Buying a Minneapolis Condominiums

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By K. Kim

The largest metropolitan area in the state of Minnesota is the greater Minneapolis St. Paul area and it has become popular place for new home owners. The hottest areas for Minneapolis condominiums are North Warehouse District, North Quadrant Region, and St. Paul's Lowertown, you can find many condo developments along the Mississippi river.

Many of these condo conversions occurred in warehouse and factory builders where stable structures provided solid foundation for the condominiums. There are also high rise new constructions and luxury condos with spectacular view of the city that are available. These can range anywhere from $400,000 all the way up to $1,800,000 for luxurious penthouses condominiums.

Even with current recession, the market probably has seen the bottoming of prices. The inventories of condos under $400,000 have been dwindling and no now development is happening anytime soon. Many local experts are seeing price bottoming in Mills District and North Loop areas where prices are affordable at about $300,000.

The average days on the market for Minneapolis condominiums to sell is around 108 days which is above 28 percent from last year. Available inventories for sale and inventories in downtown area has declined to about 30 percent, which bodes well for sellers.

One positive news is that the aver median selling price has increased 6 percent. Even with many short sales and foreclosure auctions at a rate of 35 percent, the Twin Cities real estate market have remained better than rest of the country. The price have been below the national level by less than 8 percent.

Although the market is low at this point the spring will bring new wave of home buyers who are looking for good deals in this buyers market, make sure you have patience to wait out for the right buyer at the right price. The real estate market will rebound from the lows.

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