




For a home that is just a few minutes away from the Twin Cities metro region, the Golden Valley real estate market is for you. This community has about 20,000 residents, many of whom work at Pentair and General Mills, two of the largest corporations located within the city. But for those like me who work outside the city, Interstate 394 and State Highways 55 and 100 make commuting as simple as possible.
As far as schools, my children attend the Sandburg Middle School and they enjoy their teachers and the staff. Their test scores have improved since we moved to Golden Valley and there are many extra curricular activities available to keep them well rounded and interested in learning. Other schools in the Golden Valley real estate market include Meadowbrook Elementary, Noble elementary and several private schools as well.
Golden Valley neighborhoods are typically close together to provide a great sense of community and interaction among the city’s residents. Hidden Lakes is one of the more popular Golden Valley neighborhoods with various floor plans and lot sizes to accommodate the needs of most families. Westchester and Golden Meadows are two more ideal neighborhoods which are within walking distance to area schools and even some upscale golf courses. Brookfair is also available and it is situated right next to the Golden Valley Golf and Country Club.
Many homes for sale in the Golden Valley real estate market are priced below $150,000 for the home buyers on a strict budget. If you have a little more flexible budget, you can find homes between $150,000 and $300,000. But for home buyers with more discerning tastes and larger budgets, you can find dozens of homes priced about $300,000 with many features and amenities that today’s home buyer is looking for.
Golden Valley median sales prices of real estate dropped -12.4% mo/mo in March that something we are monitoring and talking about at the Golden Valley Real Estate Group. What are people receiving as a percent of original list price in Golden Valley? In March of 2012 the average was it was up to 91.7% from 84% last year. Yes, we often we discuss the real estate market, at Golden-Valley-Real-Estate.Com the latest data on days on the market until sold in March 2012, the percentage was up 45.9% to 162 days in the past month. Golden Valley saw 40 new listings in March that was lower month over month, it was down -1 homes. The average real estate sales price of $243,117 in March was higher y/y in Golden Valley up 16.3%. Golden Valley is now at 117 for days of inventory for sale in March that was lower vs last year, it was down -59 days. What is the months of supply of inventory for homes for sale in Golden Valley? The latest reports of 4.8 months was reported in March, 2012 it was up 6.7% m/m. The Golden-Valley-Real-Estate.Com were talking the number of homes that closed for the month of March 2012, they were up 5 homes to a total of 23.











