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New York, NY housing market

New York, NY metro median sale price $747K in Jul–Sep 2026, up 4.2% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.

The median sale price in the New York, NY metro is $747K over Jul–Sep 2026, up 4.2% from the same 3 months a year earlier. The gain is larger than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 1.5 points (up 5.7% through Q2 2026).

New York has the highest median sale price of the 13 New York metros Pecan Street tracks ($747K), ahead of Poughkeepsie / Newburgh ($506K). On median days on market, New York (56 days) ranks 6th of the 13 New York metros, between Elmira (57 days) and Albany (54 days). New York has the lowest share of listings with a price cut of the 13 New York metros (20%); Rochester (23%) is next.

Listings spent a median 56 days on market in Sep 2026. 20% of active listings carry a price cut; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is 0.7 points higher. That share is the 6th-lowest of the 385 metros. Median asking prices sit about 1% below the median sale price. Building permits authorized 4,791 new housing units in Sep 2026.

At the 7.12% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $4,024 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $172K a year. The median sale price equals about 17 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 1.0% from a year earlier. That ratio is higher than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $494 per square foot; the 3-month average vs a year earlier is down 0.5%.

In seven of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; five are higher.

Headline

Median sale price

Jul–Sep 2026

$747K

+4.2% year-over-year

How it’s calculated

Average of the last three monthly median sale prices vs. the same three months a year earlier.

Mortgage rate

Nov 4, 2026

7.12%

30-year fixed

Where it comes from

National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.

The same rate appears on every market page.

Monthly payment

Principal & interest

$4,024/mo

$172K/yr income needed

How it’s calculated

Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.

Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.

How New York compares to other U.S. metros

Price cuts↓380th of 385
Asking-vs-sale gap↓245th of 291
Home-price growth↑119th of 383 (top 32%)
Price-to-rent↑126th of 373 (top 34%)
Days on market220th of 385

Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.

Affordability

Price-to-rent ratio≈ 17 +1.0% YoY
↑126th of 373 (top 34%)
Asking price / sq ft$494 -0.5% 3-month average vs a year earlier

Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market pressure

Listings with a price cut≈ 20% +0.7 pts 3-month average vs a year earlier
↓380th of 385
New housing units permitted4,791

The median asking price $742K runs about 1% below the median sale price $747K.

Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. New housing units authorized by residential building permits in the metro that month — new supply in the pipeline, which counts of existing listings don't capture (US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey), as of Sep 2026. Asking is the median list price of active listings (Realtor.com, Sep 2026); sale is the headline median of recent closings (Redfin, Jul–Sep 2026) — distinct sources and windows, so the gap is a directional read, not a like-for-like difference. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.

Market facts

ZIPs with listing data12 shown of 844
MLS board of recordOneKey MLS
Price methodologyRedfin vs FHFA HPI
Sale-price windowJul–Sep 2026

Recent signals

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Housing Economy

New York · ConstructionCOPIED

New York builders pulled 15.8% fewer single-family permits than a year earlier

Single-family building permits in the New York metro area, by month, one line per year, units

AprJulOct6008001,0001,2001,40020252026
AprJulOct6008001,0001,2001,40020252026
2024
Chart data
Month202420252026
Dec900976—
Nov861774—
Oct1,3661,097—
Sep1,0911,036632
Aug1,240956784
Jul1,074837704
Jun1,1351,010693
May1,078983752
Apr1,1661,010838
Mar8661,2001,001
Feb995970835
Jan1,0189081,044

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data through September 2026

Builders in the New York metro area pulled 10,130 single-family permits in the twelve months through September 2026, 15.8% fewer than in the twelve months before. So far in 2026, permits are running 18.3% below the same months of 2025.

Why it matters. Permits come before starts, and starts come before new homes for sale, so this is the earliest read on how much new building is planned in the New York area. When the permit pipeline shrinks, buyers see fewer new-build options later; when it grows, sellers of existing homes face more competition from builders.

New York · Home pricesCOPIED

New York home prices are 5.7% higher than a year ago, the weakest gain since the third quarter of 2023

Home prices in the New York metro area, change from a year earlier, FHFA all-transactions index, quarterly, percent; shaded bars mark recessions

