Apartment construction tripled in the Twin Cities during May
Rental construction soared while single-family construction fell, according to a monthly building permit report.
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Rental construction soared while single-family construction fell, according to a monthly building permit report.
As low mortgage rates, high housing demand and low inventory continue to be the themes of the real estate industry in 2022, Twin Cities builders pulled permits for the fewest number of new housing units since 2016 during the month of February.
Rising development costs and other barriers to new construction weren’t enough to keep the Twin Cities from reaching a 16-year high in new homes permitted during the past year – but builders say the robust production isn’t enough to satisfy demand.
Rental apartments accounted for more than half of all housing construction during 2021.
Despite the decline in single-family construction during November, apartment construction increased slightly, putting housing construction on track to beat 2020.