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New Home Construction Sees Modest August

With existing housing inventory still at historic lows, new construction is still struggling to make up for the shortage of homes. Single-family permits were once again up a steady 3 percent month-over-month in August, but year-to date single-family is still at a less than 2 percent increase over last year.

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Home Builders Statement on The Governor’s Task Force on Housing Action Plan

Task force’s focus on increasing new home affordability is an important step for homeownership in Minnesota. Roseville, Minn. – Housing First Minnesota is encouraged that the Governor’s Task Force on Housing addressed some of the key issues making it difficult to build affordable homes for Minnesotans. Housing First Minnesota Executive Director David…

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Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling A Landmark Victory For Housing Affordability

Ruling Limits Local Government Fees On New Homes In a major win for homeowners the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed today the ruling of the Minnesota Court of Appeals that limits local government fees on new homes. BATC-Housing First Minnesota Executive Director David Siegel issued the following statement regarding the Minnesota Supreme Court’s…

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Housing First Minnesota Honors 28 Minnesota Legislators with Housing Leadership Award

Roseville, MN – Housing First Minnesota, the state’s leading voice for homebuilders and remodelers, has recognized 28 Minnesota Legislators as recipients of the 2018 Housing Leadership Awards. The honor recognizes legislators for their efforts throughout the 2018 legislative session to promote housing affordability and homeownership. “During the 2018 legislative session, these housing leaders played key roles…

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May Surge in Single-Family Construction

Roseville, Minn. (May 31, 2018) – Twin Cities single-family homebuilders had their hottest May since 2006 and we’re not talking about the weather. For the month, the number of single-family permits pulled increased to 665, a 30 percent increase over May of last year. That’s the most single-family permits pulled…

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Housing First Minnesota Endorses Tim Pawlenty for Governor

Pawlenty stands apart as the leader with experience to drive the housing and homeownership policy discussion in Minnesota Housing First Minnesota, the state’s leading voice for homebuilding and remodeling, has formally endorsed Tim Pawlenty for Minnesota Governor. “Tim Pawlenty is an experienced and proven housing leader who knows…

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Twin Cities Homebuilding Activity Marches On

Single-family construction continues at a slow and steady pace in 2018. Both the total number of permits pulled in March and the number of single-family permits pulled were down slightly compared to March 2017. Several large multifamily projects helped the total number of multifamily units climb significantly over this month…

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