Three years ago, @sahanjournal.bsky.social reporter Joey Peters and I went looking for families who'd purchased homes using a contract for deed in MN. Almost no one would go on the record out of embarrassment or fear. That reporting has led up to a trial this week: sahanjournal.com/news/chad-ba...
Minnesota real estate broker Chad Banken is on trial in Hennepin County for allegedly targeting Somali Muslim homebuyers with contracts for deed.
