Median Home Price Just Shy of Record High Amidst Strongest Demand in a Decade Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 11, 2015) – With the sole exception of inventory, every market metric showed continued improvement during May. The number of signed purchase agreements in the 13-county Twin Cities increased 19.5 percent to 6,228. That marks the highest May [...]
Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 12, 2015) – The number of signed purchase agreements in the 13-county Twin Cities region reached a 10-year high for the month of April. The figure came up just shy of reaching a 10-year record high for any month. Buyers wrote 6,329 offers to purchase homes, a 26.0 percent increase from last [...]
After three full years of price gains, recovery shows renewed vigor Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 12, 2015) – The Twin Cities housing market showed refreshed signs of strength last month, partly in anticipation of what looks to be a promising spring market as well as favorable interest rates. Buyer and seller activity surged in February. New [...]
Strong Start to Year Sets Tone for 2015 Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 12, 2015) – The Twin Cities regional housing market started 2015 on an enthusiastic but not overly dramatic note. Both seller activity and pending buyer activity increased relative to January 2014. Sellers introduced 4,497 new listings to the marketplace, 5.9 percent more than last [...]
Hometown Realty was recently named Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce Business of the month for February 2015! During the radio interview on KDUZ, Cheryl Dooley from Hometown Realty explains the current shortage of homes for sale in the Hutchinson, MN area and how this is a perfect time to put your home on the market to [...]
2014 Annual Wrap-Up: Recovery Continues, Market Normalizing. Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 14, 2015) – Strong demand and higher prices were some of the positive developments seen in 2014. Market recovery continued to take hold. Sellers were motivated by rising prices and quick market times, and so they listed more properties for sale. Closed sales activity ended [...]
Recovery Plows Forward as New Condo Prices Reach Fresh Highs Minneapolis, Minnesota (December 10, 2014) – The Twin Cities regional housing market continued to make strides toward recovery in November, even as some measures appear to show unfavorable movement. Pending sales, or the number of signed purchase agreements, fell 7.5 percent in November compared to [...]
Gains in Traditional Activity Almost Offset Declines in Distressed Activity Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 12, 2014) – In October 2014, overall buyer and seller activity both cooled slightly in the 13-county Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. Pending sales declined 1.3 percent from last year, while new listings decreased 2.3 percent. Gains in traditional activity nearly offset dramatic [...]
Housing seemed to have a slow start to the spring selling season, but appearances deceive. Dig into that spring soil and you begin to unearth differences in individual areas and market segments. Inventory is slowly rising in some areas. Activity is picking up in the upper price tiers. Rents continue to climb in most metros. [...]
Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 11, 2014) – House hunters in the 13-county Twin Cities metropolitan area are finally getting more to choose from. Inventory levels were up 6.1 percent to 16,368 homes for sale in May 2014. This comes as new listings were up 3.0 percent to 8,572 and pending sales were down 9.0 percent to [...]
