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Minneapolis Historical Replay: 2021-06 to 2023-11

PropertyCity IndexUSCrash2021-06 to 2023-11Difficulty 2/5FreeView charts

Replay Minneapolis housing from June 2021 as prices climbed 9.3% before reversing into a sharp cooldown. Step into six monthly decision points to navigate the volatility and receive an AI coach review of your choices in this simulated training exercise.

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30 monthly bars · 6 decision points · 2021-06 to 2023-11 · Property

Key facts

Peak-to-trough drawdown of 5.5% with a 11.3% run-up.

Max drawdown
−5.5%
Max run-up
+11.3%
Largest single-month move
+2.2%
Bars
30 Monthly bars
Decision points
6

Every figure above is computed programmatically from this replay’s own candle series — no editorial input, no LLM. Methodology: Methodology

How to play
  1. The market advances day by day. You only see candles up to the current day — as if you were really there.

  2. At key decision points choose Buy / Trim / Exit / Hold. Each decision advances the timeline by one day.

  3. After settlement you get a six-dimension score and an AI coach review. Your result enters the scenario leaderboard.

Event Replay

What happened — and what it teaches

The year is June 2021. Minneapolis housing markets are riding a post-pandemic surge, with buyers competing for limited inventory and prices trending upward. Six monthly decision points await, two of them critical junctures where the trajectory could shift. Participants must navigate this market as interest rate policy tightened and price momentum showed early signs of exhaustion.

What unfolded over the next 30 months was a 9.3% gain from 214.36 to 234.19, but the journey was far from smooth. The market experienced a maximum drawdown of 5.5% and its largest single monthly move reached 2.2%, revealing pockets of sudden volatility even within an overall positive trend. Those who entered early captured the upside, while those who chased at higher levels faced uncomfortable drawdowns before the eventual recovery.

This replay teaches that winning in volatile real estate markets requires disciplined position sizing and emotional detachment. The 5.5% drawdown reminds us that even favorable trends test resolve. Process matters more than predictions—each of the six decision points forces participants to choose based on evidence rather than sentiment, building habits that transfer across market conditions.