Single-family home construction was up 12 percent in July compared to the same month in 2018, the second straight month of higher numbers after a June turnaround.
That’s according to the latest residential construction report released Aug. 2 by BATC-Housing First Minnesota, which had been tracking year-to-year slowdown in residential construction that lasted from February through May. In a statement, Housing First Minnesota President John Rask credited the higher numbers in June and July in part…