{"id":12873,"date":"2018-01-30T14:03:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T14:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/?p=12873"},"modified":"2018-01-30T14:03:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T14:03:42","slug":"will-super-bowl-boost-housing-host-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/will-super-bowl-boost-housing-host-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Super Bowl Boost Housing in Host City?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Super Bowl Boost Housing in Host City?<\/h1>\n
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Will Super Bowl Boost Housing in Host City?<\/p><\/div>\n

The Super Bowl attracts hundreds of millions of dollars in local tourism and retail business for the city that hosts football\u2019s annual mega-event, but does it have a long-term impact on home sales?<\/p>\n

Realtor.com\u00ae researchers discovered that in host cities, there tends to be at least a 50 percent jump in the number of listings near the stadium where the game is held leading up to the Super Bowl. However, the longer-term impact varied and was more pronounced in lower-cost neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

This year, the Super Bowl is being held in Minneapolis, where the median home price in the stadium\u2019s ZIP code is $572,000. The area around the new stadium is attracting a large amount of new development. Local real estate agents say sellers are debating whether to list prior to the Super Bowl or wait until after, when activity calms down.<\/p>\n

Realtor.com\u00ae examined recent Super Bowl host cities, comparing how many consumers viewed listings on the site in those metros one month prior to the game and in the month it was played. They also accounted for changes in the number of home sales and median list price in the 12 months following the game. Here are some of their findings:<\/p>\n

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