The Twin Cities market for real estate continues its upward swing.  We are coming to the end of the real selling season so the real test will be what happens in the upcoming fall and winter.  The latest numbers from the Twin Cities Area Association of Realtors:

In the Twin Cities region, for the week ending August 4:

• New Listings decreased 0.1% to 1,433
• Pending Sales increased 20.4% to 1,129
• Inventory decreased 29.6% to 17,085

For the month of July:

• Median Sales Price increased 14.2% to $179,900
• Days on Market decreased 27.8% to 105
• Percent of Original List Price Received increased 3.6% to 95.0%
• Months Supply of Inventory decreased 43.4% to 4.3