Permits Plus 2021 Issue 6 by Home Builders Association of F-M

ISSUE 6 | DEC 27 2021

Permits PLUS

Published six times per year, Permits Plus aims to provide a concise report on building permit numbers and a timely update on Association advocacy efforts.

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Fargo tables energy code amendments

Currently in a code adoption cycle, Fargo’s Board of Appeals considered potential changes at its Dec. 16 meeting. Over the last few months, HBA of F-M prioritized amendments to the city’s energy code with a subcommittee of members assessing them. After hearing a presentation of the changes by city staff, the Board of Appeals directed Fargo Department of Inspections to formally evaluate which conservation techniques and equipment are best suited and effective in the local area. Further action has been tabled until metro area data can be accumulated and evaluated. This is because Board of Appeals members do not want to neglect a “common sense” approach to the energy code changes which include blower door testing and new HVAC load calculations. HBA plans to host education on the code changes in conjunction with the city of Fargo in March. HBA of F-M’s Public Issues Committee created its subcommittee earlier this fall to evaluate proposed amendments to building and related codes, advise the Association’s board of directors about what will best serve the industry and meet with city inspectors as representatives of the Association.

HBA meets with Horace zoning consultants

The city of Horace has been growing rapidly and demand for homes is unlikely to slow down. This expansion has required the city to significantly change its land use and zoning criteria. This is an opportunity for the city to grow effectively and for HBA of F-M to be a valuable resource to members and Horace city leaders. The city has enlisted engineering firm Giffels-Webster to advise the transition and invited HBA members to a second in-person meeting with project consultants and city administrator Brenton Holper. The consultants shared their ideas and existing analysis and openly accepted input from local builders and developers. HBA leaders appreciate the invitation and conversation and will continue working as a resource to the city and ambassador for builders.

Statewide inspectors attend HBA roundtable

Top electrical inspections authorities in Minnesota, North Dakota and Fargo assembled with 20 in-person and multiple online members to discuss the current electrical code, anticipated changes and ideas for how home builders can adapt. This friendly event was moderated by Public Issues Committee Chair Elliot Steinbrink, Studio West Homes. It included insights and clarifications about residential and commercial charging of electrical vehicles, code clarification and interstate perspective and comparisons. Those on the panel included: Minnesota: Dean Hunter, Department of Labor and Industry chief electrical inspector and Lowell Bradbury, district 10 representative; North Dakota: James Schmidt, State Electrical Board executive director and Scott Halle, training and compliance administrator; Fargo: Shawn Ouradnik, inspections director and Chad Lemar, electrical inspector. A video recording is available for $15. Contact the HBA at (701) 232-5846. Update continued on back page

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ISSUE 6 | DEC 27 2021

See the next page for detailed year-to-date statistics for the FargoMoorhead area and surrounding communities through November 2021.

local stats at a

GLANCE

permits authorized

11%

compared to November 2020

427

FARGO

292

HORACE

286

WEST FARGO

106

MOORHEAD

MAPLETON

F-M & Surrounding Area Housing Activity 1,191

2020 2019

2017

889 969 993

Housing Permits Authorized Year-To-Date November 2017 - 2021

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1,119

Row House 26

YTD No v e mb e r 20 2

2018

1,105

Twin Home 46

1,191 rts: Sta ng

2021

Tota lH ou Single si Family

Single Family

November Top Cities For Housing Permits

Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead Summary of Building Permits Granted 2021 - Year-to-Date (November)

Each month, Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead contracts with Brady Martz & Associates, P.C., to compile the building permits into a uniform report. It includes a grand total on this page for all jurisdictions, types of construction, valuations and comparisons. On pages 2-5, jurisdictions are broken down into further detail as follows: Primary: Fargo, Moorhead, West FargoNoted in Yellow on Page 2 Bordering: Dilworth, HoraceNoted in Blue on Page 3 Neighboring: Barnesville, Casselton, Harwood, Hawley, Kindred, Mapleton, OxbowNoted in Green on Pages 4 and 5

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All Jurisdictions GRAND TOTAL Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

2017 Permits

993 791 86 116 16 129 2230 526 48 481 4423

Units

116 846

2018 Value Permits

$233,739,115 $198,769,117 $18,480,000 $16,489,998 $76,369,598 $207,034,164 $36,084,864 $102,801,442 $58,232,041 $43,432,193 $757,693,417

