Twin Cities Area Real Estate Market Rebounds

It’s sure looking like the real estate market in the Twin Cities reached bottom earlier this year and is a period of solid recovery, according to the June report from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. Consider the following:

1. After falling pretty consistently for months during the last two years, the median home price in the Twin Cities area has increased by almost 17% since February, and by $25,000 in dollar terms (see chart above, click to enlarge). From April to June this year the median price increased by $20,500 compared to only a $500 increase last year from April-June.

2. Pending sales in June are up by 33.7% from the same month last year.

3. Closed sales in June are 20% higher than June 2008.

4. The average sales price in the Twin Cities area increased by $23,275 from April to June this year, compared to a $1,419 increase during the same period last year.

5. The current months supply of inventory of 7.3 months is more than 3 months lower than last year at this time (10.6 months).

6. The current Supply-Demand Ratio (SDR) of 4.90 homes for sale per buyer is 32.6% lower than last year’s SDR of 7.27 homes per buyer. (Note: The SDR is calculated by comparing the number of homes for sale at the beginning of each month with the number of total pending sales for the month. The higher the SDR, the more supply there is relative to demand.)

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