Housing Resources & Links
The following agencies and websites offer help to consumers with problems and questions related to housing. This list is divided into seven categories: property information, construction information, home-buying services and counseling, legal services and regulation, rental services, special assistance services and miscellaneous services. Some agencies and websites are listed under more than one category.
Anoka County Property Information
Look up Property Information by Address or Property ID at their website.
Carver County Property Information
Search Carver County’s Property and Tax Information by Address or Property ID at their website.
Dakota County Property Information
Search Dakota County’s Property Information by Address or PIN (Property Identification Number) at their website.
Hennepin County Property Information
Search Hennepin County’s Property Tax Information by Address or Property ID at their website. Here you can find Property Maps, Taxes Due, Payment Options, Current Year Values, Prior Year Taxes, and Proposed Property Taxes.
City of Minneapolis Property Information
Look up Property Information by Address or Property ID at their websiteHere you can find the following Property Info Reports: Valuation History, Business Licenses, Structure Information, Inspection Permits, and Truth in Sale of Housing.
Ramsey County Property Information
Search Ramsey County Online by Address or PIN at their website. Here you will find information relating to Property Records and Tax Revenue, including property information, value information, value history, structure description, sale history, special assessments, property tax payment information, property tax payment history, and current property tax statement/value notice.
City of St Paul Permits and Property Information
Look up permits and property information by Address at their website.
Washington County Property Information
Search Washington County’s Property Information by Address or PIN at their website. This website includes information on each taxation parcel in the county, including property address, mailing address, tax legal description, a map of the parcel, property tax amounts billed and due, and value information for the current and previous year. Copies of the most recent and previous year's property tax statements, valuation notices and truth-in-taxation notices are available. Property tax payments may be made by e-check or credit card at this site. Links to State Property Tax Refund Program information are provided.
Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC)
BATC provides information about available building lots, new homes and remodeling. It also presents the Parade of Homes Spring PreviewSM, Fall ShowcaseSM and EasyStreetSM as well as the Remodelers ShowcaseSM. For more information, call (651) 697-1954 or visit their website.
Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
The Safety Codes and Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry establishes the state building code. The division provides information on all types of building codes. For more information, call (651) 284-5068 or visit their website.
Home-buying services and counseling
MN ACORN
ACORN offers home-buyer counseling programs for low-and moderate-income people in Minneapolis and St. Paul. For more information, call (651) 642-9639 or visit their website.
Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin
Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin (CAPSH) is a community action agency working in all of suburban Hennepin County to improve the lives of low-income people. CAPSH provides full-cycle homeownership services to help low- and moderate-income households become and remain successful homeowners. It’s Center for Homeownership offers pre- and post-purchase counseling, foreclosure prevention assistance, reverse mortgage counseling, and information concerning home maintenance. For more information, call (612) 933-9639 or visit their website.
Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA)
The CDA is a local government agency whose mission is to preserve and expand affordable housing options for low- and moderate-income families in Dakota County. The CDA administers over 30 different programs that serve the communities and residents of Dakota County and manages over 1,800 units of affordable rental housing for working families and seniors. For information on its programs for first-time homebuyers, homeowners and renters, call (651) 675-4400 or visit their website.
Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services (DBNHS)
Dayton’s Bluff NHS’ primary service area includes the East St Paul neighborhoods of Dayton’s Bluff and Payne Phalen. DBNHS' programs and services for homebuyers and homeowners include:
- Homeownership promotion- entry cost and down payment assistance, market rate and reduced rate financing for purchase and purchase with rehab.
- Rehab and repair- low-interest and deferred payment loans for repairs to owner-occupied homes.
- New construction- construction and sale of scattered site new single- and multi-family homes, construction and ownership of affordable rental properties.
- Houses to Homes- purchase and rehab of vacant houses for sale to new homeowners.
For more information, call (651) 774-6995 or visit their website.
East Side Neighborhood Development Company
This agency builds and sells housing in St. Paul's District 5 (the Payne-Phalen neighborhood), aided by foundation grants and city program funds. For more information, call (651) 771-1152 or visit their website.
