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Slow Start to 2023 for Twin Cities Homebuilders

Permits for new single-family homes fell by 46% Twin Cities homebuilding activity continues to stall as mortgage rates hold homebuyers on the sidelines. Metro builders pulled permits for 328 single-family homes in January, a 46% drop from January of last year. Multifamily construction in the Twin Cities hit…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Market Information | Tagged: Housing First Minnesota, Housing Market Data, James Vagle, John Quinlivan, Residential Building Permits, Twin Cities Homebuilders, Twin Cities Housing Data, Twin Cities Housing Market

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Housing First Minnesota Names James Vagle as New Executive Director

The Housing First Minnesota Board of Directors has appointed James Vagle as its executive director. VagleĀ is a leader with vision and passion for homeownership in Minnesota who assumes this role with a breadth of homebuilding industry experience spanning over two decades. Vagle was the vice president of advocacy…

Posted in Housing First Minnesota News, Housing Industry | Tagged: Builders Association of the Twin Cities, Homebuilders Association, Housing First Minnesota, James Vagle, Minnesota trade association for residential builders