Units

969 885 73 11 11 36 1189 117 1874 518 36 551 4101

2019 Value Permits

$234,957,141 $217,977,346 $14,179,800 $2,799,995 $126,864,578 $104,571,708 $30,188,437 $132,627,084 $61,911,198 $49,794,851 $740,914,997

889 747 88 54 8 109 1731 577 63 351 3728

Units

54 571

2020 Value Permits

$214,843,081 $187,965,395 $15,592,000 $11,285,686 $78,971,480 $148,425,607 $27,456,773 $137,073,213 $64,570,859 $17,893,271 $689,234,284

Units

2021 Value Permits

1,105 $301,417,525 1004 $281,150,287 47 $10,812,890 54 54 $9,454,348 22 1022 $113,170,603 117 $198,337,582 1882 $29,969,220 504 $163,005,279 62 $195,998,516 537 $53,083,116 4229 $1,054,981,841

Units

% Difference 20-21 Value Permits

1,191 $365,779,618 1119 $341,367,469 46 $10,666,860 26 26 $13,745,289 17 1054 $158,327,270 162 $293,141,386 1880 $33,183,435 575 $270,771,051 42 $100,192,850 472 $61,921,831 4339 $1,283,317,441

The HBA of F-M also has additional 2020 reports available for purchase by members only: $35 - Detail on new home builders' permit activity $50 - New housing and commercial permits by value and community $75 - Both reports

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5-Yr Avg

Value Permits

8% 11% -2% -52% -23% 38% 14% -32% -12% 3%

21% 21% -1% 45% 40% 48% 11% 66% -49% 17% 22%

1,029 909 68 52 20 127 1919 540 50 478 4164

Units

52 936

Value

$270,147,296 $245,445,923 $13,946,310 $10,755,063 $110,740,706 $190,302,089 $31,376,546 $161,255,614 $96,181,093 $45,225,052 $905,228,396

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Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead Summary of Building Permits Granted 2021 - Year-to-Date (November) Page 2 Primary Communities FARGO, ND

2017 Permits

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

438 312 28 98 15 57 1152 367 35 353 2417

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

116 108 8 1 31 455 89 35 727

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

313 252 43 18 26 420 53 5 14 831

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

867 672 79 116 16 114 2027 509 40 402 3,975

MOORHEAD, MN

WEST FARGO, ND

TOTAL - Primary

Units

98 801

18 -

116 846

2018 Value Permits

$97,094,645 $78,208,647 $4,736,000 $14,149,998 $71,969,598 $114,081,485 $19,302,871 $69,005,478 $18,851,154 $39,574,272 $429,879,503

309 274 24 11 26 61 964 372 26 303 2061

$22,535,405 $21,415,405 $1,120,000 $4,400,000 $58,682,137 $5,508,741 $24,575,407 $400,584 $116,102,274

134 121 13 7 14 430 83 53 721

$71,558,965 $58,232,965 $10,986,000 $2,340,000 $27,841,695 $6,830,655 $7,666,227 $13,028,343 $662,915 $127,588,800

385 355 30 3 29 339 47 8 65 876

$191,189,015 $157,857,017 $16,842,000 $16,489,998 $76,369,598 $200,605,317 $31,642,267 $101,247,112 $31,879,497 $40,637,771 $673,570,577

Units

11 914

185

828 750 67 11 11 36 1189 104 1733 502 34 421 3,658

2019 Value Permits

$80,453,949 $71,782,154 $5,871,800 $2,799,995 $92,097,293 $60,393,463 $17,499,958 $84,965,070 $50,519,819 $43,746,865 $429,676,417

311 267 4 40 2 52 821 406 40 130 1762

$27,115,387 $24,770,387 $2,345,000 $19,250,000 $7,698,660 $4,462,234 $31,596,406 $379,997 $90,502,684

124 116 8 3 20 440 89 48 724

$85,344,076 $80,503,076 $4,841,000 $15,517,285 $30,533,552 $5,149,471 $13,833,243 $10,136,186 $2,956,340 $163,470,153

310 226 70 14 3 28 303 63 11 71 789

$192,913,412 $177,055,617 $13,057,800 $2,799,995 $126,864,578 $98,625,675 $27,111,663 $130,394,719 $60,656,005 $47,083,202 $683,649,254

