Home sales are down 21.7 percent across the Charlottes-ville region, according to a new market analysis by the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors.

Home sales in the Charlottesville area in May continued to point to a market that favors buyers, as housing inventory remains high while prices dropped compared with the previous year.

A growing majority say they won’t buy a home anytime soon, the latest sign of increasing pessimism.