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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…

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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,…

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Minnesota New Homes Rank Among Most Energy Efficient in the Country in 2019

Newly built homes in Minnesota are more energy efficient than ever as many builders are advancing green building practices. Through Housing First Minnesota’s Green Path program, our state has now tested and issued Home Performance Reports for more than 22,000 homes. Minnesota homes scored an average Home Energy Rating System…

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Housing and Session Priorities Event Reveals Call For Action to Fix Minnesota’s Housing Market

Legislative Panel Agrees it’s Time For All to Come Together For Solutions Housing experts and legislators took a look at the current housing market conditions and discussed ways to address the region’s affordability challenge during the Housing 2020: Session Preview hosted by Housing First Minnesota on Thursday morning. The event…

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Homebuilding Industry Honors its Best at the 2019 Building Industry Gala

More than 800 homebuilding industry members attended Housing First Minnesota’s biggest event of the year, the Building Industry Gala on Friday at Mystic Lake Center. More than 190 awards were handed out during the gala honoring the top builders, remodelers, suppliers and individuals in Minnesota’s homebuilding industry. The Gala culminated in the presentation of…

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