745 609 82 54 8 100 1564 558 51 249 3,275

Units

40 172

14 318

54 571

2020 Value Permits

$76,579,647 $67,993,961 $520,000 $8,065,686 $19,400,000 $101,733,696 $14,232,949 $92,157,011 $26,081,126 $7,301,165 $337,485,594

443 377 12 54 14 60 874 332 43 277 2043

$23,709,532 $22,223,532 $1,486,000 $11,081,823 $11,693,761 $4,749,427 $25,587,541 $318,244 $77,140,328

129 120 9 3 12 488 90 37 759

$74,092,705 $58,266,705 $12,606,000 $3,220,000 $48,489,657 $32,527,950 $4,201,059 $14,894,785 $2,840,990 $9,307,008 $186,354,154

370 348 22 5 21 327 67 5 79 874

$174,381,884 $148,484,198 $14,612,000 $11,285,686 $78,971,480 $145,955,407 $23,183,435 $132,639,337 $28,922,116 $16,926,417 $600,980,076

Units

54 951

942 845 43 54 54 22 1022 93 1689 489 48 393 3,676

2021 Value Permits

$118,390,690 $106,396,292 $2,540,050 $9,454,348 $104,073,603 $136,809,953 $15,864,477 $105,694,434 $140,297,167 $46,467,140 $667,597,464

427 380 28 19 11 72 865 395 33 256 2059

$28,356,447 $26,676,547 $1,679,900 $4,372,000 $22,071,938 $4,687,533 $31,252,863 $455,651 $91,196,432

106 102 4 2 16 474 82 35 715

$102,208,956 $96,216,016 $5,992,940 $4,725,000 $29,392,315 $5,937,982 $21,403,902 $2,738,142 $3,422,971 $169,829,268

286 277 4 5 2 47 332 64 6 38 775

$248,956,093 $229,288,855 $10,212,890 $9,454,348 $113,170,603 $188,274,206 $26,489,992 $158,351,199 $143,035,309 $50,345,762 $928,623,164

819 759 36 24 15 135 1671 541 39 329 3,549

5 12/20/2021

No assurance is provided. Permit information reported here may have changed. For the most current permit information, please contact the individual cities.

Units

% Difference 20-21 Value Permits

Value

5-Yr Avg Permits

Units

Value

$126,482,892 $115,922,892 $6,420,000 $4,140,000 $116,473,645 $183,707,092 $17,370,445 $146,704,470 $85,161,700 $55,229,211 $731,129,455

-4% 1% 133% -65% -21% 20% 19% -23% -8% 1%

7% 9% 153% -56% 12% 34% 9% 39% -39% 19% 10%

386 322 19 44 14 60 935 374 35 264 2069

$99,800,365 $88,060,789 $4,017,570 44 $7,722,005 709 $80,802,828 $119,345,138 $16,854,140 $99,705,293 $64,182,193 $38,463,731 $519,153,687

$26,311,400 $25,511,400 $800,000 $22,583,625 $30,530,537 $5,751,687 $102,593,968 $396,500 $188,167,717

-18% -15% -56% -33% 33% -3% -9% -5% -6%

-7% -4% -52% 417% 38% 23% 228% -13% 106%

121 113 8 3 19 457 87 42 729

$25,605,634 $24,119,454 $1,486,180 105 $12,337,490 $26,135,407 $5,031,924 $43,121,237 $390,195 $112,621,887

$100,225,356 $91,504,319 $837,500 $7,883,537 $9,970,000 $63,651,119 $6,889,443 $13,569,303 $8,140,950 $3,573,407 $206,019,578

-23% -20% -82% -60% 124% 2% -4% 20% -52% -11%

-2% -5% -86% 111% 117% 16% -37% 197% 4% 21%

333 292 34 7 3 30 344 59 7 53 829

$86,686,012 $76,944,616 $7,052,688 7 $2,688,707 101 $15,740,388 $36,789,326 $5,801,722 $14,273,492 $7,376,922 $3,984,528 $170,652,391

$253,019,648 $232,938,611 $8,057,500 24 $12,023,537 946 $149,027,270 $277,888,748 $30,011,575 $262,867,741 $93,302,650 $59,199,118 $1,125,316,750

