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Spring Parade of Homes Opens March 4

Housing First Minnesota is proud to present the 2023 Spring Parade of Homes. The Twin Cities Parade of Homes continues to be the go-to resource for Twin Cities’ families to see, free of charge, the entire gamut of new homes and neighborhoods available across the region. This spring, there…

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Spring Parade of Homes Opens March 12

ROSEVILLE, MINN. (February 2022) — Housing First Minnesota is proud to present the 2022 Spring Parade of Homes. The Twin Cities Parade of Homes continues to be the go-to resource for Twin Cities’ families to see, free of charge, the entire gamut of new homes and neighborhoods available across the region.

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Facts About the 2022 Spring Parade of Homes

ROSEVILLE, MINN. (February 2022) — The Spring Parade of Homes, presented by Housing First Minnesota, opens March 12 and offers 347 new homes to tour all across the Twin Cities metro. Homes are open March 12-April 10, Thursdays through Sundays from 12-6 p.m. All the homes are free to tour…

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Twin Cities Single-Family Construction Remains Strong But Shows Signs of Slowdown

Twin Cities homebuilders continue to build new single-family homes at a brisk pace, but November continued to be slower than last year’s all-out surge. Area homebuilders pulled 619 permits for new single-family homes in November, a 12% drop from this time last year. Multifamily construction continued to pick up when…

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Twin Cities Residential Construction Continues to Climb

After a strong June, Twin Cities residential construction activity returned to more measured growth in July. With the help of several large multifamily projects, permitted units for the month were up 25 percent compared to July 2015. Single-family permits were up 2 percent compared to last year. According to data…

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Twin Cities Single Family Construction Picks Up in March

Roseville, MN (March 25, 2016) – March residential construction hit a ten-year month over month high with a 22 percent increase in the number of permits pulled compared to 2015. Single-family production inched up with a two percent increase year-to-date, while multifamily production remains slow, making up only 37 percent…

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Twin Cities Residential Construction Surpasses 10,000 units in 2013, a First Since 2006

For the first time since 2006, the Twin Cities region permitted over 10,000 residential units this year, an increase of 14 percent over 2012. About half of the total permitted units were in multi-family dwellings, which was about four percent higher than in 2012. Single-family construction continued to show strong…

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March 2013 Permits: Single-Family Homes Continue to Drive Twin Cities’ Residential Construction Growth

Roseville, MN (March 28, 2013) – Just released permit figures show that new residential construction in the Twin Cities remains strong, with single family homes leading the way. Permits for single-family homes were up by 53 percent for the month (349 in March 2013, 228 in March 2012) and more…

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Twin Cities 2012 Top-Volume Builder Ranking

Results from a recent survey by the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) show that Lennar – Minneapolis/St. Paul was the region’s top-ranked builder once again in 2012. Lennar has held the top spot since 2006. Rankings are based on annual gross revenue as reported by respondents for…

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February Hot Sheet

“The surge in demand for new homes this January is an excellent sign that the housing recovery is gaining steam and helping put more people back to work.” – Rick Judson, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders   “Today’s report shows a strong revival in new-home sales across…

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