Northeast and Midwest prices gained 4.0% and 3.6%, while West prices fell 0.6%.
National Association of Realtors
September brought a 4.8-month supply of homes, while prices recorded their 39th consecutive month of year-over-year gains.
Inventory reaches 1.62 million units, while the median existing-home price rises 1.6% from a year earlier.
Sales declined to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million, while housing inventory fell 1.9% from June.
Median existing-home price rose 1.8% year-over-year to $440,600.
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Median existing-home price rose to $429,300 while total inventory reached 1.55 million units, a 4.5-month supply.