Weekly Twin Cities Real Estate Market Activity Report

Here's the Latest from MAAR:

As mortgage rates decline and home sellers appear increasingly willing to accept moderate offers, home sales have picked up slightly in recent weeks. Newly signed purchase agreements (pending sales) for the week ending November 3 were behind last year at this time by only 13.6 percent. New listings on the market also increased, up 7.3 percent for the same time period comparison. This week's edition of MAAR's Weekly Market Activity Report features updated figures for several key metrics:

Days on Market Until Sale in October was 142 days, an increase of 20.3 percent from one year ago.
Percent of Original List Price Received at Sale declined further to 93.1 percent and should continue to fall until early 2008.
The November Housing Affordability Index increased dramatically to 138 due to declines in mortgage rates and home prices, an important trend for the long-term health and accessibility of our market.
Months Supply of Inventory declined slightly to 9.5 months due to the annual drop in the number of homes for sale that takes place in November.

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