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Weekly Housing Market Activity Report for the Twin Cities

Weekly Housing Market Activity Report for the Twin Cities

Weekly Housing Market Activity Report for the Twin Cities

For Week Ending February 1, 2020

Publish Date: February 10, 2020 • All comparisons are to 2019

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A newly released report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows in Q4 2019 the national homeownership rate rose to 65.1%. This is the highest level since Q3 2013 when the homeownership rate was 65.3%. For perspective, the national homeownership rate since 2000 peaked at 69.1% in Q1 2005 and was at its lowest at 62.9% in Q2 2016. The increase in the homeownership rate since Q2 2016 represents nearly 2.7 million additional owner-occupied homes. In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending February 1: • New Listings increased 4.5% to 978 • Pending Sales increased 6.1% to 904 • Inventory decreased 15.5% to 7,621 For the month of December: • Median Sales Price increased 7.9% to $278,200 • Days on Market decreased 1.8% to 56 • Percent of Original List Price Received increased 0.5% to 97.3% • Months Supply of Homes For Sale decreased 15.8% to 1.6.

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