As the first month of the year trots onward, so do home buyers. They posted increased activity levels compared to the same week in 2011. Seller activity slowed compared to last year, however. Inventory declines effectively positioned many local markets into a more balanced state – particularly toward the end of last year. Increased seller activity in the coming months could slow or even reverse that trend. Don’t fret. Not only is an increase in new listings perfectly normal for this time of year, but improved absorption rates and seller concessions could begin to stew into seller confidence.
In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending January 21:
- New Listings decreased 8.2% to 1,092
- Pending Sales increased 29.0% to 730
- Inventory decreased 23.2% to 17,822
For the month of December:
- Median Sales Price decreased 6.5% to $145,000
- Days on Market decreased 2.1% to 141
- Percent of Original List Price Received increased 1.7% to 90.6%
- Months Supply of Inventory decreased 33.7% to 4.7