Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending August 16, 2014 Publish Date: August 25, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 Recent data would suggest that inflation is mostly under control, which hopefully indicates that the Federal Reserve will have enough room to comfortably maintain its accommodative monetary policy sta... Read More

Weekly Housing Market Activity Report for Maple Grove For Week Ending August 2, 2014 Publish Date: August 11, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013The past two years of recovery have defied the initial expectations of many. Some portions of the market are starting to experience a bit of a slowdown, which may be due to ... Read More

Weekly Housing  Market Activity Report for Maple Grove For Week Ending July 26, 2014 Publish Date: August 4, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013Like a broken digital music player, analysts continue to skip to housing market stability. Although residential real estate activity may not have the same pep as last year's summe... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending July 19, 2014 Publish Date: July 28, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 Finding the truth behind housing statistics is like debating the best beer for  summertime. On the beer side, you might pick an American wheat, Belgian white, shandy, Kolsch, cider or maybe a Coors Light ... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending July 12, 2014  Publish Date: July 21, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 We are within one of the most affordable home-buying environments in history, but prices are up and rates may well go up, too. Rising prices provide empirical  evidence of healthy demand. If invento... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report Week Ending July 5, 2014  Publish Date: July 14, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 Pending sales are back and ready to rumble along with their trusty comrade, inventory. After a slower start to the year, the numbers are rallying for a comeback. However, one number not rising is the num... Read More

WEEKLY MARKET ACTIVITY REPORTWas the entirety of the U.S. fixated on footy while the Americans still had a shot? Maybe for 90 minutes here and there, but the distraction of quadrennial global sports entertainment is not enough to affect weekly sales activity in a country more in line with the Super Bowl than the World Cup. More accura... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending June 21, 2014 Publish Date: June 30, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 The season of backyard grilling, outdoor festivals and extended family vacations is upon us. Those who are already safely tucked in an owned home are not likely thinking much about the housing market, but... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending June 7, 2014 Publish Date: June 16, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 Price growth. It has been the result of low inventory in the market these days, and  it would appear that the duration of the summer market will continue to see an increase in year-over-year median sales p... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending May 31, 2014  Publish Date: June 9, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 Sales are generally coming in slower this year compared to last year, and the market continues to find its way toward balance despite relatively low inventory. This may trick the housing novice into b... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report The yellow brick road to complete housing recovery has the trees whispering of rising home prices and low inventory. Luckily, these trees won't throw apples at us. Even though improvements appear flat in nature as we progress through each month, year-over-year comparisons still show enc... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending May 17, 2014 Publish Date: May 27, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 Higher prices gave sellers reason for optimism in early 2014. As prices stabilize, some are sensing the formation of a counter-trend. Silly rabbits. Price alone does not determine the state of the housing m... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending May 10, 2014 Publish Date: May 19, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 April showers bring the Speedwell. This could have been the mantra if 1620 had gone differently (go ahead and Google it). Either way, the May flowers are rising high even as mortgage rates stay persistently... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending May 3, 2014  Publish Date: May 12, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 Market normalization and an improved product mix is presented as housing weakness by some. However, price increases, demand and an improving national economic scene paint a brighter housing landscape. Accor... Read More

Weekly Market Activity Report For Week Ending April 26, 2014 Publish Date: May 5, 2014 • All comparisons are to 2013 There have already been a few items to watch in the burgeoning spring market, particularly around price, sales and inventory. Median sales prices are on the rise while sales have been a wee bit stubborn em... Read More