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Home prices aren’t on the rise everywhere. In some cities, buyers have actually seen prices drop in recent months. Though the national median price for an existing single-family home reached a record high in the second quarter, a handful of metros saw the local median price decrease from a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The 10 metros to post the largest year-over-year declines in median home prices are: 1. Springfield, Ill.

• Year-over-year price drop: -9.3 percent
• Price change: -$13,300 ($143,100 in 2016 to $129,800 in 2017)

2. Glens Falls, N.Y.

• Year-over-year price drop: -6.2 percent
• Price change: -$10,700 ($173,500 to $162,800)

3. Florence, S.C.

• Year-over-year price drop: -6 percent
• Price change: -$8,700 ($145,100 to $136,400)

4. Decatur, Ala.

• Year-over-year price drop: -5.6 percent
• Price change: -$7,200 ($129,600 to $122,400)

5. Kankakee, Ill.

• Year-over-year price drop: -5.3 percent
• Price change: -$7,200 ($135,600 to $128,400)

6. Trenton, N.J.

• Year-over-year price drop: -4.4 percent
• Price change: -$12,000 ($274,900 to $262,900)

7. Bismarck, N.D.

• Year-over-year price drop: -3.8 percent
• Price change: -$9,600 ($251,900 to $242,300)

8. Elmira, N.Y.

• Year-over-year price drop: -3.5 percent
• Price change: -$4,000 ($115,600 to $111,600)

9. Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Fla.

• Year-over-year price drop: -3.2 percent
• Price change: -$14,500 ($449,500 to $435,000)

10. York-Hanover, Pa.

• Year-over-year price drop: -3.2 percent
• Price change: -$5,300 ($168,100 to $162,800)

Source: “16 Cities Where It’s Actually Getting Cheaper to Buy a House,” CheatSheet.com (Aug. 21, 2017)