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Twin Cities Homebuilding Headwinds Slow Construction in August

The number of permits pulled in the Twin Cities for new single-family homes in August fell as measured against the same period last year for the first time in 2021. The slowdown reflects the growing number of market and regulatory challenges that continue to hinder builders’ ability to bring new…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Market Information | Tagged: New Home Data, Residential Building Permits, Twin Cities Housing Data

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Twin Cities Homebuilding Continues to Push Ahead Despite Numerous Headwinds

Permits for new single-family homes continued to climb in July, despite the numerous challenges in the homebuilding process right now. Twin Cities homebuilders pulled 640 permits for new single-family homes in July, a 10% increase over last July. After several months of lackluster numbers, multifamily construction had one of its…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Housing Industry, Market Information | Tagged: Housing permits, Twin Cities Building Stats, Twin Cities Housing Market

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Twin Cities Single-Family Building Boom Continues in June

Permits for new single-family homes continue to surge as the Twin Cities housing market remains in short supply of homes for sale. Twin Cities homebuilders pulled 637 permits for new single-family homes in June, a 63% increase over June of 2020. Multifamily construction remains lackluster so far in 2021 making…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Market Information, Uncategorized | Tagged: Housing Data Twin Cities, June Permit Numbers, New Home Data, Residential Building Permits

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Demand for Single-Family Homes in the Twin Cities Pushes Homebuilding Higher in May

The Twin Cities continues see more homebuyers than there are homes for sale, which is pushing permits for new homes to numbers not seen since 2006. Single-family homes continue to be the most desired option in the market with permits up 70% over last May and up 50% for the…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Housing Industry, Market Information | Tagged: Housing Data Twin Cities, Housing permits, Twin Cities Home Builders

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Twin Cities Home Construction Continues to Surge in March

The impacts of historically low existing housing inventory and low mortgage rates continue to push demand for new single-family homes in the Twin Cities to highs not seen since 2004. For the month of March there were 631 permits pulled for single-family homes, an increase of 50% over March of…

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

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Lennar Tops the List of Twin Cities Builders for 15th Year in a Row

Results from a recent survey by Housing First Minnesota show that Lennar – Minneapolis/St. Paul was the region’s top-ranked builder once again in 2020. Lennar has held the top spot since 2006. Rankings are based on annual gross revenue as reported by respondents for for-sale housing. Together the Top 25…

Posted in Market Information | Tagged: Housing Data Twin Cities, Housing First Minnesota, Top 25 Builders List

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Record Low Inventory and Interest Rates Continue to Bolster New Homebuilding Activity in the Twin Cities

Twin Cities homebuilders had another strong month in January with total permits for new housing hitting levels not seen since 2006. Single-family construction in the area hit double digit gains over January of last year with 541 permitted units marking a 32% increase over 2020. Twin Cities multifamily construction had one…

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