home sales: Inver Grove Heights MN Year to Date Home Sales Exceed 2010 Totals - 12/03/11 01:44 AM
Inver Grove Heights MN Home Sales Exceed 2010 Totals
Another Minnesota city's total year to date home sales have exceeded the entire 2010 totals.  According to information supplied by Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, the number of closed residential sales in Inver Grove Heights has just reached 281, topping the 2010 total of 273.  In a year as challenging as 2011, this suggests that there are some improvements in the Inver Grove Heights housing market.
With Minnesota's lower than national average unemployment numbers, there are enough young people with jobs and decent credit entering adulthood to move the sales needle … (3 comments)

home sales: Farmington MN 2011 home sales exceed 2010 totals - 12/01/11 04:43 AM
Farmington MN 2011 home sales exceed 2010 totals
Sold home totals in Farmington have passed the total units sold in 2010.  According to Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota data, total homes sold in Farmington in 2010 were 382, and the year to date total is 390.  2011 has been a great year for both sellers and buyers in Farmington.
Sellers who price their homes close to market value are finding that there are sufficient numbers of willing and able buyers searching for homes in Farmington.  If you're thinking about a lifestyle upgrade that involves the sale of your home, all … (2 comments)

home sales: Lakeville MN Home Sales Exceed 2010 Totals - 11/26/11 02:04 AM
Lakeville MN Home Sales Exceed 2010 Totals
Another Minnesota city's total year to date home sales have exceeded the entire 2010 totals.  According to information supplied by Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Lakeville's number of closed residential sales has just reached 607, topping the 2010 total of 605.  In a year as challenging as 2011, this suggests that there are some improvements in the Lakeville housing market.
The immobility of underwater homeowners still exists.  People who could afford a higher payment are still stuck in homes they otherwise would have replaced with a move up home. Eventually the lending industry … (8 comments)

home sales: Apple Valley MN exceeds 2010 total home sales - 11/08/11 01:44 AM
Apple Valley MN exceeds 2010 total home sales
Last month, I wrote of the likelihood that Apple Valley would exceed 2010 in total homes sold.  According to the Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Apple Valley has passed 2010 in total sales as of today.  The total number of homes sold in Apple Valley is 620, and the total for all of 2010 was 618.  With 65 additional sales pending closing and another month and a half before year end, 2011 looks like the year when the market has started to show some signs of life.
Sellers who have come to … (0 comments)

home sales: Northfield YTD Home Sales Exceed All of 2010 - 10/10/11 06:51 AM
For 2011, Northfield sold home totals have already exceeded homes sold for all of 2010.  According to data provided by the Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc., there were 198 homes sold in 2010, and the year to date sales are 203.  With another 23 sales under contract pending final closing, and two and a half months before the end of the year, it's possible that this could be the best year in the last five in terms of total units sold.  
It's good to see signs of increased home buying activity in Northfield, and it should encourage folks … (0 comments)

 
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