Year: 2020 Archive

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2020 Fall Remodelers Showcase Features Two Remodeled Dream Homes Benefiting the Housing First Minnesota Foundation

ROSEVILLE, MINN. (Sept. 2020) — This fall, the public has an opportunity to help area families in need when they visit two Remodeled Dream Homes during the Parade of Homes Remodelers Showcase Oct. 2-4. When visitors tour these beautifully remodeled homes, they are asked for a tax-deductible $5 admission at…

Posted in Dream Homes, Remodelers Showcase | Tagged: Dream Homes, Remodelers Showcase

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Facts About the 2020 Fall Parade of Homes

ROSEVILLE, MINN. (Aug. 2020) — The Fall Parade of Homes, presented by Housing First Minnesota, opens Sept. 12 and offers 355 new homes to tour all across the Twin Cities metro. Homes are open Sept. 12-Oct. 4, Thursdays through Sundays from 12-6 p.m. All the homes are free to tour…

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Twin Cities Residential Permits Rebound in July

After showing signs of a major slowdown in May and June, residential construction activity bounced back in July with double-digit gains in both permits issued and units planned. Single-family home permits jumped 13% in July compared to July 2019 with 580 permits pulled. Multifamily activity also saw a boost with 559…

Posted in Market Information | Tagged: 2020 Permit Numbers, Housing Data Twin Cities, Twin Cities Building Market, Twin Cities Housing Permits

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Housing First Minnesota Honors 30 State Legislators with Housing Leadership Award

ROSEVILLE, MINN.  — Housing First Minnesota, the state’s leading voice for the housing industry, has named 30 Minnesota state legislators as recipients of the 2020 Housing Leadership Award. This honor recognizes legislators who worked to promote housing affordability and homeownership during the 2020 legislative session. “At a time when the housing affordability crisis continues to…

Posted in Advocacy, Housing First Minnesota News, Housing Industry | Tagged: Housing Leadership Award

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New Housing Starts Mixed as COVID-19 Effects Linger

ROSEVILLE, MINN.  — New housing unit starts were down 5.3% in June 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Single-family home starts dropped 42% in June compared to June 2019 with 391 permits pulled, but are only down 11% year-to-date over 2019. Multifamily starts were up nearly 26% this month with 1,010 units permitted,…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Housing Industry, Market Information | Tagged: 2020 Permit Numbers, June Permit Numbers, Permit Numbers

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Housing Industry Honors Outstanding New Homes of the Spring Season

Several Award-Winning Homes to Be Featured During Parade of Homes℠ Beginning This Week ROSEVILLE, MINN. — Housing First Minnesota announces the winners of its Spring Reggie Awards and Trillium Awards on Thursday, recognizing the design and craftsmanship of the builders participating in the Spring Parade of Homes.  Since 1968, local builders have coveted the Reggie…

Posted in Awards | Tagged: Award Winners, Reggies, Trilliums

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Ripple Effect of COVID Disruptions Impact May Building Permit Numbers

ROSEVILLE, MINN.  —  Homebuilding activity declined in the Twin Cities this month as the effects of COVID-19 reached the construction sector. Single-family permits decreased 25% year-over-year to 396 permits pulled in May 2019. Multifamily activity, which had already begun to slow, saw the number of units falling by 72% compared to May 2019,…

Posted in Market Information | Tagged: May Permits, Permit Numbers

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