CategoryMarket Trends/Reports

Rental Market Poised For New Highs Unless Mortgage Rates Drop

• Manhattan median rents were highest June on record despite the sharp drop in sqft
• Much smaller average size and stable median rent – tenants paid same but got less
• June home sales pulled back as many gave up on Fed cuts, pressuring rental prices

The Manhattan Media Pendulum Swings To A ‘Buyers Market’ On Square Footage Shrinkage

Average size of a Manhattan apartment fell YOY 5.1%, driving down median 1.5% Square footage is trending lower which is what is lowering prices The premature use of "buyer's market" suggests more supply improved affordability Our research on the second quarter Manhattan sales market was published yesterday and an ensuing classic New York Post headline caught my attention. No, not the salacious...

Buyers and Sellers Are Losing Their Resolve To Stay Put

• Consumers who can afford to move, becoming tired of “waiting for the right time”
• Buyers less resistant to move: More sales and rising purchases by mortgage
• Seller less resistant to move: More listing inventory with more accurate pricing

$100M Luxury Sales On Track To Double 2023

Sales In 2024 Of $100 Million Homes Expected To Double The 2023 Total The Superluxury Market As Nothing To Do With The Local Market Aspirational Pricing Is All About Branding, Not About Selling A Home After a couple of horrifically bad behavior real estate stories here on Housing Notes, consider today a palate cleanser. It's a relief to share something so fantabulous when compared to everyday...

New York City Rents Remained High As Mortgage Rates Stay Put

Manhattan rents fell unexpectedly as Brooklyn & Queens rents barely budged New lease signings and listing inventory soared in New York City as churn persisted Listing discounts go "negative," reflecting the marketwide premium above ask Elliman Report: May 2024 Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens Rentals The listing discount metric in the report is the percentage difference between the original...

Despite Blue Lights, Manhattan New Signed Contracts Remain Sleepy

Our May New Signed Contract Report for the New York metro area came out today and the annual results for condos were underwhelming. Newly signed condo contracts fell 5.2% annually as their new listings slipped 3%. However, above the $5 million threshold, roughly the top 10% of the condo market, newly signed contracts jumped annually. Despite condos being a highcash market, at roughly 66.3% of all...

Wednesday – Housing’s Problem As A Sport Without Play

Lots of big sports headlines this week covering the passing of Bill Walton, the retirement of the worst MLB umpire of the modern era, taking another sub to the Titanic (gulp), Negro League stats are finally being added to the MLB, A college is shutting down but its baseball team keeps winning, and college football recruits not being paid what they were promised. Yet we're not seeing a spring...