-13% -10% -16% -56% -32% 45% -1% 11% -19% -16% -3%

2% 2% -21% 27% 32% 48% 13% 66% -35% 18% 21%

840 727 61 52 19 109 1737 520 42 359 3,626

$212,092,010 $189,124,860 $12,556,438 52 $10,410,713 915 $108,880,706 $182,269,871 $27,687,786 $157,100,022 $71,559,115 $42,838,454 $802,427,964

19 706

176

5 64

Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead Summary of Building Permits Granted 2021 - Year-to-Date (November) Page 3 Bordering Communities DILWORTH, MN

2017 Permits

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

7 7 5 46 2 20 80

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

41 40 1 6 39 3 1 14 104

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

48 47 1 11 85 5 1 34 184

HORACE, ND

TOTAL - Bordering

Units

2018 Value Permits

$1,146,000 $1,146,000 $4,456,413 $313,212 $79,385 $40,342 $6,035,352

15 15 2 28 5 18 68

$11,678,935 $11,278,935 $400,000 $1,391,000 $2,286,729 $389,400 $312,407 $448,791 $16,507,262

50 50 1 21 16 88

$12,824,935 $12,424,935 $400,000 $5,847,413 $2,599,941 $468,785 $312,407 $489,133 $22,542,614

65 65 3 49 5 34 156

Units

2019 Value Permits

$4,246,000 $4,246,000 $2,900,000 $301,359 $505,315 $527,000 $8,479,674

19 19 2 27 4 21 73

$13,538,825 $13,538,825 $50,000 $871,300 $892,300 $15,352,425

70 70 25 1 2 19 117

$17,784,825 $17,784,825 $2,950,000 $1,172,659 $505,315 $1,419,300 $23,832,099

89 89 2 52 5 2 40 190

Units

2020 Value Permits

$4,450,502 $4,450,502 $1,055,000 $168,985 $51,386 $164,298 $5,890,171

17 17 1 27 2 32 79

$19,095,690 $19,095,690 $1,479,385 $55,000 $29,607,211 $422,226 $50,659,512

82 82 14 64 9 25 194

$23,546,192 $23,546,192 $1,055,000 $1,648,370 $106,386 $29,607,211 $586,524 $56,549,683

99 99 15 91 2 9 57 273

Units

2021 Value Permits

$5,266,824 $5,266,824 $1,075,000 $298,637 $165,000 $133,836 $6,939,297

16 16 1 4 33 9 22 85

$24,257,124 $24,257,124 $5,088,195 $1,331,346 $47,796,983 $1,209,993 $79,683,641

292 282 8 2 12 110 5 2 33 454

$29,523,948 $29,523,948 $6,163,195 $1,629,983 $165,000 $47,796,983 $1,343,829 $86,622,938

308 298 8 2 1 16 143 14 2 55 539

Permits Plus 12/20/2021

No assurance is provided. Permit information reported here may have changed. For the most current permit information, please contact the individual cities.

Units

2 -

2 72

% Difference 20-21 Value Permits

Value

5-Yr Avg Permits

$5,392,000 $5,392,000 $5,700,000 $3,186,900 $533,052 $300,625 $463,226 $15,575,803

-6% -6% 300% 22% 350% -31% 8%

2% 2% 196% 78% 82% 246% 124%

15 15 3 32 4 23 77

$85,731,594 $81,806,310 $2,203,532 $1,721,752 $7,142,095 $860,155 $1,133,000 $6,520,200 $1,184,126 $102,571,170

256% 244% -14% 72% -78% 32% 134%

253% 237% 40% -35% -86% -2% 29%

107 105 2 7 52 2 3 21 192

$91,123,594 $87,198,310 $2,203,532 $1,721,752 $5,700,000 $10,328,995 $1,393,207 $1,433,625 $6,520,200 $1,647,352 $118,146,973

211% 201% 7% 57% 600% -78% -4% 97%

209% 195% 68% -15% 769% -86% 23% 36%

122 120 2 9 84 6 3 44 268

Units

Value

$4,100,265 $4,100,265 $1,140,000 $2,534,663 $323,049 $220,342 $265,740 $8,584,059 $30,860,434 $29,995,377 $520,706 $344,350 $2,734,258 $1,365,783 $315,480 $16,847,360 $831,487 $52,954,802 $34,960,699 $34,095,642 $520,706 $344,350 $1,140,000 $5,268,921 $1,688,832 $535,822 $16,847,360 $1,097,228 $61,538,861

