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Hot Spring for Twin Cities Home Builders

  Roseville, MN – After five years of relatively flat permit numbers, Twin Cities residential construction is pacing for a year of serious growth. Year to date permits are up 25 percent over 2016, and permitted units are up 62 percent over this time last year. April permit numbers revealed…

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Another Strong Home Building Surge in March

  For the fourth month in a row, home building activity continues to break 10-year old permit number records. March total permits are up nearly 30 percent over this month last year, while units are up nearly 50 percent over March 2016. The boost this month can be credited to…

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The March Hot Sheet

INSIDE THE MARCH HOT SHEET “Some pull back in housing production is unsurprising after an overly strong multifamily reading last month. As we move forward in 2017, we can expect the multifamily sector to continue to stabilize and single-family production to move forward at a gradual but consistent pace.” –…

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Residential Construction Continues to Pick up the Pace in February

  Roseville, MN (February 28, 2017) – With housing inventory at a 14-year record low, Twin Cities residential construction continues to gather steam. February total units rose a remarkable 93 percent over this month last year, while permits were up 18 percent over February 2016. The increase in activity in…

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2016 Marks Best Year for Residential Construction in a Decade

Continued growth in single-family construction in 2016 pushed the Twin Cities residential construction permit numbers to a high we haven’t seen since 2006. For the year total permits were up 11 percent over last year, while total units were up just one percent from 2015. Single-family permits ended the year…

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Twin Cities Residential Construction Hits 9-Year High

Roseville, MN (June 28, 2016) – With the help of a surge in single-family construction, June saw the most housing permits pulled in a single month since 2007. Comparing June month-over-month permits were up 19 percent compared to 2015 and single-family permits rose by 24 percent. So far, 2016 is…

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