The only region of the U.S. that didn’t experience an annual decline in existing home sales was the Midwest, where sales were unchanged year over year.

Detached single-family homes remained the most popular type of housing, making up 79% of all home purchases during the past year.

At the same time, the pace of sales continued to slow.

The median price of a new home sold during the month fell to $418,800 from $433,100 in August, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. 

At the same time, home sales dropped 20.3% to 4,371 transactions. 

The median existing-home price for all housing types in September was $394,300, up 2.8% from $383,500 in September 2022.   

Specifically, single-family homes were built at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 963,000, up 3.2% from 933,000 in August and up 8.6% from 887,000 a year earlier, according to government figures. 

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A 15% rise in applications for adjustable-rate mortgages drove overall mortgage applications higher in the most recent weekly survey. 

The median sale price also declined, but new listings rose. 

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Regionally, pending sales were down across the board on both a monthly and an annual basis, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

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At the same time, home sales slid 15% year over year to 5,088 transactions, the smallest annual decline of 2023. 

Total housing inventory at the end of August was 1.11 million units, up 3.7% from July but down 14.6% on a year-over-year basis, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

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