In Atlanta, home prices rose 0.47% year over year and slid 0.33% month over month in August.   

Home sales fell 13.7% year over year and 9.5% month over month to 4,072 units sold in September, while sales volume totaled $2.043 billion.

Economists were expecting a monthly decline in the annual sales rate. 

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S&P Dow Jones noted that although prices rose almost 2%, in real terms, they were down, thanks to inflation, which registered 3.4% in July. 

New-home inventory fell to its lowest level since December. 

The month-over-month bump in contract signings was still below the pace of last August. 

While a decline in closed sales is largely seasonal, the fact that pending sales fell for the fifth month in a row suggests something besides mere seasonality is at work, GAMLS said. 

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In Atlanta, buyers who wait until the last week of September to buy stand to see 14.6% more active listings.

At the same time, the median-sales price rose again, as months’ supply of homes for sale hit a 10-year high. 

Nationally, the United States is “appropriately supplied” with lots ready for new homes. 

The increase in purchase activity offset a decrease in refinancings. 

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