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Archives for December 2025

Mortgage Rates Remain Near 2025 Lows

December 11, 2025 by Barb Duthler Leave a Comment

December 11, 2025
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is well below the year-to-date average of 6.62%, providing some sense of balance to the housing market.

  • The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.22% as of December 11, 2025, up from last week when it averaged 6.19%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.60%.
  • The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.54%, up from last week when it averaged 5.44%. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 5.84%.

Information provided by Freddie Mac.

Filed Under: Interest Rates

New Listings and Pending Sales

December 9, 2025 by Barb Duthler Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Listings and Pendings

Inventory

December 9, 2025 by Barb Duthler Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Inventory

Weekly Market Report

December 9, 2025 by Barb Duthler

For Week Ending November 29, 2025

U.S. homeowners earned an average profit of 49.9% on the sale of single-family homes and condominiums in the third quarter of 2025, according to ATTOM’s latest U.S. Home Sales Report. That figure is up slightly from 49.3% in the second quarter, but remains below the 55.4% recorded during the third quarter of 2024. The typical homeowner realized a profit of $123,100 in the third quarter, up 1.9% from the previous quarter but down 3.5% from a year earlier.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 29:

  • New Listings decreased 11.6% to 465
  • Pending Sales decreased 7.0% to 556
  • Inventory increased 0.5% to 9,671

FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER:

  • Median Sales Price increased 2.1% to $389,900
  • Days on Market increased 6.7% to 48
  • Percent of Original List Price Received increased 0.3% to 98.1%
  • Months Supply of Homes For Sale decreased 3.6% to 2.7

All comparisons are to 2024

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

Filed Under: Inventory

Mortgage Rates Move Down

December 4, 2025 by Barb Duthler Leave a Comment

December 4, 2025
Mortgage rates decreased for the second straight week, emerging from the Thanksgiving holiday. Compared to this time last year, mortgage rates are half a percent lower, creating a more favorable environment for homebuyers and homeowners.

  • The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.19% as of December 4, 2025, down from last week when it averaged 6.23%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.69%.
  • The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.44%, down from last week when it averaged 5.51%. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 5.96%.

Information provided by Freddie Mac.

Filed Under: Interest Rates

New Listings and Pending Sales

December 2, 2025 by Barb Duthler Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Listings and Pendings

Inventory

December 2, 2025 by Barb Duthler Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Inventory

Weekly Market Report

December 2, 2025 by Barb Duthler

For Week Ending November 22, 2025

Nearly one-third (32.8%) of all homes sold in the first half of 2025 were paid for in cash, down 0.6% from the same period last year, according to a recent report from Realtor®.com. Cash sales were most common at the low and high ends of the price spectrum and vary across regions, with lower-priced and second-home markets often seeing more all-cash transactions than other areas.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 22:

  • New Listings increased 8.1% to 949
  • Pending Sales decreased 2.3% to 773
  • Inventory increased 0.4% to 9,994

FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER:

  • Median Sales Price increased 2.1% to $389,900
  • Days on Market increased 6.7% to 48
  • Percent of Original List Price Received increased 0.3% to 98.1%
  • Months Supply of Homes For Sale decreased 3.6% to 2.7

All comparisons are to 2024

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

Filed Under: Inventory

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