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Housing First Minnesota Names James Vagle as New Executive Director

The Housing First Minnesota Board of Directors has appointed James Vagle as its executive director. Vagle is a leader with vision and passion for homeownership in Minnesota who assumes this role with a breadth of homebuilding industry experience spanning over two decades. Vagle was the vice president of advocacy…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Housing Industry | Tagged: Builders Association of the Twin Cities, Homebuilders Association, Housing First Minnesota, James Vagle, Minnesota trade association for residential builders

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Permits For New Single-Family Homes in the Twin Cities Hit May Slump

While multifamily construction continues to soar ahead, single-family construction shows signs of strain on the market. There were 559 permits pulled for new single-family homes for the month, an 18% drop from May of last year. Permits were pulled for 1,529 multifamily units, more than a 450% increase from last…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Market Information | Tagged: Housing Data Twin Cities, Residential Building Permits, Single-family Construction, Twin Cities Permits

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Strong Spring for Twin Cities Homebuilding Activity

Multifamily construction in the metro area continued to soar past last year’s pace in April. Single-family construction in the Twin Cities picked up as well, according to the latest permit numbers by the Keystone Report. There were 750 permits pulled for new single-family homes for the month, a 12% increase…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Housing Industry, Market Information | Tagged: April Homebuilding Permits, the keystone report, Twin Cities Home Construction, Twin Cities Permit Data, Twin Cities Permit Numbers

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Twin Cities Homebuilding Industry Honors 2022 Spring Award Recipients

Housing First Minnesota, the state’s leading voice for the housing industry, is pleased to announce the recipients of its coveted spring awards honoring excellence in homebuilding. This spring’s awards include 19 Reggie Awards℠ for homes selected for outstanding design, construction quality and value, and 36 Trillium Awards for industry suppliers…

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Minnesota Continues to Lead the Nation in Green Homebuilding

Minnesota has the lowest average Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index Score of any state in the country that energy tested over 3,000 homes in 2021, according to Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) buy arava online buy arava online no prescription online pharmacy buy periactin online cheap…

Posted in Green Homes, Housing First Minnesota News, MN Green Path | Tagged: Energy Efficiency, Energy Tested Home, Green Building, Green Path Home Performance Report, Minnesota's Green Path, RESNET, Sustainable Homes, Twin Cities New Homes

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Twin Cities Homebuilding Sails into Spring

Multifamily construction roared back into action in March. While single-family construction lagged last March’s permit numbers, it still recorded the second-best March in over 15 years. Permits for new single-family homes in the Twin Cities dropped by 8% in March 2022 with 574 permitted units. Multifamily construction, including townhomes, saw…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Market Information | Tagged: March Housing Permits, Multifamily construction, Residential Building Permits, Single-family Construction, Twin Cities Home Construction, Twin Cities Homebuilding

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Twin Cities Homebuilding Cools in February

Twin Cities builders pulled permits for the fewest number of housing units for the month of February since 2016. Permits for new single-family homes dropped by 17% in February with 432 permitted units. Large multifamily projects, 17-units or more, saw a 60% drop in the number of permitted units compared…

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Parade of Homes Launches First-Time Homebuyer $10K Giveaway with Spring Event

The Parade of Homes, the largest home tour event in the nation, is pleased to announce the launch of the Parade of Homes First-Time Homebuyer $10K Giveaway in conjunction with its spring event. First-time homebuyers who meet the giveaway qualifications can enter the $10K down payment giveaway now…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Parade of Homes | Tagged: 10K First-time homebuyer Giveaway, Downpayment giveaway, First-time homebuyer, Parade of Homes

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Twin Cities Single-Family Homebuilding off to Strong Start

Homebuilders are off to another busy start to the year. Single-family construction in the Twin Cities kicked off the first month of 2022 with double-digit gains over January of last year with 606 permits pulled, a 12% increase over 2021. Townhome construction and small multifamily projects (16 units or less)…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Market Information | Tagged: Housing First Minnesota, January Permits, Minnesota Housing, Minnesota Housing Market, Single-family Construction, Twin Cities Home Construction, Twin Cities Housing Permits

Image for Permits for Single-Family Homes in the Twin Cities Hit 16-Year High in 2021 Despite Construction Headwinds

Permits for Single-Family Homes in the Twin Cities Hit 16-Year High in 2021 Despite Construction Headwinds

December residential permits fell in 2021, but not by enough to offset the strong start to the year online pharmacy buy fluoxetine online with best prices today in the USA Following a feverish start to the year, the pace of new residential construction slowed as 2021 came…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Market Information | Tagged: December Permit Numbers, Housing Data Twin Cities, Housing First Minnesota, Twin Cities Homebuilding, Twin Cities Housing Market

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