Home sales grew and inventory saw a boost in Atlanta last month, according to the latest Housing Scorecard.

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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.

Tapping into Realtor intel, Zillow analyzed its listing database for keywords that are increasing most in popularity heading into the new year.

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.

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Qualities like access to fun fall activities helped boost Atlanta to the top.

Across Atlanta’s 12 county core, 4,608 homes sold last month, marking a 5.1% yearly increase.

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

Across reports from Realtor.com, Zillow and Redfin, the data converges on one clear truth: the housing market’s momentum is tilting toward those shopping for homes rather than those selling them.

Housing inventory saw a boost in Atlanta. Meanwhile, homes spent longer on the market, according to the latest housing scorecard

Atlanta placed in the top 15 and outranked popular food destinations like Los Angeles and New York.

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. 

Searches for “fixer-upper” on Realtor.com in July 2025 have more than tripled in volume compared to four years ago.

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