IRVINE, CA—RealtyTrac has released its September and Q3 2014 Residential & Foreclosure Sales Report, which shows that U.S. residential properties, including single family homes, condominiums and townhomes, sold at an estimated annual pace of 4,402,741 in September, a decrease of 1% from August 2014 and a decrease of 19% from a year ago.

The median sales price of U.S. residential properties—including both distressed and non-distressed sales—was $195,000 in September, up less than 1% from August and up 15% from September 2013. September was the 30th consecutive month where U.S. median home prices increased on an annual basis, and the 15% annual increase is the biggest annual percentage increase since October 2005.

“Median home prices nationally in September were boosted by a new low in the share of distressed sales during the third quarter, resulting in fewer home sales on the lower end,” said Daren Blomquist, vice president of RealtyTrac. “The share of homes selling above $200,000 is up 7% from a year ago, and the share of homes selling above $500,000 is up 15% from a year ago. “Some of the biggest increases in median prices are in markets in the Midwest, Southeast and Inland California, where home prices are still considered a relative bargain for both investors and owner-occupant buyers,” Blomquist added. “Meanwhile, many of the fastest-appreciating real estate markets last year have now settled into a more sustainable pattern of single-digit appreciation.”