Information from Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc.
MLS 302 (Downtown Minneapolis), January 1 –December 31, 2008
341
resales (previously owned homes) sold in 2008, a 6% decrease from 363 in 2007
271
newly-built (including conversions) homes sold in 2008, a 35% decrease from 336 sold in 2007
$288,646
average sale price in 2008 of previously owned homes, a 5% decrease from 2007
$398,233
average sale price of new construction homes in 2008, a 13% increase from 2007
$217
average cost per square foot for previously owned homes, down from $222 in 2007
$273
average cost per square foot for new construction in 2007, slightly down from $275 in 2007
57%
percent of all homes sold cost less than $300,000
12
Downtown homes sold over $1 million in 2008
$495
average cost per sq ft for homes over $1 million
28
Downtown homes sold over $750,000, 5.0% of all sales, averaging $443 per sq ft
$69
lowest paid cost per sq ft: @ The Sexton, 1 bd, 1 ba, 1,150 sq ft
$854
highest paid cost per sq ft: @ Stone Arch Lofts, 3 bd, 3 ba, 3,220 sq ft
$70,000
lowest sale price: @ City Heights, 431 sq ft studio
$2.75 million
highest list price sold: @ Stone Arch Lofts, 3 bd, 3 ba, 3,220+ sq ft
183
average cumulative days on market in 2008, up from 164 days in 2007
94.9%
percent of list price received for previously-owned homes, down from 96.2% in 2007
46
average number of homes sold per month in 2008
10.1
months of active resale inventory, known as absorption rate
March 2, 2009 at 5:07 am
A six percent decline year-over-year is a good sign considering the prevailing negativity about the market. The newly-built/conversion number is not surprising since no major projects have started recently. Thanks for the data!