U.S. housing starts jumped 15.8% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,499,000 units, but were down 4.4% from one year ago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Single-family starts climbed 3.3% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,050,000 units, while multi-family starts surged 58.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 418,000 units.

IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 25:

• New Listings increased 2.2% to 886
• Pending Sales decreased 15.2% to 610
• Inventory decreased 2.3% to 6,888

FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER:

• Median Sales Price increased 4.6% to $370,000
• Days on Market increased 9.8% to 56
• Percent of Original List Price Received increased 0.3% to 97.0%
• Months Supply of Homes For Sale remained flat at 1.9

All comparisons are to 2024

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