Contract signings were up in all four U.S. regions. 

The NAHB’s monthly survey found the nation’s homebuilders remain optimistic about home sales next year. 

Geographically, trends varied widely, with formerly hot areas like Florida and the Southeast posting the deepest declines and formerly cool areas, like the Midwest, showing healthy gains.

By region, sales rose in the Midwest, Northeast and South but fell in the West. 

The chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS® also predicts home prices will climb 4% compared to 2025. 

Nationwide, the median price for a single-family home increased 1.7% year over year to $426,800. Prices increased by the same annual rate during the second quarter.

Given the rate of sales, the nation had a 4.6-month housing supply, up from 4.2 months a year prior.

Nationally, home sales in the 52 metro areas surveyed by RE/MAX increased 8.5% year over year for the fourth time in 2025, but declined 4.6% month over month.

A 28% year-over-year bump boosted Atlanta’s housing inventory to a six-year high of 33,600 homes, according to new data from Homes.com.

The pace of home sales, meanwhile, remained at “multi-decade lows” even as affordability reached its most favorable level since 2022.

The pace of home-price appreciation declined to its weakest pace in 10 years, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. 

Of the 20 counties with the highest flipping rate in the second quarter, 13 were in Georgia.

The pace of new-home sales hit an annual rate of 800,000, its highest level since January 2022. 

Fannie Mae also reduced its forecasts for home sales in 2025 and 2026. 

The decline in sales came as a 17-month run of year-over-year increases in new listings came to a close.

The move was widely anticipated and is expected to be followed by additional cuts this year.