For Week Ending September 6, 2025

U.S. housing starts rose to a five-month high, climbing 5.2% month-over-month and 12.9% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,428,000 units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The gain was driven primarily by multi-family starts, which surged 11.6% from the previous month to 470,000 units, while single family starts increased 2.8% to 939,000 units.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 6:

• New Listings increased 8.2% to 1,574
• Pending Sales increased 6.5% to 825
• Inventory increased 1.4% to 10,325

FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.8% to $399,999
• Days on Market increased 5.0% to 42
• Percent of Original List Price Received remained flat at 98.7%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale decreased 3.6% to 2.7/li>

All comparisons are to 2024

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For Week Ending August 30, 2025

Investors purchased 265,000 homes—nearly 27% of all homes sold—in the first quarter of 2025, according to a recent report from BatchData. That’s a 1.2% increase from the same period last year and represents the highest share in at least five years. Between 2020 and 2023, investors purchased an average of 18.5% of homes sold. Investor-owned properties now account for approximately 20% of the country’s 86 million single-family homes.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 30:

• New Listings increased 2.9% to 1,158
• Pending Sales increased 7.9% to 952
• Inventory increased 1.1% to 10,399

FOR THE MONTH OF JULY:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.6% to $395,000
• Days on Market increased 11.1% to 40
• Percent of Original List Price Received decreased 0.2% to 99.3%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale remained flat at 2.7

All comparisons are to 2024

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For Week Ending August 23, 2025

According to Realtor®.com’s July 2025 Monthly Housing Market Trends Report, national housing inventory increased 24.8% year-over-year, with more than 1.1 million homes for sale in July. This marks the third consecutive month with over 1 million active listings. While this is encouraging news for buyers, total active listings remain 13.4% below typical 2017-2019 levels.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 23:

• New Listings increased 3.2% to 1,356
• Pending Sales increased 2.9% to 896
• Inventory increased increased 2.1% to 10,445

FOR THE MONTH OF JULY:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.6% to $395,000
• Days on Market increased 11.1% to 40
• Percent of Original List Price Received decreased 0.2% to 99.3%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale remained flat at 2.7

All comparisons are to 2024

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For Week Ending August 16, 2025

At present, 62% of Americans own a home, while 34% say they rent, according to a recent Gallup survey. Among non homeowners, 30% plan to purchase a home within the next five years, 23% plan to do so within the next ten years, and 45% have no plans to buy a home in the foreseeable future. Renters say the cost of homeownership, including a down payment, is the greatest barrier to purchasing a home.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16:

• New Listings increased 9.2% to 1,466
• Pending Sales increased 6.8% to 1,007
• Inventory increased 1.0% to 10,344

FOR THE MONTH OF JULY:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.6% to $395,000
• Days on Market increased 11.1% to 40
• Percent of Original List Price Received decreased 0.2% to 99.3%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale remained flat at 2.7

All comparisons are to 2024

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For Week Ending August 9, 2025

The average monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home reached a record high of $2,570 in 2024, based on a 30-year fixed-rate loan and a 3.5% down payment, according to the State of the Nation’s Housing 2025 report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. Using a 31% debt-to-income ratio, a homebuyer would need to earn at least $126,700 per year to afford that monthly payment.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 9:

• New Listings decreased 6.9% to 1,408
• Pending Sales increased 8.5% to 1,005
• Inventory increased 2.2% to 10,268

FOR THE MONTH OF JULY:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.6% to $395,000
• Days on Market increased 11.1% to 40
• Percent of Original List Price Received decreased 0.2% to 99.3%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale remained flat at 2.7

All comparisons are to 2024

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For Week Ending August 2, 2025

U.S. housing starts rose 4.6% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,321,000 units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Single-family housing starts decreased 4.6% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 883,000 units, while multi-family starts jumped 30.6% to 414,000 units.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 2:

• New Listings increased 2.0% to 1,514
• Pending Sales decreased 8.3% to 979
• Inventory increased 3.4% to 10,301

FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.8% to $401,000
• Days on Market increased 11.4% to 39
• Percent of Original List Price Received decreased 0.1% to 100.0%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale increased 4.0% to 2.6

All comparisons are to 2024

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For Week Ending July 26, 2025

Nationally, active listings reached 1.08 million in June, a 28.9% increase from a year earlier, according to Realtor®.com’s June 2025 Monthly Housing Market Trends Report. The typical home spent 53 days on the market, five days longer than last June, while 20.7% of listings had price reductions, the highest June share since at least 2016.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 26:

• New Listings decreased 4.7% to 1,433
• Pending Sales increased 5.5% to 1,016
• Inventory increased 4.0% to 10,262

FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.8% to $401,000
• Days on Market increased 11.4% to 39
• Percent of Original List Price Received decreased 0.1% to 100.0%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale increased 4.0% to 2.6

All comparisons are to 2024

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For Week Ending July 12, 2025

As housing inventory builds up, an increasing number of U.S. homebuilders have been making price reductions to help boost new-home sales. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), 37% of builders reported cutting prices in June, up from 34% in May. The average price reduction was 5%, while the use of sales incentives, including mortgage rate buydowns, rose slightly to 62%.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 12:

• New Listings increased 9.9% to 1,843
• Pending Sales increased 3.9% to 949
• Inventory increased 5.8% to 9,901

FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.8% to $401,000
• Days on Market increased 11.4% to 39
• Percent of Original List Price Received decreased 0.1% to 100.0%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale increased 4.0% to 2.6

All comparisons are to 2024

Click here for the full Weekly Market Activity Report. From MAAR Market Data News.