.
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That unit then becomes available.
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And the next renter is often someone with fewer options—maybe a slightly lower income, maybe a family that’s been trying to move closer to work, maybe someone doubling up before.
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Then they leave a unit behind.
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And that unit gets filled by someone else.
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And that’s the part people miss.
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It’s not about whether the new building itself is affordable.
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It’s about how many moves it unlocks.
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Exactly.
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Mast’s research shows that these migration chains don’t stop at higher-income neighborhoods.
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Within just a few rounds of moves, they reach middle-income and lower-income areas.
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And importantly—this doesn’t take decades.
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Yeah, that surprised me.
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A lot of people assume filtering only happens when buildings get old and worn down.
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But the study shows that most of the measurable impact happens within about five years.
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That’s fast in housing terms.
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Which matters a lot in Minnesota, because we’ve been underbuilding for years.
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We don’t have the luxury of waiting decades for relief.
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Exactly.
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Think about the pressure points we talk about all the time—rising rents in first-ring suburbs, limited options for workforce housing, long waitlists in Greater Minnesota communities where one new employer can throw the whole market out of balance.
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Filtering helps explain why adding supply in one place can relieve pressure in another.
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And the study actually puts numbers to this.
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Mast estimates that for every 100 new market-rate units built, a substantial number of households are effectively pulled out of lower-income housing through these chains.
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Right—and this is the stat that really sticks with me.
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Mast found that within about five years, those chains of moves result in roughly 70 new apartment openings for renters in lower-income neighborhoods—for every 100 new market-rate units that get built.
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Seventy.
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That’s not theoretical—that’s measured movement.
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Real people, real apartments, opening up relatively quickly.
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And that timing matters.
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This isn’t a 30-year wait-for-the-building-to-age scenario.
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The pressure relief shows up within a few years—when communities actually need it.
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Which is huge for Minnesota, because we’re dealing with tight markets right now, not hypothetical ones.
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The idea is that when someone moves out of an older, more affordable unit, it has a similar effect to adding a new unit at that price point.
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Demand drops.
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Competition eases.
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Again—not a silver bullet.
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But not nothing either.
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Exactly.
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And this brings us back to something we talked about a few weeks ago when we revisited Housing Solutions.
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That episode focused heavily on supply.
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Why Minnesota needs more housing—of all types, in all places.
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Filtering is the missing middle of that conversation.
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It’s the mechanism that explains how supply actually improves affordability beyond the building itself.
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And it also explains why blocking new housing can backfire.
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If that North Loop building doesn’t get built… If that Rochester project gets delayed… If that suburban infill development gets downsized… Then the chain never starts.
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Exactly.
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No first move, means no second move.
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No openings.
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No pressure relief.
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Everything stays tight—and in tight markets, rents rise everywhere.
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Which is something we’ve seen play out in Minnesota.
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When construction slows—whether because of zoning, regulation, or uncertainty—prices don’t freeze.
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They climb.
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And this is where filtering really challenges some common narratives.
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There’s a tendency to say, “That building isn’t for low-income renters, so it doesn’t help them.”
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But the research shows that housing markets are interconnected.
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What happens at the top affects the middle.
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What happens in the middle affects the bottom.
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And that’s especially true in the Twin Cities, where people move across city lines all the time for schools, jobs, transit, or just a better deal.
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Exactly.
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Filtering works because people are mobile.
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Because markets are regional.
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Because housing choices are linked.
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And the study even shows that these chains cross racial and geographic lines—something that’s especially relevant in Minnesota, given our persistent disparities in housing access.
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So when we talk about equity, filtering isn’t the whole answer—but it’s part of the ecosystem that makes other affordability tools work better.
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Right.
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Subsidies, vouchers, preservation, public housing—all of those are still essential.
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Filtering doesn’t replace them.
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But without supply, even the best programs struggle.
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And filtering shows why adding supply helps create breathing room.
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I think the big takeaway for me is this: filtering is slow, but not invisible.
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And it’s happening whether we acknowledge it or not.
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Exactly.
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The question isn’t whether filtering works.
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The research shows that it does.
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The real question is whether Minnesota will allow enough housing to be built for filtering to actually make a difference.
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Because when we don’t, the consequences are pretty clear—tight markets, rising rents, fewer options, and more pressure on the people who can least absorb it.
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So when you hear debates about development, density, or market-rate housing, this is the context that often gets lost.