USDA Rural Development
This federally funded agency serves rural low-income residents with loans for single-family housing. There are 16 USDA Rural Development field offices located throughout Minnesota. For more information, call the Rural Development State Office at (651) 602-7800; write to 410 Farm Credit Service Building, 375 Jackson St, St Paul, MN 55101; or visit their website.
Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC)
This nonprofit developer works with the Minneapolis Community Development Agency to build homes for low-or moderate-income buyers on difficult-to-market lots. Buyers may qualify for supplemental "affordability" loans of up to $15,000 that are payable upon sale of the home. The MCDA also offers assistance with down payments and closing costs. For more information, call (612) 339-0601 or write to 15 S Fifth St, Suite 710, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Or visit their website.
GMHC also operates five HousingResource CentersTM. The HousingResource Center provides homeowners with numerous home improvement loans including, but not limited to:
- A number of different NRP (Neighborhood Revitalization Program) loan programs in Minneapolis
- A number of Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) Fix Up Fund Loan Program
- Assisting Homeowners through the loan application and disbursement process
- Assisting homeowners in finding the best program to fit their needs including collaborating with other agency programs
Construction Management:
The HousingResource Center provides free construction consultations to residents of participating communities. These services include:
- Information on construction, building codes and permits
- Site visits with homeowners regarding home improvements
- A written scope of work or a list of work for contractors to bid from
- Assistance in reviewing contractor bids, proposals and estimates
- Assisting homeowners during the construction process
Housing Information:
They provide information on a variety of housing related topics. They include:
- Home Maintenance and Safety Topics
- Home Improvement Financing
- First Time Homebuyer Classes
- Limited Rental Information
- Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Programs
- Energy Assistance Programs
- Purchase and Rehabilitation Mortgages
Assistance is provided at no cost. For complete contact information, visit their website.
Home Ownership Center
Through its community-based affiliates, the Home Ownership Center provides mortgage counseling and education to help low-and moderate-income people become homeowners in Hennepin County and Ramsey County. Home Stretch workshops can help guide you through the entire home buying process and the responsibilities associated with home ownership. Workshops are offered on a regular basis in English, Spanish, and Hmong. Topics include:
- Assessing whether or not home ownership is your best housing option
- Understanding the home buying process and how to be sure that no one takes advantage of you
- Estimating the home price you can afford
- Knowing how to qualify for a mortgage that best fits your situation
In Hennepin County contact the following affiliates:
- Neighborhood Housing Service of Minneapolis, (612) 521-3581.
- Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin, (952) 933-9639 x 281.
- African Development Center, (612) 333-4772.
- PRG (Powderhorn Residents Group), (612) 721-7556 x 72.
- Strickland Associates, (952)333-3105.
In Ramsey County contact the following affiliates:
- American Dream Services, (651) 774-9200.
- Children’s Home Society & Family Services, (651) 646-6393.
- Neighborhood Development Alliance, (651) 292-0131 x 221.
- Community Neighborhood Housing Service, (651) 292-8710.
- YES Consulting, (651)353-5973.
- St Paul Urban League, (651) 224-5771.
For Home Stretch workshop information, including providers and schedules, visit the Minnesota Home Ownership Center’s website or call (651) 659-9336; (866) 462-6466 (Outstate).
Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department
CPED provides development and financing assistance programs to sustain and improve the residential, economic and aesthetic environment of Minneapolis. The MCDA provides low-interest, long-term and fixed-rate mortgage and home improvement loans; deferred rehabilitation loans; funding to nonprofit developers and individuals to recycle vacant, blighted homes; housing revenue bonds for development of affordable rental housing, and loans and grants to rental property owners and nonprofit developers to develop affordable housing. Other programs are available. Write to the MCDA at 105 5th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401 or call (612) 673-5095 for information about programs or visit their website.
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)
This office provides housing assistance programs for low-and moderate-income residents, funded primarily through the sale of tax-exempt bonds. The nature of those bonds enables the MHFA to make loans at below-market interest rates to qualified applicants for building, rehabilitating and/or financing single and multifamily housing.
Financing under MHFA programs may be limited and is not necessarily available continuously. The MHFA does not provide information about refinancing. For questions about single-family financing and home improvement loans call 651-296-8215. For questions about low-and moderate-income rental housing financing call (651) 297-3294. Or visit their website. Their office is at 400 Sibley St, Suite 300, St. Paul, MN 55101.
