Everything You Need to Know about the Parade of Homes(sm) 2016 Fall Tour

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It’s that time of year again and here’s everything you need to know about the Twin Cities Parade of Homes(sm) 2016 Fall Tour. Hopefully you made it out to the Grand Opening of one of our Parade of Homes(sm) models this past weekend. It was a fantastic Grand Opening, but if you missed it you can come out this weekend to see it as well as our other models in the tour. Click here for the details of our 5 Parade of Homes models.

Everything You Need to Know about the Parade of Homes(sm) 2016 Fall Tour

• The 68th consecutive Fall Parade of Homes is presented by the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) and sponsored by The Tile Shop and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

• This tour offers 423 new homes to tour, open September 10 through October 2nd, Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 6:00 pm.

• All the homes are free to tour with the exception of four Artisan Dream Homes. Visitors pay a $5.00 donation to the BATC Foundation to enter.

• A comprehensive Guidebook provides complete information about the tour, including maps, descriptions and images of all the homes, and will be available, free of charge, at area Holiday Stationstores beginning on August 26, 2016.

• A comprehensive companion website offers a variety of search filters plus additional information about each builder at www.ParadeofHomes.org. An interconnected mobile site lets smart phone and tablet users access the same information.

• Online visitors can use the Trip Planner to map a route between selected homes (and later access them via their mobile device), find inspiration with almost 7,000 interior and exterior images on the photo gallery, and use the interactive Personal Designers to change colors and finishes on a variety of photos, then save them to their own Idea Gallery to save and share.

• The Parade of Homes will once again feature the Green Path Energy Tour, sponsored by Xcel Energy. This spring, 70 percent (293) of Parade Homes were tested by an independent energy rater, and have been assigned a HERS (Home Energy Rating System) rating. These homes can share a Green Path Home Performance Report (HPR) that graphically explains the home’s energy test results and allow homebuyers to compare expected energy use between homes.

• The lowest priced home is listed at $189,950, the most expensive home at $2,600,000.

• There are a total of 41 homes priced over $1,000,000 and 21 priced under $300,000. The total value of all homes on the tour is $262,008,280.

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