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Price cuts across Georgia

How often do Georgia sellers cut their asking price?

Four metros against earlier years, and Metro Atlanta county by county.

Updated monthly.

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Where it stands

Price cuts are less common in 3 of 4 metros than a year ago

In September 2026, between 28% and 36% of homes for sale in these four Georgia metros cut their price. Against Sep 2019, they are more common in all four metros.

Map of Georgia with four metro areas shaded by price-cut share, September 2026In September 2026, between 28% and 36% of homes for sale in these four Georgia metros cut their price. Against Sep 2019, they are more common in all four metros.Atlanta36%Savannah36%Augusta35%Columbus28%

Homes for sale with a price cut

10% or less50% or more

Sep 2026Sep 2025The scale starts at 20%.

See Metro Atlanta county by county ↓

So what?

In September 2026, price cuts were less common in Atlanta, Savannah and Columbus than a year ago; more common in Augusta.

A price cut is a signal, not a forecast. It shows how often sellers lower an asking price, not what homes sell for or where prices are headed.

What to consider: agents, buyers and sellers

For agents

In Atlanta, about 1 in 3 homes for sale cut their price in September 2026. County by county it runs from 30% in Spalding to 47% in Paulding.

Compare your own county with the metro before you price a listing or advise a client.

For buyers

A price cut tells you a seller has adjusted, not that a home is a bargain. Ask your agent for the listing's price history and recent nearby sales.

If a seller is open to a lower price or to help with closing costs, our price reduction or seller credit calculator compares the two.

For sellers

When many nearby homes cut their price, buyers compare yours with those lower asking prices. Your agent can show how long similar homes took to sell and how often they changed price.

Since 2019

September price cuts are below their peak in all four metros

Price cuts rise and fall with the seasons, so each dot shows the same month, September, in a different year. All four panels use the same scale, so you can compare price-cut shares across metros.

Every monthSeptember, each year

0%20%40%60%201920212023202634%54%36%

3 pts lower than September 2025 (39%). 18 pts below the September peak of 54% in 2022.

0%20%40%60%201920212023202626%41%36%

5 pts lower than September 2025 (41%). 5 pts below the September peak of 41% in 2025.

0%20%40%60%201920212023202622%38%35%

2 pts higher than September 2025 (33%). 3 pts below the September peak of 38% in 2023.

0%20%40%60%201920212023202617%37%28%

3 pts lower than September 2025 (31%). 9 pts below the September peak of 37% in 2023.

Against earlier years

Atlanta: 36% of homes for sale cut their price in September 2026

10,700 of 29,735 homes for sale: about 1 in 3.

  • 3 pts lower than September 2025 (39%)
  • 2 pts higher than September 2019 (34%)
Years shown
Choose up to 3 earlier years. Deselect one to choose another.
Atlanta: share of homes for sale with a price cut, by month, 2019, 2025, 2026September: 36% in 2026, 39% in 2025 and 34% in 2019.0%10%20%30%40%50%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec36%201920252026
Dots mark September in each year. Share of homes for sale that cut their price during the month.

Zoom: Metro Atlanta

In Metro Atlanta, price cuts range from 30% in Spalding to 47% in Paulding

The metro as a whole is at 36%; 6 of the 19 counties with published figures are above that. Against Sep 2025, price cuts are less common in 13 of them.

Map of Metro Atlanta's counties shaded by price-cut share, September 2026. The ranked list beside it gives every value.34%35%35%39%36%42%36%35%36%34%43%Fulton31%41%36%36%47%32%30%41%

Homes for sale with a price cut

10% or less50% or more

Grey counties are smaller outer counties for which Realtor.com publishes no figures.

Sep 2026Sep 2025Metro Atlanta overallThe scale starts at 20%.

Fulton: 31% of homes for sale cut their price in September 2026

1,880 of 6,109 homes for sale: about 1 in 3.

  • 3 pts lower than September 2025 (34%)
  • 2 pts lower than September 2019 (33%)
Fulton: share of homes for sale with a price cut, by month, 2019, 2025, 2026September: 31% in 2026, 34% in 2025 and 33% in 2019.0%10%20%30%40%50%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec31%201920252026
Dots mark September in each year. Share of homes for sale that cut their price during the month.

Fulton County had 6,109 homes for sale in September 2026. Counties with fewer homes for sale move more from month to month, so read single months with care.