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19801990200020102020-9%0%9%18%27%New York
No changeRecession
Chart data
DateNew York
Jun 20265.7%
Mar 20265.8%
Dec 20256.1%
Sep 20256.8%
Jun 20257.3%
Mar 20258.2%
Dec 20248%
Sep 20248.1%
Jun 20248.2%
Mar 20247.8%
Dec 20236.5%
Sep 20234.4%
Jun 20233.7%
Mar 20235.5%
Dec 20227.3%
Sep 202210.4%
Jun 202214%
Mar 202211.4%
Dec 202111.3%
Sep 202110.7%
Jun 20217.7%
Mar 20215.3%
Dec 20204.2%
Sep 20203.2%
Jun 20203.1%
Mar 20204%
Dec 20194.1%
Sep 20193.1%
Jun 20192.9%
Mar 20192.4%
Dec 20182.9%
Sep 20183.9%
Jun 20184.3%
Mar 20185.4%
Dec 20174.8%
Sep 20174.9%
Jun 20174.8%
Mar 20174.6%
Dec 20164.7%
Sep 20164.3%
Jun 20164.4%
Mar 20163.5%
Dec 20153.9%
Sep 20154.3%
Jun 20154.3%
Mar 20154.8%
Dec 20144.1%
Sep 20143.4%
Jun 20142.6%
Mar 20141.6%
Dec 20131.3%
Sep 20131.3%
Jun 20131.2%
Mar 2013-0.2%
Dec 2012-1%
Sep 2012-0.9%
Jun 2012-1.9%
Mar 2012-2.2%
Dec 2011-3%
Sep 2011-3.2%
Jun 2011-2.2%
Mar 2011-1.2%
Dec 2010-0.6%
Sep 2010-1.5%
Jun 2010-4.7%
Mar 2010-6.6%
Dec 2009-5.9%
Sep 2009-6.1%
Jun 2009-6.6%
Mar 2009-6.5%
Dec 2008-6.8%
Sep 2008-6.1%
Jun 2008-4.1%
Mar 2008-1.8%
Dec 2007-1.3%
Sep 2007-0.3%
Jun 20071.6%
Mar 20072.7%
Dec 20064.6%
Sep 20066.9%
Jun 200610.2%
Mar 200614.2%
Dec 200515.1%
Sep 200514.4%
Jun 200517.5%
Mar 200516.3%
Dec 200415.5%
Sep 200418.6%
Jun 200413.3%
Mar 200411.7%
Dec 200311.5%
Sep 20038.3%
Jun 20039.9%
Mar 200311.6%
Dec 200212.4%
Sep 200212.2%
Jun 200212%
Mar 200210.7%
Dec 200110.5%
Sep 200110.3%
Jun 200110.3%
Mar 200111.1%
Dec 200011.5%
Sep 200011.8%
Jun 200012.6%
Mar 200011.3%
Dec 199910.2%
Sep 19999.1%
Jun 19996.5%
Mar 19995.7%
Dec 19985.6%
Sep 19985.8%
Jun 19985.4%
Mar 19985.2%
Dec 19973.9%
Sep 19973%
Jun 19971.1%
Mar 19970%
Dec 19961.1%
Sep 19960.9%
Jun 19962.9%
Mar 19964.6%
Dec 19953.4%
Sep 19951.3%
Jun 1995-0.5%
Mar 1995-2.5%
Dec 1994-3.2%
Sep 1994-0.9%
Jun 19940%
Mar 19941.1%
Dec 19930.8%
Sep 19931%
Jun 19931.1%
Mar 1993-0.1%
Dec 19921.5%
Sep 19921.1%
Jun 19920.1%
Mar 19920.6%
Dec 1991-1%
Sep 1991-3.4%
Jun 1991-3.8%
Mar 1991-5.6%
Dec 1990-6.3%
Sep 1990-4.1%
Jun 1990-3.1%
Mar 1990-1.7%
Dec 1989-0.2%
Sep 1989-0.5%
Jun 1989-0.6%
Mar 19891.7%
Dec 19883.6%
Sep 19886.2%
Jun 198810.1%
Mar 198813.8%
Dec 198717.6%
Sep 198720.3%
Jun 198723.3%
Mar 198725.1%
Dec 198625.1%
Sep 198625.6%
Jun 198623.1%
Mar 198621.1%
Dec 198520%
Sep 198520.1%
Jun 198519.7%
Mar 198520.6%
Dec 198418.9%
Sep 198417.4%
Jun 198419.5%
Mar 198415.9%
Dec 198314.7%
Sep 198310.8%
Jun 19838.1%
Mar 198312.1%
Dec 19826.5%
Sep 19825.9%
Jun 19825.9%
Mar 19823.1%
Dec 19819.8%
Sep 19819.8%
Jun 19816.2%
Mar 19815.7%
Dec 19808.8%
Sep 198010.1%
Jun 198014.7%
Mar 198014.5%
Dec 197918.9%
Sep 197919.4%
Jun 197916.5%
Mar 197921.4%
Dec 197810.7%
Sep 197810.3%
Jun 197812.2%
Mar 19781.2%
Dec 19774.9%
Sep 19774%
Jun 19777%
Mar 19778.2%
Dec 19763.1%
Sep 19763.2%

Source: FHFA house price index; recession dates from NBER · data through Q2 2026

FHFA's all-transactions index for the New York metro area in the second quarter of 2026 was 5.7% above its level a year earlier. Since 1976, prices have risen an average of 6.3% a year. That is the weakest reading since the third quarter of 2023. Nationally, prices were 3.0% higher than a year earlier.

Why it matters. Long-run context shows how the latest change in New York home prices compares with the market's own history, including the recessions shaded on the chart. When appreciation slows, sellers have less room for a list price to run ahead of recent sales, and buyers feel less pressure to stretch to keep up; when it speeds up, the reverse holds: list prices can run ahead of recent sales and buyers compete harder.

Price reconciliation

normal · 1.5pp

Redfin (metro)

+4.2%

FHFA HPI · Q2 2026

+5.7%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (sale prices over the last 3 months) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

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ZIP-level data

ZIPMedian list priceActive listingsNew listingsPrice reductionsDays on marketHome value
08527$675K↓310↑64↑100↑62↑$642K↑
08759$200K↓418↑128↑156↑56↑$273K↓
10011$1.85M↓335↓92↓40↓46↓$1.68M↑
10016$992K↓399↓76↓68↓64↓$949K↑
10019$1.79M↑408↓92↓52↑78↓$1.19M↑
10021$1.50M↑321↓84↓44↓46↓$1.50M↑
10022$1.45M↑536↓96↓88↑71↑$1.15M↑
10023$1.77M↑332↓76↓44↓52↓$1.44M↑
10065$1.75M↓307↓60↓44↓45↓$1.71M↑
11235$488K↓309↑68↑84↑76↑$604K↑
11354$698K↑376↑80↓36↑88↓$674K↑
11375$399K↓299↓80↓48↓87↑$517K↑

ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.