Neighborhood Development Alliance (NeDA)
The community-based organization provides free monthly home-buyer education seminars, advice and information on mortgage products available for various income levels and advocacy for consumer interests with lenders. NeDA works with lenders, local government agencies, Realtors and others to help make home ownership possible. For more information, call (651) 292-0131 or visit their website.
Northside Residents Redevelopment Council (NRRC)
This agency sells rehabilitated single-family homes to moderate-income buyers in parts of north Minneapolis. For information, call (612) 335-5923 or write to 1014 Plymouth Av. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411. Or visit their website.
Richfield HRA
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority, in cooperation with local lenders and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, can help city residents with remodeling loans. It also can provide information to Richfield homeowners and new buyers who want to refinance and remodel or buy and remodel homes with one mortgage (up to 95 percent of the home's future value). And in cooperation with Hennepin Technical College, the city builds and sells one new home a year. For information call (612) 861-9760 or write to 6700 Portland Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423. Or visit their website.
St Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development (PED) - City Living Home Programs
CityLiving Home Programs offered by the Saint Paul Home Loan Fund make home ownership affordable. The purpose is to offer one-stop shopping services for the life cycle of buying and owning a home, such as home purchasing, home improvement and mortgage foreclosure prevention.
- Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program: This program is administered by the Home Loan Fund Housing Counselors, who are certified HUD-approved MMFPA Foreclosure Specialists. For Saint Paul homeowners facing foreclosure, the Housing Counselors will: provide education about the foreclosure process and legal timelines; provide financial and budget counseling services under contract with a certified Budget Counselor; work with the homeowner's lender and evaluate possible foreclosure solutions; make referrals to community resources; and provide one-time loans to cure default (available on a case by case basis).
- Home Purchase Mortgage Lending: Home purchase mortgage programs are available to provide assistance for potential first-time and other homebuyers purchasing homes in Saint Paul. Mortgage programs have been jointly provided over the years with Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) and are jointly marketed as the CityLiving Mortgage Program. Mortgage loans are funded through the use of federal and state authority to issue Mortgage Revenue Bonds.
Mortgage loans are originated by private lenders participating in the program and by PED's Home Loan Fund, which is an FHA/Fannie Mae/VA approved mortgage lender. A special emphasis by the Home Loan Fund is the origination of purchase or refinance with rehabilitation loans. Additionally, special assistance monies are available in the form of rehab gap financing, affordability gap, and closing cost assistance for eligible lower income households.
- Home Improvement Lending Programs (Owner-Occupied Housing): The PED administers a variety of home improvement programs on a citywide basis. Deferred payment 0% interest due-on-sale loans provide rehab advisor services for very low-income homeowners. Eligible improvements include basic and necessary improvements such as accessibility improvements, correction of lead-based paint hazards, heating, electrical and roofing. Also available are lower interest rate Fix-Up Fund loans which allow you to do more general improvements such as room additions and building a new garage.
The PED office is located at 25 W 4th St, City Hall Annex, Suite 1400, St Paul MN 55102, or call (651) 266-6700. Or visit their website.
St Paul VA regional office
The VA provides home loans through mortgage lenders and other services to veterans and their dependents. For information call (800) 827-1000 or write to 1 Federal Drive, Rm 181, Fort Snelling, St Paul MN 55111. Or visit their website.
Washington County HRA
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority offers county residents a program for first-time home buyers. Call for availability or to be put on a waiting list. For information, call (651) 458-0936 or visit their website. Or write the HRA at 321 Broadway Ave, St. Paul Park, MN 55071.
Legal services and regulation
Attorney general's consumer division
This office works on behalf of consumers to ensure that state trade regulations and consumer laws are enforced. Although the attorney general's staff cannot represent people in legal actions, mediators are available to negotiate between a consumer and a company. The office also can refer consumers to the best source for assistance or explain what options a consumer may have in pursuing a claim.
For information, call the citizen's assistance line, (651) 296-3353, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Or visit their website or write the division at 1400 NCL Tower, 445 Minnesota St., St. Paul MN 55101, for assistance or a list of free publications, including a "Landlords and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities" handbook and a 30-page mortgage refinancing handbook.
