Buyers stepped back in October. Sellers did too.
Metro Atlanta has 30,005 homes for sale, up 5.6% from a year ago. Another 6,926 homes are under contract, down 16% from a year ago. That is the fewest for any October in this data, which starts in 2016.
For every 100 homes for sale, 23 homes are under contract. That is the lowest for any month in this data. A year ago it was 29.
Fewer sellers are listing, too. New listings fell 12% from a year ago. The median list price is $412,000, down less than 1% from a year ago. Of homes for sale, 24% had a price cut, about the same as last October. Sellers are not cutting prices faster.
Every ZIP code in our table has fewer homes under contract
All ten South Metro ZIP codes in the table below have fewer homes under contract than a year ago. Most also have fewer homes for sale. Fairburn, Cascade and Union City have more.
Union City has 36 homes under contract for every 100 for sale, and Fairburn has 34. Both are above the metro's 23. In East Point and West End, that number is 18.
Spotlight: The South Metro corridor
| ZIP / area | Negotiating Room | Median list | Price YoY | Inventory YoY | Days on mkt | Pending per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30311 Cascade | 66 | $279,700 | −2.5% | +6% | 73 | 20 |
| 30344 East Point | 62 | $269,950 | +3.4% | −10% | 72 | 18 |
| 30310 West End / Oakland City | 56 | $320,000 | −3.0% | −7% | 61 | 18 |
| 30315 Lakewood / South Atlanta | 52 | $290,000 | −0.6% | −18% | 63 | 23 |
| 30354 Hapeville † | 50 | $280,000 | −13.2% | −20% | 71 | 16 |
| 30331 Southwest Atlanta / Camp Creek | 44 | $312,500 | +10.6% | −17% | 74 | 28 |
| 30213 Fairburn | 39 | $359,000 | −5.8% | +29% | 67 | 34 |
| 30337 College Park | 38 | $435,000 | +9.3% | −17% | 70 | 23 |
| 30349 South Fulton | 30 | $274,995 | −2.5% | −11% | 63 | 31 |
| 30291 Union City | 15 | $239,000 | −0.4% | +2% | 58 | 36 |
Negotiating Room = three month average through October 2026. Other columns are October 2026 single month, at the precision the dashboard publishes. † = the source flags this ZIP's month as outside typical range; its figures are shown unreviewed. Around 50 is typical for the metro.
How to read the score
The Negotiating Room score runs from 0 to 100. It ranks four things: the share of listings with a price cut, the change in homes for sale from a year ago, days on the market, and homes under contract for every 100 for sale. A higher score points to more room for buyers to negotiate. Around 50 is typical for the metro. It is a rank, not a discount and not a prediction.
If you are buying
East Point, Negotiating Room 62 of 100, has a median list price of $269,950. Homes there have been on the market for a median of 72 days, and 25% of listings had a price cut in October. Ask for what you need in writing.
If you are selling
Union City has the most homes under contract for every 100 for sale in our table: 36, at a median list price of $239,000. A year ago that number was 48. In Fairburn, homes for sale are up 29% from a year ago, so a seller there has more homes to compete with. Set your price from October's numbers, not last spring's.
If you are investing
Median list prices in the table run from $239,000 to $435,000, against $412,000 for the metro. Across the metro, every group of ZIP codes, sorted by median list price, has fewer homes under contract than a year ago. ZIP codes with a median list price under $300,000 have 16% fewer. Those at $650,000 or more have 13% fewer.
One more thing
The metro's homes for sale went up, but not everywhere. As a group, ZIP codes with a median list price under $300,000 have 13% fewer homes for sale than a year ago. Those at $300,000 and up have at least 7% more. In those lower priced ZIP codes, buyers have fewer homes to choose from, not more.
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