Weekly Housing Market Activity Report for the Twin Cities

Weekly Housing Market Activity Report for the Twin Cities

For Week Ending September 21, 2019
Publish Date: September 30, 2019 • All comparisons are to 2018

This week the National Association of REALTORS® reported that nationally, August
existing-home sales rose 2.6% from a year ago. Additionally, the Federal Reserve
announced a rate cut for the second time in seven weeks, though this was widely
expected and largely factored into mortgage rates already. A strong economy along
with mortgage rates near their lows for the year continue to support healthy housing
demand.
In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending September 21:
• New Listings increased 7.6% to 1,676
• Pending Sales decreased 2.4% to 1,158
• Inventory decreased 4.4% to 12,628
For the month of August:
• Median Sales Price increased 6.9% to $286,500
• Days on Market increased 2.5% to 41
• Percent of Original List Price Received decreased 0.2% to 99.0%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale remained flat at 2.6