Minneapolis homes for sale
The Chain of Lakes, Minnehaha Falls and 102 miles of Grand Rounds trails. Here’s our local guide, from a team that works Minneapolis every week.
Homes for sale in Minneapolis.
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Our top 3 in Minneapolis.
Chain of Lakes
Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet, Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake, linked by channels and parkway trails. Bde Maka Ska alone has three beaches and canoe, kayak and paddleboard rentals.
Minnehaha Regional Park
Home of Minnehaha Falls: 167 acres in south Minneapolis with gardens, a bandstand, disc golf and a wading pool. Its trails connect south to Fort Snelling State Park.
The Aquatennial
The city’s summer festival every July, with the Torchlight Parade down Nicollet Mall on a summer night.
We work Minneapolis every week.
We tour these streets with buyers and price homes here for sellers, so we know what homes actually sell for versus what they list at.
Ask us about MinneapolisThe local guide.
The practical things people ask us about, checked with the city in October 2026.
Getting around
I-94, I-35W and I-394 all run into downtown, and Highway 55 runs along Hiawatha Avenue in south Minneapolis. The METRO Blue Line light rail runs from Target Field through downtown to MSP Airport and Mall of America, with trains every 15 minutes most of the day and under 30 minutes from the airport to downtown. The Green Line runs from downtown through the University of Minnesota to downtown St. Paul. Bus rapid transit lines include the Orange Line on I-35W, the B Line on Lake Street and the C, D and E lines.
Parks and trails
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board runs 185 park properties, including 22 lakes and 49 recreation centers. The Grand Rounds Scenic Byway ties them together with about 55 miles of parkways and 102 miles of walking and biking trails. In winter, you can skate on Lake of the Isles, with a warming house by the rink.
Through the year
The Aquatennial every July, and free summer concerts and movies at the Lake Harriet Band Shell. The Mill City Farmers Market runs Saturday mornings, May to October, at 750 South 2nd Street. Hennepin County Library has branches across the city; the Central Library is at 300 Nicollet Mall.
School districts
Minneapolis is served by Minneapolis Public Schools. School assignments go by address, so check any home with the district before you write an offer. We’ll do it with you.
Where people eat.
Indígena by Owamni
Indigenous
Chef Sean Sherman’s Owamni, moved to the Guthrie Theater in 2026, with game meats, Indigenous ingredients and an oyster bar.
Quang Restaurant
Vietnamese
Family-owned on Nicollet Avenue since 1989.
Matt’s Bar
Burgers
The south Minneapolis bar on Cedar Avenue that has served the Jucy Lucy, a cheese-stuffed burger, since 1954.
Al’s Breakfast
Breakfast diner
A 14-stool counter in Dinkytown, near the University of Minnesota, open since 1950.
Kramarczuk’s
Eastern European deli
Sausages, baked goods and a restaurant on East Hennepin for about 60 years. A James Beard America’s Classic in 2013.
Pizzeria Lola
Wood-fired pizza
Chef Ann Kim’s neighborhood pizzeria on Xerxes Avenue in southwest Minneapolis.
Popular spots from recent Yelp and Tripadvisor reviews. Check hours before you go.
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Water and sewer
One city utility bill covers water, sewer, stormwater, and garbage and recycling. New owners start service online or with Utility Billing at 612-673-1114, with proof of ownership like the deed or closing disclosure. When you sell, the city reads the meter before you move; schedule the reading and stop or transfer service online or by phone.
Trash and recycling
The city collects from homes with four or fewer units, and putting the utility bill in your name signs you up. Garbage is picked up weekly and recycling every other week. Weekly organics pickup is a free sign-up, and yard waste runs mid-April through November. Questions go to Solid Waste & Recycling at 612-673-2917.
Electric, gas and internet
Electric is Xcel Energy and natural gas is CenterPoint Energy. Internet options vary by address, so check availability for the specific home.
Winter parking
When the city declares a snow emergency, parking rules run for three days. Day 1 (from 9 p.m.): no parking on either side of snow emergency routes. Day 2 (from 8 a.m.): no parking on the even side of other streets or on parkways. Day 3 (from 8 a.m.): no parking on the odd side of other streets. You can park on a street once it’s fully plowed; otherwise expect a ticket and tow. Call 612-348-SNOW to hear the day’s rules. Houses and duplexes must clear sidewalks within 24 hours after the snow stops.
Pets
Minneapolis requires a city license for dogs, cats and ferrets over four months old, with a current rabies vaccination. One-year, three-year and lifetime licenses are available. More than four pets needs a multiple animal permit.
New to Minnesota
You have 60 days after becoming a resident to get a Minnesota driver’s license and register your vehicles.
City news
Sign up for city email or text updates by topic through GovDelivery. For emergency alerts, including snow emergencies, text MPLSAlerts to 77295.
What sellers need to know.
Minneapolis requires a Truth in Sale of Housing (TISH) evaluation before a house, duplex or townhouse can be shown to buyers. Order it before you list.
What’s my Minneapolis home worth?The evaluation
The seller hires a city-licensed TISH evaluator. Evaluators set their own prices, so compare. The report is filed online, a copy has to be displayed for buyers at showings, and it’s valid for two years or one sale, whichever comes first. Questions: Minneapolis Truth in Housing at 612-673-5840, or 311.
Repairs
The report lists any required repairs. If they’re done before closing, the city issues a Certificate of Approval. If not, buyer and seller sign an Acknowledgement of Responsibility at closing, it’s filed within one business day, and the buyer has 90 days to finish the repairs.
Exceptions
No TISH report is needed if the city has issued a Certificate of Code Compliance (good for up to a year after a condemned home is brought back) or a Certificate of Occupancy for a newly built home (good for one sale).
Rental homes
Any home the owner doesn’t live in needs a city rental license, and licenses don’t transfer. A buyer who plans to rent it out applies within 60 days of closing.
Disclosures
Minnesota’s seller disclosure still applies, including any well or septic disclosures. We walk you through it.
Sources for this guide (checked October 2026)
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board: About us and Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
- MPRB: Bde Maka Ska Park and Lake Harriet Park and Lake of the Isles Park
- MPRB: Minnehaha Regional Park
- FOX 9: Minneapolis Aquatennial 2026
- Mill City Farmers Market
- Hennepin County Library: Minneapolis Central
- Minneapolis Public Schools
- Metro Transit: METRO lines and Metro Transit: Airport and MnDOT: E-ZPass express lanes (I-394, I-35W) and MnDOT: I-94 Minneapolis project
- City of Minneapolis: Start, restart or shut off utility service and Sample utility bill
- City of Minneapolis: Garbage, recycling and cleanup and How service starts
- City of Minneapolis: Energy utility franchise agreements
- City of Minneapolis: Snow emergency parking rules and Snow emergency updates and Sidewalk snow clearing
- City of Minneapolis: Pet licenses
- Minnesota DPS: New resident vehicle registration
- City of Minneapolis: Sign up for news and alerts
- City of Minneapolis: Truth in Sale of Housing and TISH evaluations and TISH reinspections and Acknowledgement of responsibility
- Minnesota cities with Truth-in-Housing requirements (Structure Tech)
- City of Minneapolis: Rental license rules and Rental license fees
- Indígena by Owamni and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine: Owamni moves to the Guthrie and Quang Restaurant and Matt’s Bar and Al’s Breakfast and KSTP: Al’s Breakfast and Kramarczuk’s and Pizzeria Lola
- Yelp: Minneapolis restaurants and Tripadvisor: Minneapolis restaurants