Permits for construction of new single-family homes in the Twin Cities are down 8 percent in 2019 compared to the first four months of 2018, adding to concerns about housing affordability.
That’s the bottom line on BATC-Housing First Minnesota’s monthly update on metro-area homebuilding, which found 407 permits pulled for single-family home construction last month. According to Housing First Minnesota’s data, that brings the 2019 total to 1,516 single-family homes permitted through April compared…