Market Briefs

May Market Brief – ROME Highlights

May 19, 2025

The May 2025 housing market in Floyd County showed positive signs overall. The median sales price was $258,000, down 4.4% from last year but up 1.2% from April. New listings totaled 159, a 19.5% increase year-over-year, while active listings rose 48.3% to 393.

Sales volume reached $31,208,539, up 4.1% from May 2024. A total of 106 units were sold, reflecting a 5.0% year-over-year increase. Compared to April, sales volume rose 20.3%, and units sold increased 9.3%, showing solid month-over-month growth across the board.

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Quick Snapshot of May Key Metrics 🔍

MetricValueY/Y % ChangeM/M % Change
Sales Volume$31,208,539+4.1%+20.3%
Units Sold106+5.0%+9.3%
Median Sale Price$258,000-4.4%+1.2%
New Listings159+19.5%-7.6%
Active Listings393+48.3%+1.0%
About the ARA Market Brief

The Atlanta REALTORS® (ARA Market Brief is compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) and provides the only regionally focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single-family residential properties. The Market Brief covers the following 11 counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding, and Rockdale.

The data in this report was compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS). For more information on details of this month's report, please contact the Association at 404.250.0051.

*Each month, the numbers reported for the previous month are updated to reflect additional recordings.

About the Atlanta REALTORS® Association

The Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA) has been an instrumental factor in the growth of real estate in the state of Georgia for more than a century. With over 14,000 members, Atlanta is the largest association in Georgia and is considered to be one of the strongest and most successful REALTOR® organizations in the nation. ARA serves as a central source of information for its members, mainly focusing on real estate education, the promotion of professionalism in the industry, and representing REALTORS® members with legislative initiatives to create positive change for the real estate community.

About First Multiple Listing Service

First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) is the premier data services provider for real estate professionals in Georgia. FMLS was founded in 1957 by a group of Brokers who wanted to share their listings and connect buyers and sellers.  Today FMLS is the largest MLS in Georgia & the 4th largest MLS in the United States, serving nearly 54,000 real estate Agents & Brokers.  For additional information or to start a discussion about how to partner with FMLS please contact join@fmls.com.

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