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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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Five Dream Homes on the Fall Parade of Homes Benefit the Housing First Minnesota Foundation

ROSEVILLE, MINN. (August 2022) — This fall, the public has an opportunity to help area families in need when they visit five Dream Homes during the Parade of Homes. When visitors tour these incredible homes, they are asked for a tax-deductible $5 admission, which supports work of the Housing…

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Minnesota Continues to Lead the Nation in Green Homebuilding

Minnesota has the lowest average Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index Score of any state in the country that energy tested over 3,000 homes in 2021, according to Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET). The lower the HERS Index Score, the more energy efficient the home. Minnesota energy tested 9,621…

Posted in Green Homes, Housing First Minnesota News, MN Green Path | Tagged: Energy Efficiency, Energy Tested Home, Green Building, Green Path Home Performance Report, Minnesota's Green Path, RESNET, Sustainable Homes, Twin Cities New Homes

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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.

Posted in Dream Homes, Green Homes, Parade of Homes | Tagged: Housing First Minnesota, Housing First Minnesota Foundation, Minnesota's Green Path, New Home Construction, Parade of Homes, Spring Parade of Homes, Twin Cities Home Builders, Twin Cities New Homes

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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 Permits Remains At 10-Year High

Coming off its best summer since 2006, the Twin Cities saw continued growth in new home permits in September. The number of residential building permits pulled in September soared 14.25 percent to 601 units compared to 526 in 2016. In September, the number of single-family permits rose 10 percent, with…

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