Snapshot of Home Sales Statistics in Hugo, MN Year End 2015

The housing market in Hugo, Minnesota has improved significantly in 2015. This north metro Washington County community just outside of White Bear Lake saw increased new listings and closed sales in 2015. With closed homes statistics rising faster than new listings, housing inventory is still low in this northern Minneapolis/St. Paul suburb. This could the reason the average sales price rose again for the fourth consecutive year to over $259,000. The amount sellers are receiving on sales is close to asking at 97.3% which is slightly up from 2014 and it continues to be one of the highest ratios for communities in the north and east metro area. The average price per square footage likewise jumped from $111/square foot in 2014 to $119 at the end of the year. Time on the market to sell a Hugo home, was also down significantly in 2015 with homes taking just over 2 months to sell on average. 

As we start 2016, housing inventory levels continue to be low in Hugo. This has created a bit of a seller’s market; with sellers having the negotiating advantage. Since interest rates continue to remain affordable, home buyers are out there searching for their dream home well before the traditional spring market has begun. Hugo home owners considering selling in 2016 and planning to get the most leverage from the improved market should consider listing their homes as quickly as possible. Once the warmer temperatures arrive, there will likely be more homes on the market and the market will balance out.

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Barbecuing Gummy Bears!

Working as a REALTOR® in the north and east Twin Cities, I often use Hwy 61 as an alternate to 35E when traveling from White Bear Lake to Forest Lake. I'd probably passed this little meat market in Hugo a few thousand times over the years but never thought to drop by. That is until Kare11 did a story on their unusual bratwurst recipe that included Gummy Bears! You heard that right....they actually mix candy into the meat when making the links. Gummy Bear Brats had to be a joke, right? Wrong...well, sort of.

The story goes that a persistent customer who kept sending people over to Grundhofer's Old Fashioned Meats as a joke asking for the unique flavor. Finally the owner gave in and made up a batch. And the rest is history.




So about a year ago, after seeing the news report and driving by the shop for over a decade, we stopped.at Grundhofer's. Heck...we just had to try a gummy bear brat. We picked up a package of fresh gummy bear brats and a package of regular ones too...just in case the candy infused links were too gross to eat. The next time we fired up the BBQ, we roasted gummy bears...wrapped up in a brat, that is.  They were surprisingly delicious! And as a further surprise, we preferred the sausages with the cherry, lime, orange and/or lemon candy bits to the regular ones.

Now, every time we have guests visit we roast up a gummy bear brat for them. The reaction is the same at first..."Really? No...well I'll just try a half of one." People are tentative when the see the sausage cut in half and red, green or orange melted candy oozes onto the bun. But they are good!

So if gummy bears brats seem a bit too weird, no worries, Grundhofer's has other a few dozen other options. How about a Grape Koolaid Brat instead? 

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