Based on August's numbers, it seems like the Tampa Bay real estate market may finally be making a shift towards equilibrium. A shortage of inventory is still making it tough for buyers to find a home and making it easier for owners to sell, but year-over-year it looks like we're starting to return to normal. The total number of home sales in the tri-county area in August was 5,694, a 20.6% drop month-over-month compared to July 2017. Hillsborough had a total of 2,498 sales (compared to July's 3,131), Pasco had 1,179 (1,450 in July), and Pinellas had 2,017 (2,241 in July). However, year-over-year, the total number of homes sold in all three counties combined went up 2.27%. In our volatile mar