About two-thirds of homes sold in Cumming and Johns Creek closed below asking price in August, while a majority of Alpharetta buyers also paid less than sellers requested, according to Zillow.
The figures offer a look at negotiations across three North Atlanta housing markets where homes typically took seven to eight weeks to go under contract in September.
In Zillow’s Cumming market, 66.1% of August sales closed below list price. The share was 66% in Johns Creek and 58.4% in Alpharetta. August was the latest month available for those sales measures in Zillow’s September market updates…