MN Board of Assessors
The board establishes levels of licensure and issues licenses to those who meet the education and experience requirements. A free brochure that describes education and licensing procedures for people engaged in valuing or classifying property is available by writing or calling the board's office.
The board also investigates complaints about assessors, which may be filed by writing to the board; complaints are investigated immediately and usually are resolved within a matter of weeks. For information call (651) 296-0209 or visit their website.
MN Department of Commerce
The Minnesota Department of Commerce's division of enforcement and licensing investigates complaints about lenders, real estate agents, appraisers, insurance adjusters and agents and residential building contractors. For information, call (651) 296-2488 or visit their website.
MN Department of Human Rights
This agency enforces and administers the Minnesota Human Rights Act protecting people from discrimination in housing and other areas. For information on Your Rights in Housing, call (651) 296-5663, (651) 296-1283 TDD or (800) 657-3704 Toll Free. Or visit their website.
HOME Line
Home Line offers free legal advice to tenants through their hotline service. Tenant/landlord advice and problem solving includes issues resulting from foreclosure: If you want to know your rights, please contact HOME Line at (612) 728-5767 or visit their website.
Insurance Federation of Minnesota
The federation is a nonprofit insurance trade organization supported by the insurance industry. Individuals seeking information about all types of insurance, including mortgage, homeowner's and renter's insurance, can call the Minnesota Insurance HelpLine at (952) 253-6234 or toll-free at 1 (800) 642-6121 or visit their website. The federation is located at 400 Robert St N, Suite 208, St Paul MN 55101.
Legal Aid Society Inc
The Legal Aid Society in Hennepin and Ramsey counties may be able to provide legal services in civil cases involving problems with mortgage foreclosures and cancellations of contracts for deed. New clients (usually low-income) in Hennepin County should call (612) 334-5970. Residents of Ramsey, Dakota, Washington and Goodhue counties should call (651) 222-4731. There are no fees for those who fall within income guidelines.
Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
The Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis publishes 22 fact sheets on housing issues, including information about looking for an apartment, security deposits, repair problems, roommates and discrimination. Up to five fact sheets are free for low-income people; for others, the cost is 50 cents per sheet. To receive a publications list and order form, call (612) 588-2099.
Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights
The Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights enforces civil rights laws and investigates complaints of housing discrimination in Minneapolis. Housing and real estate activities covered by city ordinance include selling, renting, leasing, lending or insuring property.
The department also offers workshops and educational materials designed to help landlords and tenants understand their legal rights and responsibilities. A Fair Housing Manual that explains fair housing laws and gives specific examples of illegal discriminatory practices is available. Services are free. For information, call (612) 673-2582.
MN Department of Administration
- Building codes: The building codes and standards division of the Minnesota Administration Department establishes the state building code. The division provides information on all types of building codes. Call (651) 296-4639. There is no fee for calls.
- Manufactured housing: The Minnesota Administration Department's manufactured housing/ manufactured building section regulates mobile and modular homes and prefabricated buildings; it also can answer consumer inquiries and handle complaints regarding manufactured housing. For information, call (651) 296-4628.
HOME Line
The tenant hot line offers free advice to renters living in suburban Hennepin County. Call (612) 933-0017.
Minneapolis Housing Services
Minneapolis Housing Services, 250 S 4th St, Rm 110, Public Service Center, offers the following free services to Minneapolis residents:
- A telephone hot line for information and referrals about rental housing. Call (612) 673-3003.
- Walk-in counseling.
- Housing Service advocates can help prepare Minneapolis renters for Housing Court or make referrals to other agencies that provide legal services.
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
Located at 1001 Washington Ave N, Minneapolis MN 55401, this office provides information, referrals and assistance to families and individuals seeking low-income and Section 8 housing in Minneapolis. For information about affordable public housing or Section 8 rent assistance programs, call (612) 342-1999 or visit their website.
Minnesota Multi-Housing Association Hot Line
This nonprofit organization of owners, developers and managers of multifamily housing can answer questions about the rights and responsibilities of tenants and rental property owners. Call the free hot line at (612) 858-8222.
National Handicapped Housing Institute (NHHI)
NHHI rents apartments to the handicapped and disabled in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. For information, write to NHHI at 1050 Thorndale Ave, New Brighton, MN 55112, call (651) 639-9799 or visit their website.