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Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead Summary of Building Permits Granted 2021 - Year-to-Date (November) Page 4 Neighboring Communities BARNESVILLE, MN Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous

2017 Permits

Total

4 4 1 57 3 22 87

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

6 6 1 20 5 4 36

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

1 1 7 1 4 13

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

4 4 18 22

CASSELTON, ND

HARWOOD, ND

HAWLEY, MN

Units

2018 Value Permits

$1,389,000 $1,389,000 $96,000 $418,469 $20,545 $33,164 $1,957,178

11 11 3 32 2 2 71 121

$2,125,006 $2,125,006 $140,434 $380,816 $1,045,000 $23,579,037 $27,270,293

7 5 2 3 16 4 30

$220,000 $220,000 $75,500 $250,000 $207,000 $752,500

4 4 6 2 12

$1,025,000 $1,025,000 $1,997,125 $3,022,125

6 6 1 2 19 28

Units

2019 Value Permits

$1,810,757 $1,810,757 $253,108 $568,945 $1,062,000 $1,255,193 $711,074 $5,661,077

10 10 3 65 8 4 36 126

$2,643,000 $2,273,000 $370,000 $1,712,925 $414,600 $385,300 $5,155,825

4 4 16 4 2 3 29

$1,061,000 $1,061,000 $78,500 $30,000 $1,169,500

1 3 1 7 12

$1,547,900 $1,547,900 $4,000 $132,000 $244,275 $1,928,175

7 7 1 1 11 20

Units

2020 Value Permits

$2,055,000 $2,055,000 $326,200 $1,296,701 $325,990 $154,700 $135,430 $4,294,021

12 12 1 45 2 1 50 111

$1,172,885 $1,172,885 $434,550 $2,736,500 $2,417,000 $8,000 $6,768,935

2 2 5 12 5 1 13 38

$100,000 $95,000 $3,134,610 $102,000 $3,431,610

1 1 2

$1,865,000 $1,865,000 $800,000 $210,000 $76,700 $2,951,700

6 6 1 1 2 18 28

Units

2021 Value Permits

$2,799,000 $2,799,000 $70,000 $587,991 $51,500 $17,000 $787,040 $4,312,531

15 15 4 25 4 49 97

$351,915 $351,915 $2,760,181 $207,058 $3,819,720 $275,000 $348,785 $7,762,659

6 6 2 13 9 14 44

$75,000 $37,000 $112,000

1 2 1 4

$1,952,000 $1,952,000 $67,340 $361,860 $4,809,224 $114,700 $7,305,124

2 2 1 1 1 10 15

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No assurance is provided. Permit information reported here may have changed. For the most current permit information, please contact the individual cities.

Units

% Difference 20-21 Value Permits

Value

5-Yr Avg Permits

$4,236,500 $4,236,500 $1,129,306 $384,299 $284,500 $293,580 $6,328,185

25% 25% 300% -44% 100% -100% -2% -13%

51% 51% 1513% -35% 452% -100% -63% 47%

10 10 2 45 4 1 46 108

$2,020,486 $2,020,486 $255,000 $299,000 $3,735,805 $399,500 $6,709,791

200% 200% -60% 8% 80% -100% 8% 16%

474% 474% -91% 44% -2% -100% 15% -14%

5 5 2 15 5 1 6 35

$6,768 $2,212,380 $65,150 $2,284,298

100%

-91% 76% 1940%

1 1 4 3 8

$610,000 $610,000 $3,600,000 $1,500,000 $370,000 $72,000 $6,152,000

-67% -67% -100% -100% -50% -44% -46%

-69% -69% -100% -100% -92% -37% -16%

5 5 1 1 1 15 23

Units

Value

$2,458,051 $2,458,051 $374,923 $651,281 $348,907 $285,379 $392,058 $4,510,598 $1,662,658 $1,588,658 $74,000 $973,708 $347,205 $2,344,465 $5,254,207 $151,257 $10,733,501 $256,200 $256,200 $20,000 $66,154 $442,476 $676,922 $88,230 $1,549,982 $1,399,980 $1,399,980 $720,000 $460,000 $56,268 $98,772 $1,035,845 $500,960 $4,271,825

Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead Summary of Building Permits Granted 2021 - Year-to-Date (November) Page 5 Neighboring Communities KINDRED, ND