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Filtering isn’t flashy.
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It’s not instant.
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But it’s real—and
it’s one of the quiet forces shaping affordability across our state right now.
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And this is exactly why having a strong, coordinated housing industry matters—because these systems don’t fix themselves.
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Before we head to a quick break, we want to tee up something a little different.
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Instead of our usual Ask mira and “What’s Happening at MHA,” we’re taking a moment to look back at 2025 By The Numbers, MHA's Annual Dashboard—because when you see it all together, it’s pretty powerful.
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2025 was a big year.
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Advocacy at the Capitol, education across the state, innovation with tools like mira—and a lot of behind-the-scenes work that doesn’t always make headlines.
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And none of it happens without the members.
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MHA represents over 2,200 members, providing over 300,000 homes across Minnesota.
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That’s real impact, in real communities—statewide.
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After the break, we’ll highlight what this community accomplished in 2025 and why it matters heading into the year ahead.
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Instead of Ask mira or a traditional “What’s Happening at MHA,” we’re closing with a look at the 2025 MHA by the numbers Dashboard—the snapshot members received at the beginning of the year that really shows what this community accomplished together.
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Because before we sign off, it’s worth pausing and saying: this work adds up.
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We spent today talking about systems—how housing markets function, how supply moves, how policy decisions ripple.
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The dashboard shows what it looks like when an industry shows up intentionally, across every front.
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Let’s start with Information, because in housing, what you know—and when you know it—matters.
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In 2025, MHA’s Weekly Update had an average open rate of 46 percent.
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That tells you members weren’t just subscribed—they were relying on it.
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That update is where changes in law, compliance reminders, advocacy alerts, and industry context all come together.
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It’s how members stay ahead instead of reacting after the fact.
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And members weren’t just opening emails.
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They were actively using MHA’s online resources too—logging nearly 4,800 unique website page views over the year.
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That’s people looking for answers, tools, and clarity—because good information makes better decisions possible.
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That leads directly into Advocacy.
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In 2025, MHA had 173 contacts with public officials and delivered 21 instances of public testimony on behalf of the industry.
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That’s consistent representation.
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It’s not just showing up when something’s on fire—it’s building relationships, educating lawmakers, and making sure housing providers have a seat at the table before decisions are made.
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And that advocacy didn’t stay behind closed doors.
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MHA had 34 media mentions in 2025—helping shape the public narrative around rental housing and housing providers.
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That matters, because public understanding influences policy, investment, and trust in the industry as a whole.
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Next up...Innovation.
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2025 was a year where MHA didn’t just keep up—it pushed forward.
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The launch of mira, MHA’s AI assistant, is a perfect example.
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In just a few months, mira answered over four thousand member questions—on compliance, operations, and real-world scenarios members face every day.
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That’s innovation with purpose.
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Not technology for technology’s sake—but tools that reduce stress, save time, and help members do their jobs better.
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And finally, Education.
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In 2025, nearly 2,000 unique attendees participated in MHA education—classes, conferences, and breakout sessions.
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Certification numbers continued to grow, strengthening professionalism across the industry.
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That’s frontline impact.
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Better-trained teams.
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Stronger leadership.
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Higher standards.
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And ultimately, better housing outcomes for residents.
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When you step back and look at all four—Information, Advocacy, Innovation, and Education—you see alignment.
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Each piece reinforces the others.
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And that’s what membership in MHA really represents.
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Not just access to benefits—but participation in a healthier, stronger housing ecosystem.
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When providers are informed, the industry is more stable.
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When providers are educated, housing quality improves.
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When there’s a unified voice, policy gets smarter.
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And when the industry is stronger, everyone benefits—housing providers, residents, communities, and Minnesota as a whole.
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So whether you’ve been part of MHA for years or you’re just beginning to engage, this dashboard is a reminder that being involved matters.
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A healthy housing system doesn’t happen by accident.
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It happens because people choose to show up—together.
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That’s it for this episode of The Brief.
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Thanks for listening—and thank you for being part of the MHA community.
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This has been The Brief, an original podcast produced by the Minnesota Multi Housing Association.
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It is hosted by your two favorite AI voices—me, Denise Wilson… …and me, Logan Garcia.
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Our story editor is Todd Lillgenquist.
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Aubrey Albrecht is our showrunner and managing producer.
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The Brief’s executive producer is Sesil Smith.
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