Atlanta housing, by the numbers. June closed data, 12 counties. Read time: 5 minutes.
THE NUMBER: 4,518
That's how many single family homes closed across the 12 core counties in June. It's 21.6% more than last June, and the busiest month of 2026 so far. So no, the Atlanta market did not freeze. It did something more interesting: it downshifted.
Last month this newsletter was called The 18-Day Market. In June the median climbed to 21 days, supply rose from 2.8 months to 3.3, and the share of listings cutting price eased from 48.9% to 44.3%. More homes, more closings, slightly cooler heads. That's not a warning sign. That's a market finding its balance.
What moved
Inventory: 14,934 single family homes active, up meaningfully from May as summer listings arrived, which works out to 3.3 months of supply. Still leaning seller, but buyers finally have choices. (Source: FMLS, June snapshot.)
Pricing: the median June sale closed at $460,000, up 9.5% from $420,000 last June. Meanwhile 44.3% of active listings have taken at least one price cut. (Source: FMLS.)
Rates: 6.58% on the 30-year fixed as of July 23. A year ago: 6.74%. Rates keep refusing to be the story. (Source: Freddie Mac PMMS.)
Your market
Metro first, then county by county.
Metro Atlanta in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $460,000 | +9.5% |
Closings | 4,518 | +21.6% |
Median days on market | 21 | 22 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 44.3% | — |
Months of supply | 3.3 | — |
A fifth more closings than last June at prices nearly ten percent higher. The volume tells you demand is deep; the extra supply tells you the frenzy is easing. Good month to be a well-priced listing, better month to be a prepared buyer.
Fulton County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $648,000 | +22.5% |
Closings | 875 | +23.1% |
Median days on market | 19 | 21 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 44.4% | — |
Months of supply | 3.2 | — |
875 closings, the most of any county, and a median that jumped 22.5%. Part of that jump is mix, more high-end product closing up north, but Fulton's momentum is not a rounding error.
Cobb County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $495,000 | +11.8% |
Closings | 728 | +23.0% |
Median days on market | 18 | 15 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 43.7% | — |
Months of supply | 2.7 | — |
Still the tightest big county at 2.7 months of supply. Closings up 23% and prices up nearly 12%. Cobb remains the metro's pressure cooker.
DeKalb County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $425,000 | +13.3% |
Closings | 608 | +11.2% |
Median days on market | 16 | 23 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 44.1% | — |
Months of supply | 2.7 | — |
16 days median, a full week faster than last June, with 2.7 months of supply. DeKalb quietly matched Cobb for tightness this month.
Gwinnett County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $440,000 | +1.1% |
Closings | 816 | +19.3% |
Median days on market | 21 | 20 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 42.4% | — |
Months of supply | 3.5 | — |
Huge volume, 816 closings, but prices basically flat at +1.1%. Gwinnett is the value play among the big four right now.
Cherokee County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $495,000 | +4.2% |
Closings | 380 | +45.0% |
Median days on market | 19.5 | 22 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 47.1% | — |
Months of supply | 3.1 | — |
Closings up 45% for the second straight month. Cherokee is where the metro's growth is actually happening, one closing table at a time.
Forsyth County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $650,000 | -14.2% |
Closings | 360 | +71.4% |
Median days on market | 25 | 19.5 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 48.1% | — |
Months of supply | 3.4 | — |
Forsyth again: median down 14%, closings up 71%. Same story as May, louder. This is an entry-level wave washing through a luxury county, and it's changing who can afford to live there.
Paulding County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $380,000 | +10.1% |
Closings | 250 | +18.5% |
Median days on market | 30 | 31 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 45.7% | — |
Months of supply | 3.6 | — |
A real bounce-back month: prices up 10%, closings up 18.5%. Last month's soft spot found its footing.
Henry County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $367,985 | +0.4% |
Closings | 158 | +6.8% |
Median days on market | 39 | 36 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 42.2% | — |
Months of supply | 5.0 | — |
Five months of supply and 39 days on market: the metro's slow lane, and the closest thing to a true buyer's market on this page.
Douglas County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $323,250 | -2.0% |
Closings | 126 | -6.0% |
Median days on market | 35 | 40.5 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 43.2% | — |
Months of supply | 4.6 | — |
Slightly fewer closings at slightly lower prices. Douglas is drifting sideways, which for a buyer means time to think, a luxury most of the metro doesn't offer.
Clayton County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $250,000 | +2.9% |
Closings | 111 | -8.3% |
Median days on market | 32 | 25 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 43.1% | — |
Months of supply | 4.1 | — |
Still the metro's most affordable county at a $250,000 median. Slower this month, which cuts both ways: fewer sales, more negotiating room.
Rockdale County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $322,450 | -0.2% |
Closings | 66 | 0.0% |
Median days on market | 34 | 28 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 43.9% | — |
Months of supply | 5.0 | — |
Flat everything on small numbers. Rockdale took June off.
Fayette County in June
Metric | June 2026 | vs June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Median sale price | $465,000 | +3.9% |
Closings | 40 | +33.3% |
Median days on market | 25 | 22.5 last year |
Price-cut share (actives) | 44.3% | — |
Months of supply | 5.8 | — |
Forty closings is a small sample, so hold every Fayette number loosely. Faster than May, still nearly six months of supply. Negotiate.
The play
If you're buying: this is the best buyer's month of 2026 so far, and not because prices dropped. It's because choice arrived: inventory built all through June while the pace eased off May's sprint. You can now see a house twice before offering in most of the metro. Use the breathing room to be picky, not passive: the good ones still go in under three weeks.
If you're selling: your competition just grew. Nearly 15,000 active listings means your launch price is competing with more alternatives than at any point this year, and 44% of the sellers around you have already cut. The winning move hasn't changed since spring: price against what's PENDING in your neighborhood, not what's sitting.
From the channel
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// Terence
Numbers: FMLS closed sales and active inventory, single family, 12 core metro counties, June 2026. Rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, July 23, 2026. Medians shift with the mix of what sells; where the mix moved the number, I said so.