Project for Pride in Living (PPL)
PPL buys, rehabilitates, sells and rents housing to low-and moderate-income families in the Minneapolis area. For information call 612-455-5100 or write to PPL, 1035 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis MN 55404. Or visit their website.
United Way 2-1-1ä (Get Help)
The Greater Twin Cities United Way has trained information specialists and volunteers who can connect you to over 40,000 community resources, including agencies or organizations with information on the following issues: landlord/tenant problems, foreclosure, eviction, finding permanent and temporary shelter, financing for home purchase and rehab loans, energy assistance, subsidized and transitional family housing, senior housing, and residential mental health services.
Just dial 2-1-1. It's free, confidential and available 24 / 7. Cell phone users can call (651) 291-0211. Multi-lingual lines available Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Russian services: 651-698-9167. Visit the online version at United Way 2-1-1 / Twin Cities Beehive.
Accessible Space Inc (ASI)
ASI is a nonprofit corporation that provides accessible and affordable housing opportunities in community settings for adults with mobility impairments, traumatic brain injuries and physical disabilities. ASI also can provide personal-attendant care and supportive living services. Housing is available in the Twin Cities area and in Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Duluth, Brainerd, Austin, St. Cloud, Marshall, Willmar and Stillwater.
Residents who meet low-income guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development pay 30 percent of their gross income for rent. For information, write to ASI, 2550 University Ave, Suite 330N, St Paul, MN 55114, or call (651) 645-7271 or 1 (800) 466-7722, or visit their website.
AEON
Aeon (formerly Central Community Housing Trust) was established more than 20 years ago to address the loss of 350 units of housing demolished to build the Minneapolis Convention Center. Since then, Aeon has evolved into an award-winning nonprofit provider of quality affordable homes across the Twin Cities. Aeon currently provides homes to more than 2,500 people throughout the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Aeon provides permanent affordable housing to homeless youths and adults; homeless adults seeking a sober community; very low-income single people and families, and other low- and moderate-income households. For more information, write to Aeon, 1625 Park Ave, Minneapolis MN 55404, call (612) 341-3148, or visit their website.
Lutheran Social Services of MN – Housing Services
LSS Housing Services is located at 2414 Park Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55404. Lutheran Social Service operates two Transitional Housing Programs, one in Hennepin County and one in Anoka County. For more information, call (612) 871-0354 or visit their website.
National Handicapped Housing Institute (NHHI)
NHHI rents apartments to the handicapped and disabled in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. For information, write to NHHI at 1050 Thorndale Ave, New Brighton, MN 55112, call (651) 639-9799 or visit their website.
United Way 2-1-1ä (Get Help)
The Greater Twin Cities United Way has trained information specialists and volunteers who can connect you to over 40,000 community resources, including agencies or organizations with information on the following issues: landlord/tenant problems, foreclosure, eviction, finding permanent and temporary shelter, financing for home purchase and rehab loans, energy assistance, subsidized and transitional family housing, senior housing, and residential mental health services.
Just dial 2-1-1. It's free, confidential and available 24 / 7. Cell phone users can call (651) 291-0211. Multi-lingual lines available Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Russian services: 651-698-9167. Visit the online version at United Way 2-1-1 / Twin Cities Beehive.
Artspace
Artspace is America’s leading nonprofit real estate developer for the arts. Locally, Artspace properties for artists include the Grain Belt Studios in Minneapolis and the Frog Town Family Lofts, the Tilsner Artists’ Cooperative and the Northern Warehouse Artists’ Cooperative in St Paul. For information, write to Artspace, 250 Third Ave N #500, Minneapolis, MN 55401, call (612) 333-9012 or visit their website.
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
The Better Business Bureau is a private, nonprofit organization that provides services and programs to assist consumers and businesses. The bureau may be able to provide an interested home buyer, seller, renter or builder with information about a company's performance. Consumers also may register complaints with the bureau regarding consumer business disputes. In many instances, the bureau also can provide arbitration and mediation services.
The bureau publishes pamphlets and books that can help consumers make informed marketplace decisions. Titles include "Home Inspections," "Home Equity Loans," "Real Estate Agents" and "Apartment Renting." The publications are free.
