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Think REALTORS Are Rich?

13 January, 2010 (08:01) | Community Issues, Foreclosures and Short Sales, MLS Compliment & Criticism, Market Stats, Opinion, Personal Experiences | By: Aaron Dickinson - Edina Realty

The 3 local REALTOR associations released 2009 housing statistics and I started going through them and my eyes were drawn to the number of closed sales in 2009 -  45,200.
Since most sales have a Buyer’s Agent and a Seller’s Agent, we’re looking at a total of approximately 90,000 trasaction “sides.”
The Twin Cities associations have approximately [...]

Profit & Loss: Twin Cities Real Estate Market

3 November, 2008 (05:01) | Foreclosures and Short Sales, Info for Buyers, Info for Sellers, Market Stats, Opinion, Personal Experiences | By: Aaron Dickinson - Edina Realty

(graphic modified from Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS report)
Using a little cut-and-paste magic, I wanted to take a look at the impact of the housing market’s shift over the last 4 years.  Comparing total sales volume (in Dollars) in 2008 vs. 2005 shows that we’re down 40% in the 3 years since the market’s peak.  [...]


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