Atlanta REALTORS, the largest association of its kind in Georgia, released its August 2017 Market Brief on residential housing statistics for 11 area counties in metropolitan Atlanta. The Market Brief, compiled by First Multiple Listing Service, provides the only regionally-focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single family residential properties.

Demand: August residential sales were at 5,229, a decrease of 6.1% from the previous year.

Price: Average and median sales prices continue to gain traction and outpace 2016’s figures, with positive gains. The median sales price in August was $250,000, an increase of 5.0% from last August. The average sales price was $309,000, up 3.0% from the previous year.    

Supply: Atlanta area housing inventory totaled 15,237 units in August, a decrease of 4.7% from August, 2016. New listings totaled 4,951, up 1.4% from August, 2016 and down 4.1% from the previous month. The month’s supply over a 12-month period decreased to 3.2 months.   

A Word from 2017 Atlanta REALTORS President Bill Rawlings: “Atlanta’s new listings have lagged behind the number of homes sold for a few months, which is keeping the housing market competitive. Nevertheless, sales are very strong, and we continue to be in a seller's market in most price ranges across the city.”