Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Twin Cities Market Activity Report WE 4/12

Minneapolis / Saint Paul Real Estate

The usually sproingy spring market is slowly slipping back into place after a few years of squish. Pending sales continue to outpace weekly year-over-year figures. The 1,122 purchase agreements signed during the week ending April 3 were 11.8 percent above last year.

Active listings have slowly risen all year and now have surpassed where the market stood at this point last year by half a percentage point. (That's the only plus sign you'll see on page 4 of the report.) Two other new values to take a look at this week: Days on Market Until Sale (page 5) has dropped to its lowest point in years. It now takes an average of 130 days to get a house sold in the Twin Cities.

Percentage of Original List Price Received at Sale (page 6) is moving in the opposite direction, rising 2.7 percent over last year. This should motivate sellers as we warm through spring and summer.

With the home buyer tax credit ending soon and the Spring Real Estate market heating up this is your perfect  time to look for that new home! For the latest listings in Minneapolis and Saint Paul check out ChadElliot.com

Source: MAAR

CHAD ELLIOT, REALTOR©

The Hennepin Group, LLC

Keller Williams Realty

17205 Yale Street NW, Suite D
Elk River, Minnesota, 55330

Mobile: (651) 795-1147

Fax: (763) 241-0187

Email: chadelliot@kw.com