Keystone: Housing units down slightly in March
Minnesota homebuilding activity was mixed in March, as planned housing units dipped s compared with year-ago levels and total permits issued were steady.
View ArticleEdina luxury home to benefit UST students
Donations facilitate construction of a $1.7 million Edina home to raise funds for UST's real estate education program
View ArticleHousing permits, units slip in April
Local homebuilders pulled fewer permits for fewer housing units in April compared with year-ago levels, marking the first time this year that monthly numbers have been down in both categories.
View ArticleMattamy pays $26.5M for Lakeville land
Homebuilder Mattamy Homes has secured much of the land needed for a $100 million, 1,080-unit housing development in Lakeville, one of the metro area’s largest housing projects in years.
View ArticleSprinklers, water project muddy bonding debate
Residential fire sprinklers and a water system project in southwest Minnesota have emerged as key late-session bonding issues, with about $1 billion worth of public construction projects hanging in the...
View ArticleGonyea to build $1.25M homes in Eden Prairie
Pulte Homes, the company behind the Reeder Ridge development on the bluffs of the Minnesota River Valley, will allow Gonyea to build on 18 of the lots in the planned community.
View ArticleTwin Cities homebuilding permits slip in May
Twin Cities homebuilding activity cooled off in May, as builders pulled fewer permits for fewer new housing units in the metro area.
View ArticleBuilders concerned about Met Council’s density targets
Twin Cities builders have reservations about the Metropolitan Council’s new regional framework and the minimum average density requirements for new development outlined in the plan.
View ArticleImprove transportation? Embrace density, Rybak says
The former Minneapolis mayor believes the Twin Cities will need to pack more people into existing spaces if people want to lower commute times.
View ArticleReworking suburbia
A new report commissioned by the Metropolitan Council calls for “retrofitting” suburban areas to meet a forecasted market demand for walkable, amenity-rich neighborhoods.
View ArticleNew multifamily units jump in June
Cities in the 13-county Twin Cities region have issued 414 permits for 1,247 new housing units in June, according to the Keystone Report.
View ArticleMinneapolis aims for new infill regulations
A boom of teardowns and the overbuilding of large-scale homes in a few south Minneapolis neighborhoods could change building regulations for residential infill projects citywide.
View ArticleHelp wanted: Addressing the worker shortage in construction
Construction is now the fastest growing employment sector in the state and its year-over-year growth of 9.2 percent in May is nearly three times the national rate for the industry.
View ArticleRainy June leads to slight dip in MN construction jobs
DEED said Thursday that the state’s construction industry lost 100 jobs last month.
View ArticleBuilders OK with Minneapolis infill changes
Changes to regulations for new homes and infill construction in Minneapolis aimed at curbing homes that overshadow their neighbors may not affect the majority of builders.
View ArticleJuly planned housing units boom on rentals
The 13-county metro area issued permits for 1,005 planned housing units, up 44 percent from July 2013.
View ArticleTop Transactions: Allan Block president sells Edina home for $4.7 million
The sprawling five-bedroom, eight-bath, 12,864-square-foot brick home was built on the site of a former ramber style home purchased for $548,000 in 1995.
View ArticleTop Transactions: SouthWest Transit sells Chaska garage
A private local investor has paid $4.75 million for a vacant Chaska building once used as a SouthWest Transit bus garage and has wasted no time filling it with new tenants.
View ArticleIn Eden Prairie, an eco-friendly neighborhood to break ground
The groundbreaking for "the state's first-ever green neighborhood" Eden Gardens project is planned for early September.
View Article‘Sobering’ month for homebuilders
Confidence in the local homebuilding market took a hit in August, as permits for new single-family houses declined 15 percent from a year ago and permits for new multifamily units were down 78 percent.
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