Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Whirlyball - what's that?

You've probably noticed that the Mann Theater in Maple Grove closed but have you heard what's moving into the old theater?

Whirlyball! What's that? Whirlyball is a cross between bumper cars and lacrosse. Click HERE for the YouTube video. The facility featuring two Whirlyball arenas and a lasertag course is expected to open in spring 2013.

And the large building in the parking lot? That's a 2nd Maple Grove Goodwill store which is expected to open as early as December 2012, just in time for your Christmas decoration shopping!

Neighborhood Market Update

Finally. The news is catching on that the real estate market has recovered. Sales are up - 21% through the end of September for Maple Grove over 2011 levels which has led to inventory being down 37% over 2011 levels. source: Mpls Area Association of Realtors

In our neighborhood, the average sales price for the 16 homes that have sold so far this year is $203,025 and an avg list price of $206,350. (an avg pricing discount of just 1.6%)

A map showing the current active listing and those sold or otherwise off the market since September 1st are below. Click HERE for a link to these listings (which will be good until Dec 2012).



To recap, the real estate market in our neighborhood and Maple Grove is recovering nicely and I expect we'll see 3-5% APPRECIATION of values this year.