For Week Ending September 5, 2015

Year-over-year home value percentages have continued to rise across the nation. Millennials have been pinpointed as the driver of the price increases, as this age group continues to show a willingness to ditch high rental costs while taking a step toward a commitment to homeownership at prices that may surpass last year at this time.

In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending September 5:

• New Listings decreased 12.7% to 1,443
• Pending Sales increased 31.9% to 1,167
• Inventory decreased 12.6% to 16,537

For the month of August:

• Median Sales Price increased 2.7% to $224,900
• Days on Market decreased 5.9% to 64
• Percent of Original List Price Received increased 0.8% to 97.1%
• Months Supply of Inventory decreased 21.7% to 3.6

All comparisons are to 2014

Click here for the full Weekly Market Activity Report. From The Skinny Blog.