Home sales in the four-county metro Milwaukee area and the greater seven-county southeastern Wisconsin region were down 3% in August, year-over-year, according to the latest report from the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors.

For the four-county metro area, the August home sale total of 1,697 was the lowest total for August since the area had 1,619 home sales in August of 2012, according to GMAR.

GMAR predicts that the total number of homes sold in the metro Milwaukee area this year will be about 16,900, down significantly from 2016-22 when the market had more than 20,000 home sales per year.

Listings of homes for sale in the metro area were down 2.3% during August compared to a year ago.

The average sale price of a home in the metro area was $424,731 in August, up 9% compared to $389,772 in August of 2023, according to GMAR.

“Demand for homes continues to outpace supply,” GMAR said in its report. “We can tell demand is strong from the increase in average sales price in the market. The market simply does not have enough homes to meet demand, resulting in prices being pushed up as buyers bid up prices.”

SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. – An early morning structure fire broke out in South Milwaukee on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

The South Milwaukee Fire Department responded to 1406 Marion Ave just after 12:30 a.m.

Upon arrival, fire units encountered a fire in the upper floor knee wall of a one-and-a-half story, single-family dwelling.

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All family members, including four adults and three children, were able to evacuate from the building. Fire crews found several unharmed pets that were removed from the home as well.

The fire was contained to the upper floor, with two unaccounted-for cats. The American Red Cross is assisting the family with their immediate needs.

No firefighters were injured.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The first Presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is Tuesday night.

TMJ4’s Symone Woolridge talked to a few people in Milwaukee about it ahead of time. Most told her that they don’t plan to watch the debate. A couple said the reason is they’ve already decided who they’re voting for.

Watch: Many voters not interested in watching Presidential debate.

Milwaukee voters share what they want to hear during Presidential debate

But, Symone still wanted to know what issues matter most to those voters.

“My concern is people’s well being right now,” said Terry Johnson. “All that other stuff, there’s people everyday out here that just need somebody to talk to. Talk is talk, it’s more about action.”

“What’s going on in the Middle East is important, and Israel and so on and so forth, is on issue,” said Jan Eder. “Another important issue, of course, is the economic situation in our country, and prices where i’m going to grocery shop right now.”

“I’ve followed politics my whole life. I’ve been involved one way or another and I just think everybody should watch [the debate]. It should be mandatory viewing,” said Marsha Hueberger. “I don’t like the restrictions that are in place. I think [the candidates] should be able to discuss their ideas without the questions being slanted one way or another, without time being cut off. I think they should be able to have a decent, grown up, intelligent conversation about what they did, what they’re doing and what they want to do.”

But, Marsha admits, she doesn’t believe that quite what will happen on the debate stage.

The candidates will face off in Philadelphia. Coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. right here on TMJ4. The debate begins at 8:00 p.m.

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