NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As the supply of luxury homes in NYC continued to outpace buyer demand, the median price of luxury homes sank to its lowest level since April 2014 in Manhattan and close to its lowest level since May 2016 in Brooklyn, according to the October 2017 StreetEasy® Market Reportsi.
In Manhattan, the median resale price for a luxury home, defined as within the top 20 percent of the market, dropped 2.0 percent year-over-year in October to $4,317,377. It fell 3.6 percent in Brooklyn, to $1,627,904ii. In Queens, the median price for a top-tier home rose 6.9 percent to $1,036,058iii.
"The onslaught of high-end development in Manhattan and Brooklyn shows no signs of slowing down," said StreetEasy Senior Economist Grant Long. "Sellers are having a hard time finding buyers without offering severe price cuts, often to levels below their original purchase prices. This isn't a new phenomenon, but with too much luxury inventory already on the market and even more supply to come, this trend isn't over. The luxury market in 2018 will continue to favor the buyer, who will likely encounter increasingly anxious sellers willing to slash prices as more new construction hits the market."
October 2017 Key Findings - Manhattan
October 2017 Key Findings - Brooklyn
October 2017 Key Findings – Queens
The complete StreetEasy Market Reports for Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, with additional neighborhood data and graphics, can be viewed at streeteasy.com/blog/market-reports.
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i The StreetEasy Market Reports are a monthly overview of the Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens sales and rental markets. Every three months, a quarterly analysis is published. The report data is aggregated from public recorded sales and listings data from real estate brokerages that provide comprehensive coverage of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens with more than a decade of history for most metrics. The reports are compiled by the StreetEasy Research team. For more information, visit http://streeteasy.com/blog/market-reports/. StreetEasy tracks data for all five boroughs within New York City, but currently only produces reports for Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
ii The luxury tier cutoff price is derived from the 80th percentile (the top 20 percent) of recorded sales prices in each borough during the month. Price tier cutoffs change each period in order to capture evolving trends in homes that are being sold.
iii Median resale price is measured by the StreetEasy Price Indices, monthly indices that track changes in resale prices of condo, co-op, and townhouse units. Each index uses a repeat-sales method of comparing the sales prices of the same properties since January 1995 in Manhattan and January 2007 in Brooklyn and Queens. Given this methodology, each index accurately captures the change in home prices by controlling for the varying composition of homes sold in a given month. Data on sale of homes is sourced from the New York City Department of Finance. Full methodology here: http://streeteasy.com/blog/methodology-price-and-rent-indices/
iv Similar to the StreetEasy Price Indices, median rents are measured by the StreetEasy Rent Indices. By including only valid and verified listings from StreetEasy and employing a repeat rentals approach, the indices emphasize the changes in rent on individual properties and not between different sets of properties. Full methodology here: http://streeteasy.com/blog/methodology-price-and-rent-indices/
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