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Single-Family Permits Surge in November

Single-family construction continued on a hot streak in November with 645 permits pulled, a 45% increase over this month last year. Multifamily construction slowed slightly with permits pulled for 691 units, falling 12% from November 2018. “Our housing market is in desperate need of new single-family inventory,” said John Rask,…

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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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Housing First Minnesota Honors 2019 Legislators of the Year

Sen. Draheim and Rep. Nash honored as champions for homeowners and the housing industry Housing First Minnesota, the state’s leading voice for housing, has recognized Sen. Rich Draheim (Madison Lake) and Rep. Jim Nash (Waconia) as recipients of the 2019 Housing First Minnesota Legislator of the Year Award. The honor recognizes legislators…

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Lennar Tops the List of Twin Cities Builders for 12th Year in a Row

Results from a recent survey by BATC-Housing First Minnesota show that Lennar – Minneapolis/St. Paul was the region’s top ranked builder once again in 2017. Lennar has held the top spot since 2006. Rankings are based on annual gross revenue as reported by respondents for for-sale housing. Lennar reported gross…

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Twin Cities Residential Construction Warms Up in February

Townhome construction continues to heat up in the Twin Cities. Among all sectors of residential construction townhomes saw by far the biggest increase in production in February. Multifamily construction, which includes townhomes, increased by 42 percent over this month last year, with 548 permitted units. Single-family activity saw a slight…

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Parade of Homes Pricing Notice

If your Parade Home was constructed under the previous energy/building codes, remember you must price it for the Parade of Homes Guidebook to reproduce under current codes. You can include a sale price for the model in the text of your entry. Final Deadline is July 20th for final pricing.

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