2017 Permits

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

5 5 2 9 1 1 18

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

42 36 6 23 3 1 69

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

16 16 2 1 19

Total Housing Starts Single Family Twin Home Row / Town House Duplex Multi-Family New Commercial Residential Remodel Commercial Remodel Public Miscellaneous Total

78 72 6 4 118 12 7 45 264

MAPLETON, ND

OXBOW, ND

TOTAL - Neighboring

Units

2018 Value Permits

$1,500,000 $1,500,000 $345,000 $90,198 $15,000 $953,100 $2,903,298

10 10 11 1 1 23

$10,964,556 $9,726,556 $1,238,000 $133,173 $5,000 $68,000 $11,170,729

25 21 4 2 25 2 3 57

$12,501,603 $12,501,603 $744,500 $1,258,000 $14,504,103

13 13 2 1 16

$29,725,165 $28,487,165 $1,238,000 $581,434 $1,842,656 $1,085,545 $26,040,137 $2,305,289 $61,580,226

76 70 6 10 92 11 2 96 287

Units

2019 Value Permits

$3,211,956 $3,211,956 $144,049 $32,750 $3,000 $3,391,755

10 8 2 12 3 3 28

$6,760,934 $6,008,934 $752,000 $680,000 $634,020 $115,000 $304,000 $8,493,954

16 12 4 1 14 2 2 35

$7,223,357 $7,223,357 $350,000 $60,001 $7,633,358

8 8 1 4 13

$24,258,904 $23,136,904 $1,122,000 $2,996,033 $1,904,115 $1,727,050 $1,255,193 $1,292,349 $33,433,644

55 49 6 7 115 14 10 62 263

Units

2020 Value Permits

$2,670,525 $2,270,525 $400,000 $283,200 $335,222 $46,700 $3,335,647

13 9 4 2 16 3 1 3 38

$4,138,595 $3,558,595 $580,000 $44,000 $243,100 $1,265,000 $11,500 $5,702,195

16 16 1 17 2 2 38

$5,013,000 $5,013,000 $145,000 $62,417 $5,220,417

15 15 10 25

$16,915,005 $15,935,005 $980,000 $1,415,200 $2,624,968 $4,327,490 $6,041,532 $380,330 $31,704,525

64 60 4 9 102 13 5 87 280

Units

2021 Value Permits

$3,533,446 $2,933,446 $600,000 $270,000 $369,457 $226,000 $65,000 $88,500 $4,552,403

14 14 10 1 9 34

$4,645,505 $4,645,505 $800,000 $349,499 $30,000 $17,500 $5,842,504

21 19 2 4 11 4 5 45

$9,655,618 $9,655,618 $192,900 $9,848,518

6 6 6 12

$22,937,484 $22,337,484 $600,000 $3,900,181 $1,849,245 $4,489,080 $5,166,224 $1,393,525 $39,735,739

64 62 2 1 11 66 20 1 88 251

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No assurance is provided. Permit information reported here may have changed. For the most current permit information, please contact the individual cities.

Units

% Difference 20-21 Value Permits

Value

5-Yr Avg Permits

$5,354,340 $5,354,340 $295,015 $15,000 $67,500 $5,731,855

8% 56% -100% -100% -38% -67% -100% 200% -11%

52% 83% -100% -100% -20% -93% -100% -24% 26%

10 9 1 1 12 1 1 3 28

$5,653,050 $5,247,222 $405,828 $2,039,337 $167,571 $222,000 $177,631 $8,259,589

31% 19% 300% -35% 100% 150% 18%

22% 13% 155% -52% 640% 915% 41%

24 21 3 2 18 3 3 50

$3,762,000 $3,762,000 $626,000 $4,388,000

-60% -60% -40% -52%

-61% -61% 225% -55%

12 12 1 5 18

3% -50% 22% -35% 54% -80% 1% -10%

-6% -5% -32% 26% -4% 44% -93% -23% -

68 63 5 8 99 14 5 76 269

$21,636,376 $ $21,230,548 $405,828 $3,600,000 $4,923,643 $1,778,653 $6,469,685 $370,000 $1,075,361 $39,853,718

Units

Value

$3,254,053 $3,054,053 $200,000 $123,000 $236,384 $57,750 $270,664 $41,140 $3,982,992 $6,432,528 $5,837,362 $595,166 $712,667 $305,473 $327,400 $115,726 $7,893,794 $7,631,116 $7,631,116 $99,000 $337,164 $251,600 $8,318,879 $23,094,587 $22,225,421 $869,166 $720,000 $2,763,298 $1,999,927 $3,619,770 $7,774,617 $1,289,371 $41,261,570

A year-end message from our president 2021: A trifecta of challenges

As we flip the calendar to 2022, let’s glance in the rearview and reflect a bit. While challenges continue, including the pandemic and all that goes with it, our industry had one of its best years and the HBA of F-M celebrated many successes.

