Thanks For An Amazing Year!
2017 has truly been an amazing year for BATC-Housing First Minnesota. While there were so many wonderful accomplishments and milestones this year, these are our top 17 of 2017. Have a happy new year! Watch here >>
2017 Marks Best Year in a Decade for Twin Cities Home Builders
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Single-family construction ended the year on a high note, with a 36 percent increase in production over December 2016. Multi-family activity also had a very strong month with a 1,100 percent increase in units. Twin Cities residential construction ended 2017 with 6,113 permits pulled for 13,436 units, the highest number of permits since 2006 and the highest number of units since 2005.
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3 Things You Need to Know1. Last chance for proofs! Final proofs for the spring Parade of Homes and Remodelers Showcase are due Dec. 28. Verify all your details are correct for the Guidebooks. View proofs here >> 2. Early-bird
pricing ends Sunday! Choose your booth for BRS on April 12, 2018. Early-bird pricing ends Dec. 31, 2017. Details here >> 3. Welcome the new board! Join us for our annual board induction on Jan. 18, 2018. Details here >>
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BATC-Housing First MN Related Headlines2017 Year in Review: Mergers and other shakeups shift Twin Cities housing industry
Despite the tight market, 2017 was still an interesting year for residential real estate. Here's a recap of the top stories. Read More >> Multifamily developers tiptoe into age of home automation
BATC-Housing First Minnesota's executive director, David Siegel, spoke with Finance and Commerce on home automation. Read more >>
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Launch Into 2018 With Us!Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 | 4:30 pm | A’bulae Join us for the annual induction of our Board of Directors and the BATC Foundation Board of Directors, and hear about the future of the building industry from economist Elliot Eisenburg!
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Get Your CE Credits!MN CONTRACTORS • MN REALTORS • MN BUILDING OFFICIALS • WI CONTRACTORS If you are taking courses for continuing education credits, or just coming to learn, you’ll gain useful and practical knowledge that you can apply to your job or business. - 20+ Classroom Courses to Select - January to March 2018
- New! Seven-Hour Online Course
– take it anytime!
- 20+ Expert Instructors
- Reduced Registration Prices for BATC Members
- Lunch Included with All Full-Day Courses
- Everyone Is Welcome to Attend!
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An Exclusive Fundraiser for the BATC Foundation!Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 | 8:00 am–3:00 pm Spend the morning riding in a luxury motor coach to four spectacular homes in the Twin Cities followed by a special lunch and reception at the historic Lafayette Club in Minnetonka Beach hosted by NFL Alumni including Darrell Thompson, Matt Blair and Kurt Knoff. $200 per ticket | Proceeds benefit the BATC Foundation and NFL Alumni
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Are You Hiring? Need Workers?Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 | Mall of America Rotunda |12–4 PM Reserve Your Booth at the 6th Annual Housing Industry Career Fair! Get your booth now at this popular, highly visible and convenient location! Booth spaces are already 50 percent sold.
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Take a Walk Down Memory Lane!
Wow, we had some fun this year! Check out our Flickr gallery for all the great photos from our 2017 events. View here >>
Upcoming Calendar of BATC Events
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2018
January 10
- Local Government Issues Working Group
January 18
- Launch Party [Register]
January 23
- Designing and Building the Residential Exterior Wall Envelope [Register]
January 25
- Contractor University: EPA Lead Renovator Initial Course (7 hours) [Register]
January 30
- Contractor University: Seven hours of CE courses [Register]
February 1
- Contractor University: Exterior Envelope, Energy, Drones and More (7 hours) [Register]
February 3
- NFL Alumni Artisan Home Tour [Register]
February 6
- Contractor University: Seven hours of CE courses [Register]
February 27
- Designing and Building the Residential Exterior Wall Envelope [Register]
March 6
- Contractor University: Seven hours of CE courses [Register]
March 13
- Contractor University: Seven hours of CE courses [Register]
April 12
- Builders and Remodelers Show (BRS) [Details] For a complete list of events, visit our website at www.batc.org
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