Tag Archives: housing market

Monday Morning Market Update for Rochester MN

Residential home closings in the Rochester area were up 72% last week (September 17 to 23, 2010) over a year ago with 31 homes that closed.  These homes had an average market time of 105 days.  The average sold price … Read more >

Monthly Market Update for Rochester, Minnesota

Although historically low interest rates haven’t been able to counteract the effect of the contracted economy, the positive news in the real estate market is that it continues to plug along.  There were 108 signed contracts on Rochester area residential … Read more >

Monday Morning Market Update for Rochester, MN

Although the Rochester area real estate market continues along at a third lower than a year ago, the number of signed contracts last week (September 10 to 16, 2010) was up 62.5% over the previous week.  New listings also increased … Read more >

Monday Morning Market Update for Rochester, MN

Last week (September 3 to 9, 2010) was a holiday week and real estate activity in the Rochester area was about what would be expected with people taking some time off.   New listings in the Rochester area real estate market … Read more >

Morning Market Update for Rochester, MN

New listings in the Rochester area real estate market remained steady at a reduced level last week (August 27 to September 2) with just 27 listings coming on the market, down from 40 a year ago. Sales were down from … Read more >

Monday Morning Market Update for Rochester, MN

Good morning!

The Rochester area real estate market continued to plug along last week with total active listings up 10% over last year and everything else down between 30% and 40% from a year ago.  The 26 homes with signed … Read more >

Get a Fresh Outlook with a Fresh Coat of Paint

Fall is approaching, so it’s time to start thinking about doing those projects around the house that have taken back seat to summer plans.  Your home is most likely one of your biggest investments, and it is well worth the … Read more >

Rochester Area Monthly Market Conditions – August 2010

Homes have continued to sell in Rochester through the summer months, although at a much lower volume than in previous years.  The Home Buyer Tax Credit briefly shifted  the curve upward, putting home sales through the end of April on … Read more >

Morning Market Update for Rochester, MN

The focus seems to be more on preparing for back to school than on buying homes as things slowed a little last week in the local real estate market.  Last year’s numbers would imply that this is the norm for … Read more >

Rochester, MN Area Monthly Market Update

The June 30 closing deadline for the home buyer tax credit certainly boosted the market with the total volume of homes that closed in June approaching $45 million, a 34% increase over May’s  volume of $34 million, but down 13.5% … Read more >