KIM HOCHHALTER Building Concepts, Inc. 2021 HBA President

I applaud you, our members, for navigating a year offering up a trifecta of difficulties: shortages in supply and workforce, high input costs and an increased demand for our products and services!

I like to think of us (your builders' associations), as the trifecta of solutions on the local, state and national levels. 1. HBA of F-M 2. North Dakota Association of Builders and 3. National Association of Home Builders Together, we worked to combat cost increases, address workforce needs and offer business development growth solutions (like education classes and our health insurance) to support you and your customers. Here are a few examples of our advocacy successes.

LOCAL Your HBA works to connect with community leaders, sharing the positives of homebuilding and commercial development: • Conducted and shared a study illustrating the economic benefits of homebuilding and multifamily development on the F-M area. • Added Building Industry Connect events which invited elected and administrative officials to the HBA for lunch with leaders and members. Look for more of these in 2022! • Established a task force to address the unprecedented uptick in homebuilding activity in Horace and work with city officials there to navigate it. • Continued cultivating relationships through a building officials roundtable last spring and an electrical inspectors roundtable this month.

STATE Legislative session advocacy in both North Dakota and Minnesota: • Worked with NDAB to defeat legislation that would have killed the North Dakota two-year tax

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exemption on new construction. • Made significant progress in Minnesota on what we call “border cities” work to help level the codes playing field between Moorhead and Fargo. • During North Dakota’s special session, we supported career and technical education funding which ultimately passed and is critical to our industry.

NATIONAL NAHB remains committed to finding long-term solutions with a boots-on-the-ground approach in Washington, D.C., regularly communicating with lawmakers and the White House on issues like: • Labor shortages • Supply delays • Price volatility

ADMINISTRATIVELY AND SOCIALLY HBA members and staff celebrated milestones, achievements and had plenty of fun along the way in 2021. We hosted a ribbon cutting and open house showing off the HBA’s newly remodeled home! Behind the scenes, staff engineered a migration of our association management system resulting in streamlined communications and events experiences for members. We welcomed a new HBA team member, Eric Watne, to work with Home Builders Care of F-M Foundation on workforce growth for our industry and developing the HBA’s and Foundation’s reach/impacts. Due to popular demand, we added new networking events including the High Noon Shootout, Casino Royale and Networking Nights at member businesses. Amid all the challenges you and our industry faced, your HBA still hosted valuable Parade of Homes in the spring and fall and launched a brand new Downtown Living Tour event. Heading into 2022, our membership recruitment is gaining speed and our retention rate continues holding strong. Member leaders and staff look forward to new features for the 60th annual Red River Valley Home & Garden Show! Best wishes to incoming HBA president David Reid, Radiant Homes. Be sure to attend our New Year Celebration Jan. 27 where he will ceremoniously take the gavel and outline his priorities. Remember: please reach out to your HBA as a resource and industry partner. You have a professional staff at your fingertips at the HBA. Call them if you need anything. Chances are, they can help or point you in the right direction as we face the future unknowns together.

Thank you for your continued support and best wishes in 2022! 9

You are cordially invited.

Please join HBA of F-M as we welcome 2022, make connections and mingle with our city and community leaders. Hear industry-specific updates from area cities’ dignitaries. Be ready for opportunities to win terrific prizes as Home Builders Care of F-M Foundation gears up for Giving Hearts Day! Meet the Foundation’s latest scholarship recipients. They are the next generation of construction leaders.

Date & Time

Thursday, Jan. 27 4:30 p.m. Installation of Boards 5 p.m. Meet & Mingle 6:30 p.m. Dinner & Program

Location

Delta Hotel of Fargo, 1635 42nd St S

Visit members.hbafm.com/calendar or call (701) 232-5846.

Come early and help us celebrate the installation of our 2022 HBA Board of Directors and Home Builders Care Board of Trustees!

