Category Archives: the skinny

Despite the anxiety on Wall Street, home buyers on Main Street continued along their merry way. Twin Citizens entered into 1,029 purchase agreements, up 49.1 percent from the 690 seen during the same week in 2010. Sellers, conversely, introduced only 1… Continue reading →

For the week ending July 23, Twin Cities home-buying activity increased 54.3 percent while home-listing activity declined 13.2 percent compared to the same week in 2010. Buyers entered into 1,040 purchase agreements while sellers brought 1,380 new prop… Continue reading →

As compared to the second-half 2010 market-wide slowdown once the tax credit expired, seller activity remains below 2010 levels while buyer activity is rising up in line with historic norms.Twin Cities home sellers brought 1,478 properties to the marke… Continue reading →

For the week ending July 2, there were 1,057 purchase agreements, a 58.2 percent increase over the 668 seen during the same week last yearLet’s sprinkle in some context. Over the past 10 weeks in the Twin Cities metro area, pending sales have increased… Continue reading →

For the week ending June 18, pending sales in the Twin Cities reached a new high for 2011. The 961 signed purchase agreements were 49.0 percent higher than the same week last year. That’s the greatest number of pending sales in 57 weeks or since the we… Continue reading →

For the week ending June 4, both buyer and seller activity continued to outpace year-ago levels in the Twin Cities. New listings were up 10.6 percent over the same week in 2010, and pending sales were up an encouraging 34.7 percent. That marks the fift… Continue reading →

Buyer activity in the Twin Cities metro area increased a colossal 59.2 percent over last year, the strongest year-over-year gain since the week ending October 3, 2009. That’s a win any way you look at it, especially after 52 of the past 53 weeks showed… Continue reading →

For only the second time since the end of last year’s tax credit, there were more Pending Sales for a given week than in the prior year. A total of 958 buyers entered into contract for the week ending May 14, an increase of 15.4 percent and the highest… Continue reading →

Last week marked the official end of year-over-year comparison to the 2010 tax credit period, but it’s evident (and not uncommon) that we’ll have at least one transitional week to count up the final sales of the tax credit. This week’s numbers are stil… Continue reading →

For the week ending April 9, sellers introduced 1,770 New Listings to the Twin Cities housing market. That’s down an even 30.0 percent from the same week in 2010 when motivated sellers rightfully decided it was time to sell.Current buyer activity simpl… Continue reading →