For information or to request a pamphlet, write to the Better Business Bureau, 2706 Gannon Rd., St. Paul, MN 55116, call (651) 699-1111 or visit their website.
Center For Energy and Environment (CEE)
The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) is a nonprofit organization that offers a variety of energy-conservation programs on behalf of utilities and public agencies. It has played a vital role in protecting the viability of Minnesota’s housing stock since 1979. CEE offers a variety of financing, rehabilitation and audit services to thousands of Minnesota property owners in both the seven county metro area and statewide. To date CEE has provided over $70 million in rehabilitation financing to Minnesota residents and has helped 50,000 property owners increase the livability and value of their homes. Find out how we can help you with one of our many loan programs or audit and inspection services. For information, call (612) 335-5880 or visit their website.
Community Associations Institute - MN Chapter (CAI-MN)
CAI can help with questions about condominium, co-op or homeowner's associations. Publications available through CAI include information on legal matters, financial management, transition, insurance, maintenance and architectural control.
CAI is a national, nonprofit, educational and informational organization. For information on membership write to CAI-MN, 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252, St Paul, MN 55114, call (651) 203-7250, or visit their website.
Department of Commerce Energy Info Center
The Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Energy Info Center is a state-run, nonprofit agency that provides free information on conservation and renewable energy for homes and small businesses. The office, which is located at 85 7th Place E, Suite 500, St Paul MN 55101, is open 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday. For information, call (651) 296-5175 or 1 (800) 657-3710, or visit their website.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD is a federal agency that funds and monitors housing projects and housing subsidies, insures home loans, investigates housing discrimination and provides lists of subsidized rental housing in the metro and outstate areas. There are fees for the services in some cases.For information, call (612) 370-3000 or write to 220 S 2nd St, Minneapolis MN 55401.
Habitat for Humanity/Twin Cities
Building community for over twenty years, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity offers a number of programs to serve the seven-county metropolitan area. In addition to Habitat's traditional program of Affordable Homeownership, which builds and sells homes to families interest-free, they have the Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program, which helps low-income families avoid losing their homes through foreclosure, and A Brush with Kindness, the newest Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity program, which helps to restore the exteriors of existing homes.
For information on its programs and services, call (612) 331-4090. Outside the metro area, call toll free 1 (800) 721-8030. Or visit their website. Their main office is located at 3001 4th St SE, Minneapolis MN 55414. Business hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Insurance Federation of Minnesota
The federation is a nonprofit insurance trade organization supported by the insurance industry. Individuals seeking information about all types of insurance, including mortgage, homeowner's and renter's insurance, can call the Minnesota Insurance HelpLine at (952) 253-6234 or toll-free at 1 (800) 642-6121 or visit their website. The federation is located at 400 Robert St N, Suite 208, St Paul MN 55101.
Realtor associations
"Realtor" is a trademarked term for a member of a real estate trade association. Generally, licensed real estate agents join a local association, which gives them membership in the National Association of Realtors and the Minnesota Association of Realtors (MAR). Many real estate license holders are not affiliated with Realtor associations; however, most involved with commercial or general residential sales are Realtors.
The MAR supports the state's 24 local boards and their members by, for example, interpreting state and national policies relating to professional standards enforcement, antitrust and equal opportunity.
Twin Cities area boards include the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors, which includes members from Hennepin, Scott, Carver, Sibley and McLeod counties; the St. Paul Association of Realtors, including Ramsey and Washington counties; the North Metro Association of Realtors, and the Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors, which also includes members from Goodhue County.
For information about any of the associations, call the state association at (612) 935-8313 or visit their website.
United Way 2-1-1ä (Get Help)
The Greater Twin Cities United Way has trained information specialists and volunteers who can connect you to over 40,000 community resources, including agencies or organizations with information on the following issues: landlord/tenant problems, foreclosure, eviction, finding permanent and temporary shelter, financing for home purchase and rehab loans, energy assistance, subsidized and transitional family housing, senior housing, and residential mental health services.
Just dial 2-1-1. It's free, confidential and available 24 / 7. Cell phone users can call (651) 291-0211. Multi-lingual lines available Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Russian services: 651-698-9167. Visit the online version at United Way 2-1-1 / Twin Cities Beehive.
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