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BATC Announces 2016 President and Board of Directors

The Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) inducted its 2016 President and Board of Directors at a dinner meeting held at the Calhoun Beach Club the evening of January 14, 2016. Meg Jaeger, President of Mega Homes based in Maple Grove, was elected to serve as the Association’s president…

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While Home Building Soars Nationally Twin Cities Residential Construction Remains Flat

Roseville, MN (September 30, 2015) – Markets across the country are seeing a strong rise in new home building, but here in the Twin Cities, residential construction remains slow and steady. For September, single-family permits were down six percent when compared to this month last year, and multi-family permits were…

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Twin Cities Residential Construction Remains Steady in July 2015

Twin Cities’ residential construction continued its somewhat lackluster performance during July. While single-family permits were up 3.6 percent when compared to July 2014, year to date remains down by a bit over one percent. Multi-family permits remained down, now at nearly 12 percent behind this time last year. According to…

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Single Family Permits Spike in Rush to Avoid Code Changes

Roseville, MN (February 26, 2015) – As expected, there was a spike in residential construction permits as many rushed to beat the new residential building codes taking effect over the past several weeks. Single-family permits were up 47 percent compared to February 2014, while multifamily permits have completely dropped off…

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Slow Start to 2015 for Twin Cities Residential Construction

Roseville, MN (January 30, 2015)–Residential construction activity has not started the year as strong as builders had hoped. Compared to January 2014 permits are down 13 percent, there was also a 50 percent decrease in number of units, mainly due to a decrease in large multifamily projects. According to data…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Market Information | Tagged: BATC, Builders Association of the Twin Cities, Chris Contreras, Housing Industry Data

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Chris Contreras Elected 2015 President of Builders Association of the Twin Cities

ROSEVILLE, MINN (January 8, 2015) — The Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) inducted its 2015 President and Board of Directors at a dinner meeting held at the International Market square the evening of January 8, 2015. Chris Contreras, of Ryland Homes based in Eden Prairie, was elected to…

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Shawn Nelson Elected 2014 President of Builders Association of the Twin Cities BATC Board of Directors sworn in January 21, 2014

ROSEVILLE, MINN (January 22, 2014) — The Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) inducted its 2014 President and Board of Directors at a dinner meeting held at the Hilton Minneapolis Hotel the evening of January 21, 2014. Shawn Nelson, President and owner of New Spaces, a design/build remodeling firm…

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