Together we can begin to change this.

Our market needs more starter homes.

Minnesota’s housing market serves many of us well, and the homes we build and remodel in Minnesota are the most energy efficient in the country. However, our housing market does not provide an adequate supply of entry-level homes. We need to build more of them. Lots more of them. The housing industry wants to meet the demand for these homes and to grow homeownership opportunities. Unfortunately, several barriers hold us back from serving the entirety of the housing market.

Lifting barriers to homeownership.

One of the largest barriers to homeownership is a series of outdated rules and requirements that unnecessarily limit the construction of affordably priced starter homes. Many rules, like local government zoning, were created to protect resources and consumers. However, over the years these rules have grown to work against our shared value of homeownership opportunity for all. Modernizing these rules and protections to make them work in support of homeownership opportunities is a challenge, but it can be accomplished!

The opportunity of homeownership for everyone, everywhere.

The Parade of Homes has a proud history presenting the premier homeownership event in Minnesota. We have welcomed Minnesotans to celebrate homeownership for decades and watched our region grow. Today we find ourselves in a moment of critical importance as we see more and more homebuyers left out of our housing market. This moment calls us to prioritize the cause of homeownership and to inspire Minnesotans to take action.