Albert Lea, MN
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As of the latest 2026 data
Median Listing
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The Albert Lea, MN housing market is characterized as Cooling, with a pending ratio of 0.32 indicating reduced demand absorption relative to available supply. Active listings have expanded significantly year-over-year by 29.3%, contributing to the decelerated market pace.
Local Market Signals
Source: FRED (St. Louis Fed)Local economic trends can influence how quickly homes sell and how much competition sellers may face.
What's moving the Albert Lea market right now.
Inventory levels have seen substantial expansion, with active listings increasing by 29.3% over the past year. This growth occurs despite a 15.4% year-over-year decline in new listings. Median listing prices show a year-over-year contraction of 7.3%, while the median price per square foot exhibits a modest 1.1% increase. The pending ratio has experienced a 6.3% decline over the past year, signaling a slower absorption rate of available properties.
Market Trends
Median Price
Active Inventory
Days on Market
Sold Score™
Sold Score™ Over Time
Market liquidity index • 36 months
Price & Days on Market
Median listing vs market velocity
Inventory Dynamics
Total active listings vs new monthly supply
Sourced from Realtor.com RDC Inventory Core Metrics, supplemented by the Primpted research desk. Updated As of the latest 2026 data.
Market Signals & Indicators
The current market dynamics suggest that demand absorption is lagging supply, leading to increased inventory pressure. The elevated number of active listings and longer median days on market, which increased by 17.8% year-over-year, indicate a need for greater price discipline to attract buyer interest and facilitate transaction velocity. The negotiating leverage has shifted as the pace of sales has slowed.
Average listing prices have declined by 5.5% over the past year, while median listing prices decreased by 7.3%. The spread between the average and median listing price indicates some potential softening within higher price tiers, but the median price per square foot remains relatively stable.
128 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 44 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, -1.9% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved +1.1% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
Recommended For This Market
CoolingSelling in Albert Lea, MN? Homes here are taking 9 days longer to sell than last year.
Buyers have leverage in Albert Lea, MN. Homes that sell are the ones priced and presented for today's conditions, not last year's.
- Buyer Demand Index
- 32%
- Median Days on Market
- 60 days
- Inventory YoY
- +29%
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