Weekly Market Memo

Twin cities weekly real estate market update for buyers and sellers

Real Estate WEEKLY MARKET MEMO – Week of February 9th, 2026   If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this might be it. Mortgage rates have eased into the low 6s, averaging 6.2% last week. That’s a meaningful shift from where we’ve been, and notably, forecasts are calling for rates to drift into the 5.5–5.75% range by mid-2026. Translation? Money just got cheaper. And it may […]
Real Estate WEEKLY MARKET MEMO – Week of January 26, 2026 Mortgage Rates Are Finally Doing Something Interesting (And Yes, It Matters in the Twin Cities) For the first time in a while, the housing data is actually…interesting. Mortgage rates recently dipped to a three-year low (around 6.06%) before ticking back up slightly to about 6.2%. That small move may not sound dramatic, but in real […]
Real Estate WEEKLY MARKET MEMO – Week of January 5, 2026 Twin Cities Housing Market: Still Quiet — and That’s the Point If this week’s market data feels familiar, that’s because it is. And that’s actually the story. 📉 Showings: Still Soft, Still Expected Showing activity was down 19.7% compared to last year — almost a carbon copy of late December. Before anyone panics: This is […]
Real Estate WEEKLY MARKET MEMO – Week of December 29, 2025 If I had to describe it in one image, it’s this: driving through Wisconsin on I-94. Flat. Predictable. Not terrible. Not thrilling. Mostly… more of the same. That actually tracks pretty well with the data. 📉 Showings: Quiet, but not alarming Last week, showing activity was down 26.5% compared to a year ago. That’s a […]
Real Estate 🏡 WEEKLY MARKET MEMO – Week of December 15, 2025 Let’s talk about what the housing market did last week—spoiler alert: it moved about as fast as someone getting off the couch after a second plate of Christmas cookies. Showing activity was down 22.9% compared to last year.No panic required. This is mid-December doing exactly what mid-December does. Buyers are distracted, sellers are tired, and […]
Real Estate WEEKLY MARKET MEMO – Week of December 8, 2025 Grab your coffee, your emotional-support water bottle, and maybe a carbohydrate—because this week’s numbers are… a mood.   🔍 Showing Activity Overall showings were down 13.4% from last year. Translation: buyers are still out there—they’re just moving with the same energy we all have when someone suggests putting up holiday lights. The overachievers of the […]
Weekly Market Memo đź”· WEEKLY MARKET MEMO – Week of December 1, 2025 This week, the housing market officially entered its Post-Thanksgiving Leftover Funk. You know the phase:No one knows what day it is, stuffing is now a breakfast food, and we’re all just quietly pretending the fridge isn’t a Jenga tower of half-empty containers. Showings slowed, attention drifted, and the market collectively said, “Let’s… circle back on […]
Weekly Market Memo đź”· WEEKLY MARKET MEMO – Week of November 24, 2025 This week, the housing market slipped into what I’m officially calling its Pre-Thanksgiving Food Coma. Showings slowed down, attention spans evaporated, and everyone suddenly remembered they need to baste something. But—even in the fog—there are some very real signals worth paying attention to.   📉 Overall Showing Activity Showing activity was down 5.3% vs this […]
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