More than 6.6 million workers filed for unemployment benefits last week according
to the latest report by the Labor Department, on top of the 3.3 million that filed for
unemployment the week prior. High levels of unemployment filings are expected
to continue in the coming weeks as businesses remain shuttered and shelter in
place orders have expanded to cover most of the country. The impact of these
orders is becoming more apparent in the market activity stats reported here.
In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending April 4:
• New Listings decreased 27.7% to 1,393
• Pending Sales decreased 13.7% to 1,077
• Inventory decreased 7.9% to 8,859
For the month of February:
• Median Sales Price increased 6.2% to $281,570
• Days on Market decreased 2.9% to 67
• Percent of Original List Price Received increased 0.3% to 98.0%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale decreased 5.6% to 1.7