In the Twin Cities South Metro, Middle-Market Homes Are Stuck Between Builder Incentives and Rising Rates

The most competitive segment of the Twin Cities housing market isn’t where most people assume. In the south metro – an area spanning Burnsville, Lakeville, Prior Lake, and surrounding communities – the lower end moves quickly and the upper end has been surprisingly active. The middle of the market is stuck, squeezed by a dynamic that has less to do with demand than with what builders can offer that existing homeowners cannot. Jason Huerkamp, co-founder of Huerkamp Home Group of Keller Williams Preferred Realty, has operated in this market since 2001 and currently runs a 32-agent team across the Twin...

Santa Barbara, California’s Tight Housing Supply Is Structural, Not Cyclical

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East Bay California Buyers Rushed Purchases as Promised Fed Rate Cuts Stalled

Many homebuyers believe the Federal Reserve directly sets mortgage rates. That belief has been...

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