The Pecan Street Index

New York housing-market dispatches

City- and metro-level reads across New York, from The Pecan Street Index.

Albany Schenectady Troy, NY · 2026-07-24

Schenectady sale-to-list broke above 1.0 — 101.7%

Typical closed deal is now clearing at or over list price; sellers have regained pricing leverage in the last month.

Buffalo Cheektowaga, NY · 2026-07-10

Buffalo homes taking 21 days to sell — +75.0% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Rochester, NY · 2026-07-10

Rochester median price -8.6% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -7.4% YoY across 137 closed sales.

Buffalo Cheektowaga, NY · 2026-07-03

Buffalo homes taking 21 days to sell — +75.0% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Rochester, NY · 2026-07-03

Rochester median price -8.6% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -7.4% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Buffalo Cheektowaga, NY · 2026-06-29

Buffalo homes taking 21 days to sell — +75.0% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Rochester, NY · 2026-06-29

Rochester median price -8.6% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -7.4% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.