$1 million-plus condo sales have posted the biggest increase in sales activity in any price range so far this year. Most of those sales have been in downtown Minneapolis.
Twin Cities metro area:
2010:112011:23109% increase
Minneapolis:
2010:72011:15114% increase
Source: Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. Note: There were no $1 million-plus condo sales in 2010 or 2011 in St. Paul.
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