Category Archives: the skinny

11-1-2011This week’s market scorecard shows increased activity levels for buyers and a modest decline in seller activity. Consumer purchase demand posted a welcomed increase over the same week in 2010. Sellers brought fewer new listings onto the market… Continue reading →

10-17-2011It seems like every passing week brings not one but two new record declines: inventory levels and mortgage rates. The week ending October 8 was certainly no exception. The number of active listings on the market fell 21.0 percent to 22,434 un… Continue reading →

With the final week of the third quarter in the books, buyers posted solid gains over last year’s activity levels while sellers listed fewer properties on the market. As is typical for this time of year, expect some seasonal changes to start taking hol… Continue reading →

New Listings:Sellers posted their smallest decline in newly listed homes in three months. The 1,320 new properties were 4.8 percent fewer than the same week last year. What’s causing the shift? New listings dropped at this time last year while current … Continue reading →

New Listings:Sellers posted their smallest decline in newly listed homes in three months. The 1,320 new properties were 4.8 percent fewer than the same week last year. What’s causing the shift? New listings dropped at this time last year while current … Continue reading →

“How’s the Market?” (Elevator Edition):New listings remain subdued with 15 weeks in a row of year-over-year declines. Buyer activity is strong with 19 straight weeks of year-over-year gains. Inventory has posted 31 consecutive weeks of year-over-year d… Continue reading →

With the Labor Day slowdown in the mix for the current round of numbers, new listings were down 21.2 percent compared to the 12.9 percent average decline over the past three months. At 1,248 new homes, that now marks 14 consecutive weeks of year-over-y… Continue reading →

For the week ending August 20, Twin Cities home sellers continued to list fewer properties than last year at this time, as new listings were down 11.8 percent to 1,342. That makes for 11 consecutive weeks of (still welcome) declines. Meanwhile, buyer a… Continue reading →

As the final days of summer start to wane, Twin Cities home buyers posted their 14th consecutive week of double-digit, year-over-year gains. For the week ending August 13, there were 47.4 percent more purchase agreements signed than during the same wee… Continue reading →

Pending sales in the 13-county Twin Cities metropolitan area were up 42.7 percent over July 2010′s post-tax credit slump. Buyers entered into 4,077 purchase agreements, marking the third consecutive month of double-digit year-over-year gains in purchas… Continue reading →