We can't wait to see you! Pricing Early registration: $50 (by 4:30 p.m. Jan. 13)

Registration: $65 (after Jan. 13)

Reserved table: $350 (8 people) Cancellation deadline for a refund is 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20.

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U.S. REGULAR GASOLINE PRICES (DOLLARS PER GALLON) Source: Energy Information Administration

U.S.

November 22

November 29

December 6

December 13

December 20

$3.198

$3.171

$3.107

$3.084

$3.051

$3.395

Midwest

$3.380

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Nov 2019

Nov 2020

Minnesota

Nov 2021

$3.341

$3.315

$3.295

SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING PERMITS Oct 2021

Minnesota

Oct 2020

% change

24,745

32%

2,932

1,193,408

21%

1,655

13%

Source: NAHB

Source: bls.gov

3.1%

North Dakota

5.0%

3.3%*

4.7%

3.2%*

32,556 North Dakota

Source: bls.gov

2.3%

United States

Source: NAHB

2,939

United States

Source: bls.gov

3.6%

6.7%

Fargo-Moorhead

4.2%

Source: NAHB *Preliminary

Source: bls.gov

Oct 2019

Oct 2020

2.1%

3.6%

Oct 2021

1,438,493 Fargo-Moorhead Source: NAHB

1,863

2.7%

MORTGAGE RATES - APR

NATIONAL HOUSING MARKET INDEX

Source: Wells Fargo as of Dec. 27, 2021

Source: National Association of Home Builders

15-Year Fixed

2.607%

30-Year Fixed

3.350%

30-Year Jumbo

3.046%

30-Year Fixed VA 15-Year Jumbo

2.875%

Source: F-M Area Association of Realtors Dilworth, Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo | Single-Family, Condo, Townhouse, Twin Home, Duplex

Dec 22 2021 YTD

Dec 22 2020 YTD

% change

$284,943

$258,763

10%

$1,026,936,371

$920,679,912

12%

476

556

-14%

3,128

3,002

Closed MLS Volume

Range is 0-100. *Preliminary

2.869%

LOCAL REAL ESTATE

Home Prices

HMI is based on a monthly survey of NAHB members designed to take the pulse of the single-family housing market. Respondents rate market conditions for the sale of new homes at the present time and in the next six months as well as the traffic of prospective buyers of new homes.

Closed MLS Volume - New Construction Closed MLS Volume - Existing Residential Units

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Oct 2021

Nov 2021

Dec 2021*

Housing Market Index

SF Sales: Next 6 Mo

National

SF Sales: Present

Prospective Buyer Traffic Regional HMI

86 65

Northeast

South

Midwest West

72 88

75 88

74 87

Home Builders Association of F-M 1802 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND 58103

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Fargo gains another legislative district

The average number of constituents in North Dakota legislative districts is about 16,000 voters. It is the number legislators targeted when redistricting where voters cast their ballots and who represents them in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Redistricting in North Dakota happens every 10 years and, in 2021, it was executed during the special session. The North Dakota population is estimated at a record 779,000, up almost 16% during the last decade but most of the state’s rural legislative districts continued losing residents (according to census data) and became geographically larger. These changes reveal how population density is increasing in urban communities like Fargo.

As a result, another legislative district, District 10, was added to the city’s legislative map. Of the 47 legislative districts in North Dakota, 11 are in Cass County and these will have legislative races during 2022: 10, 11, 13, 16 (one house seat), 21, 27, 41, 44 and 45. The primary election will be June 14 and the general election will be Nov. 8.

Federal Reserve releases construction industry survey results

disruptions and lack of labor are hitting residential construction hardest and caused residential to have the highest cancelation rate. Meanwhile, infrastructure delays have dropped. Three big challenges are distinctly more significant than all other challenges combined. According to the survey, the largest concern to contractors is supply chain disruptions followed by labor and then material input costs.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis surveyed 225 contractors operating in its region and released results Dec. 9. HBA of F-M partnered with the Federal Reserve by distributing and making surveys available.

Despite the challenges, optimism prevails with approximately 13% reporting being very optimistic, 36% being somewhat optimistic and approximately 26% being unsure. When it comes to pessimism, about 18% are somewhat pessimistic and 5% are very pessimistic.

According to the survey, the overall outlook is moderately upbeat but project delays due to supply chain

Content compiled by Mark Puppe, Communications & Public Affairs Strategist | mark@hbafm.com

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