Sales slid 1% compared to August, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

Multifamily starts, meanwhile, declined, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said.    

October’s increase comes as inflation slows and mortgage rates decline. 

Home sales were down an average of 13.3% in the 52 largest U.S. metros, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. 

The latest reading of the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Index shows a return to month-over-month growth after a decline in July.    

The 716,000 per-year rate of new-home sales topped the consensus estimate of 700,000. 

The 2.5% decline followed a 1.3% increase in July, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. 

The city experienced a 70.1% yearly increase in active inventory, according to the latest RE/MAX National Housing Report.    

Price growth on the national level continued to decelerate on a year-over-year basis.

July’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of 739,000 represented a 10.6% jump from June’s upwardly revised rate of 668,000. 

The pace of home sales increased 1.3% from June after months of decreases, the National Association of REALTORS® said.      

The city also took the top spot among the cities with the lowest average close-to-list-price ratios, according to the most recent RE/MAX National Housing Report.    

The combination of rising inventory and price reductions in Miami and nationwide is creating a more buyer-friendly market.

The National Association of REALTORS® said its Pending Home Sales Index rose 4.8% month over month. 

The median price of a single-family home sold in the county rose for the 150th month in a row, a new record. 

The record-breaking sales price comes as the pace of transactions slid from April, the National Association of REALTORS® said.