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Market Update: Big Lake, MN March 2012 (Prices are Stable for Split Entry/Level Design Homes)

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Real Estate Appraiser with Michael S. Bolton,Inc.

The City of Big Lake, MN | Market Update

For every appraisal it's important to determine as to whether values are increasing, decreasing, or are remaining stable (click here for detailed article on how this is done).

The MLS indicates that prices for the city of Big Lake, MN increased for the month of March, and declined slightly year to date. This is for all types of properties that have sold within the city of Big Lake, MN. This is similar to what is happening for split entry/level design homes over the past 12 months (see below) in the selected neighborhood area.

The data for this market update is based on the above search criteria over the past 12 months.

The homes that were selected for this trend line were all single family split entry/level design homes within the city of Big Lake, MN for the past 12 months, for the exact search criteria see the map above. This market analysis indicates that prices are considered to be stable, or very slightly decreasing as indicated by the chart above. Distressed sales (Bank REO's & Short Sales) are considered a factor in the market, and they make-up approximately 80% of the sales. The decline in inventory levels (41%) will have a positive impact on values.

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Susanna Haynie
CO-RE Group, LLC -Real estate sales and services - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realtor GRI CNE MCNE ePro MRP

Michael - seems to be like that in a lot of places...low inventory, increased prices month to month, lower YTD and homes $250K and below are almost flying off the shelves if they are priced right and taken care off.

May 08, 2012 11:40 PM