See every month for Atlanta as a table
MonthWith a price cutPrice cutsHomes for sale
Sep 202636%10,70029,735
Aug 202639%11,60829,580
Jul 202640%11,65829,298
Jun 202639%11,15028,899
May 202635%9,78427,670
Apr 202634%9,14026,497
Mar 202635%8,62024,951
Feb 202630%7,18623,828
Jan 202628%6,52823,422
Dec 202521%5,44825,382
Nov 202533%9,28427,734
Oct 202538%10,81428,407
Sep 202539%10,98828,511
Aug 202541%11,68428,604
Jul 202546%13,40628,992
Jun 202545%12,63028,362
May 202541%11,18826,977
Apr 202537%9,50025,400
Mar 202538%8,87623,450
Feb 202536%7,85221,865
Jan 202531%6,63021,293
Dec 202426%5,89822,740
Nov 202434%8,28824,527
Oct 202438%9,28824,368
Sep 202437%8,76423,869
Aug 202442%9,65222,964
Jul 202446%10,18622,207
Jun 202444%9,13620,752
May 202439%7,44218,903
Apr 202438%6,67017,500
Mar 202434%5,53616,248
Feb 202432%4,96615,521
Jan 202430%4,66415,415
Dec 202323%3,74016,455
Nov 202336%6,22017,198
Oct 202341%6,84616,734
Sep 202340%6,24415,693
Aug 202341%5,96414,552
Jul 202339%5,52814,171
Jun 202334%4,48013,110
May 202331%3,84412,288
Apr 202330%3,67612,284
Mar 202332%4,19813,305
Feb 202333%4,62014,066
Jan 202336%5,52415,140
Dec 202230%5,18017,061
Nov 202245%8,27218,247
Oct 202253%9,58018,189
Sep 202254%9,34217,163
Aug 202250%8,48616,852
Jul 202251%7,90415,557
Jun 202246%5,58412,155
May 202236%3,66610,064
Apr 202231%2,5408,185
Mar 202225%1,9247,841
Feb 202222%1,6787,799
Jan 202223%2,0288,667
Dec 202122%2,29810,523
Nov 202127%3,04411,089
Oct 202128%3,21611,344
Sep 202134%3,92211,693
Aug 202133%3,85211,650
Jul 202134%3,88011,283
Jun 202127%2,7289,976
May 202124%2,2169,143
Apr 202122%2,0128,989
Mar 202123%2,0628,998
Feb 202120%1,8989,431
Jan 202121%2,39211,137
Dec 202019%2,44612,863
Nov 202027%3,86014,438
Oct 202029%4,65615,865
Sep 202031%5,03016,280
Aug 202030%5,21217,583
Jul 202030%5,60418,914
Jun 202030%6,25021,030
May 202029%6,61623,180
Apr 202023%5,40623,525
Mar 202026%5,66421,607
Feb 202025%5,41621,547
Jan 202027%6,07022,474
Dec 201921%5,15024,414
Nov 201933%8,52426,202
Oct 201936%10,25628,805
Sep 201934%10,51630,482
Aug 201934%10,51230,768
Jul 201935%10,59030,689
Jun 201935%10,43229,891
May 201933%9,79029,329
Apr 201932%9,05228,529
Mar 201934%9,04826,563
Feb 201936%9,14625,343
Jan 201935%8,97625,628

September 2026 by area

Each of these pages has its own finding, comparison and citable address, readable without JavaScript.

How to read this, and what it leaves out

Source: Realtor.com Housing Inventory, via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis). Data through September 2026; updated monthly, last checked 2026-10-12.

What a price cut is

A home that lowered its asking price at least once during the month, shown as a share of the homes for sale that month. It does not show whether homes sold for less, how big the cuts were, or what any single home or neighborhood is doing.

Why the same month

The figures are not seasonally adjusted, so part of the summer rise is the market's usual rhythm. The same month in an earlier year is the fairer comparison, and that is what the page uses. A single month can't show what caused a change, and this page doesn't try to.

Revisions

Realtor.com recalculates its history when it updates its method, so earlier months can change slightly between updates.

Geography

Each metro is a metropolitan area as Realtor.com defines it, and covers several counties. The maps show the Georgia counties of each; the figures cover the whole metro area, which for Augusta and Columbus includes counties in South Carolina and Alabama. County figures come from fewer homes for sale than the metro figures, so they move more from month to month; ten smaller Metro Atlanta counties have no published figures and appear in grey.

Price cuts: Atlanta · Savannah · Augusta · Columbus. Homes for sale: Atlanta · Savannah · Augusta · Columbus.

Market context for information only. Not advice, an offer to lend, or a commitment to any rate or terms. Kinship Mortgage · NMLS ID: 2885330.

See also

Price reduction or seller credit? If a seller will move on price, which ask does more for you. Affordability Explorer What you could comfortably afford, based on your budget. Kinship Brief Our monthly read on the housing market, in your inbox.

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