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Metro Atlanta active listings held near 22,900 in August, up 3% from a year ago and little changed from July. Closed sales fell too — sellers are now competing for buyers, not the other way around.
Source: Metro Atlanta CEOThe 30-year average climbed through the month, from 6.71% in early September to 7.03% by month's end.
Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market SurveyThe Atlanta-metro median sale price slipped to $395K in August, down 1.3% from a year ago. Homes are taking about 59 days to sell — sellers are waiting longer, and getting less, than they were last year.
Source: Redfin Atlanta Housing MarketAtlanta listings are up roughly 9% from a year ago — the third straight year of gains. Still below pre-pandemic levels, but enough to shift some leverage back to buyers.
Source: Atlanta Real Estate ForumThe 30-year average was sitting around 6.66%. Not the number anyone's hoping for, but stable enough to actually plan around.
Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market SurveyThe Atlanta-metro median is sitting near $430K, roughly flat over the past year. Homes are taking about 58 days to sell — a market that's neither rushing nor stalling.
Source: Redfin Atlanta Housing MarketAtlanta inventory grew to roughly 34,250 listings in July, pushing months of supply to 5.5 — the most breathing room buyers have had this cycle.
Source: WSB-TV Atlanta mid-year housing reviewThe 30-year average climbed through the month, from about 6.43% early in July to 6.66% by month's end.
Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market SurveyAtlanta's median sale price landed at $410K in July, up 2.5% from a year earlier, with homes averaging 57 days on market and selling at about 96% of list price.
Source: Redfin Atlanta Housing MarketGeorgia's for-sale inventory reached about 68,000 listings in June, up roughly 2% from a year earlier — a quieter pace than earlier in the year, but still moving toward buyers.
Source: Redfin Georgia Housing MarketThe 30-year average held in a narrow band all month, roughly 6.47% to 6.52% — one of the steadiest stretches of the year so far.
Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market SurveyThe Atlanta median sale price came in near $425K in June, up about 1% from a year earlier — appreciation slowing to a crawl after several faster years.
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