Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Home listings dropped while the price to buy a home went up over the past year in the Rochester area. 

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That’s according to the July 2022 Local Market Update from Minnesota Realtors. The report indicates there were 239 new listings in Olmsted County last month, down from 299 in July 2021. 

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The median home price in Olmsted County rose from $300,000 last year to $317,500 this year. Time spent on the market for Olmsted County homes for sale ticked up slightly from 22 days in 2021 to 24 this year. 

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New listings in southeast Minnesota fell from 883 in July 2021 to 702 last month. The median home price in the region increased from $263,000 last July to $267,000 in July 2022. The report says homes for sale in the region spent an average of 24 days on the market, up from 22 days last July. 

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Statewide, closed sales fell 19.2% compared to a year ago, and new listings were also significantly down, declining 14.2% compared to July 2021, although the total number of homes for sale rose 6.4%. 

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The median price for a home in Minnesota rose by nearly 10% to almost $340,000. New listings statewide increased by nearly 10% this year. Time spent on the market for homes across the state fell by nearly 4%. 


Sellers in Olmsted County, southeast Minnesota and statewide are getting what they’re asking for and then some. Sellers throughout the county and region are getting 100% of their listing price, which is a slight decrease from 102% last year. Statewide, sellers statewide got an average of 101% of their listing price last month.

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