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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Housing Recovery Rolls Along in Twin Cities

Hopkins is one of many communities riding an uptick in sales that’s in its eighth straight month.

For the eighth straight month, the Twin Cities' median home sales price rose as the metro area saw increased sales demand and the distressed market accounting for a smaller part of overall home sales, according to data the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR) released Monday. In Hopkins, prices skyrocketed. The median home sales price in October was $130,000, up 35.6 percent from the same period a year ago, according to MAAR's data. The bottom line: More homes sold in less time at higher prices and for closer to asking price than last year, MAAR officials said. The Twin Cities' overall median sales price rose 14.8 percent to $175,000 in October compared with the same month in 2011, MAAR reported. Meanwhile, the trade group said …

Friday, April 13, 2012

Hopkins Sees Strong March Real Estate Numbers

The median sales price was up 6.9 percent over the year before.

The Great Real Estate Downturn may be nearing an end. Area Realtors reported Wednesday that residential real estate prices across the Twin Cities region are on the rebound; the median price of homes sold in March was up 6.4 percent from the same month last year—the first such year-over-year increase since October 2010. The news was even better in Hopkins, where the median sales price was up 6.9 percent and there were 47.4 percent more new listings, according to a report from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR). Homes also spent less time on the market—145 days on average compared to 162 in 2011. Regionally, Realtors reported several signs of an improving market. In addition to the median price boost: Andy Fazendin, MAAR’s …

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6:52 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012

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