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1st Quarter Foreclosure & Short Sale Market Update

What is perhaps most telling of what has been happening in the Twin Cities foreclosure and short sale market so far this year is this chart published last week by...
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Sales Up Over 20%

It appears the low mortgage rates, affordable prices and government programs are combining to create healthy home sales. I keep thinking we will look back on this year as the 'Golden...
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Market Update – March Stats

According to March statistics released by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors last week, March closed sales were up 14.3% over last year. Pending sales were up even more…a whopping 21.3% over last...
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Market Update – February Stats

In reviewing the February data released this month by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors, it seems like February was an eery re-run of January. Although up a tiny bit, total...
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House vs Townhome vs Condo – Historical Market Overview

NOTE: see Months Supply of Inventory by property type in monthly Market Updates for current comparative information When I start to work with first-time home buyers I am frequently asked whether...
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Market Update – January Stats

There has been a lot of data released lately, as 2008 summary statistics are compiled. See Average 2006-2008 Minneapolis-St. Paul Sale Price and Percent Foreclosures by MLS Area for some interesting...
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Average 2006-2008 Minneapolis-St. Paul Sale Price and Percent Foreclosures by MLS Area

Average housing prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area dropped an average of 13.8% in 2008…but the market is local and there can be big differences from community to community even within...
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Is the log jam loosening?

For some time I have had this image of a giant log jam building…homes for sale piling up…sellers waiting to sell…buyers waiting for indicators that it was time to buy....
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