Takeaways – Perplexity.AI, edited by JJM
Co-ops & Condos
Manhattan median gross sales value remained at a file excessive, whereas gross sales rose for the seventh time in eight quarters.
- Following the earlier quarter, co-ops and condos once more reached a file $1.25M median gross sales value
- Common sq. footage of a Manhattan condo sale was the most important in six years
- Itemizing stock fell yr over yr for the fourth time, wth the most important declines seen within the luxurious and new improvement markets
- The market share of gross sales above the $1 million threshold remained with the best share on file
- Essentially the most sturdy annual gross sales progress occurred from $2M to $5M
- 2- and 3-bedroom residences are the place a lot of the annual value progress is going on
Townhouses
Itemizing stock fell sharply, restraining gross sales.
- The typical gross sales dimension fell to the bottom degree in additional than a yr, pulling all the worth metrics decrease
- Months of provide, also referred to as the market tempo, was its quickest in additional than 4 years
Manhattan Median Worth Units New File (Once more)
The median gross sales value has remained at a file excessive of $1,250,000 for the previous two quarters, rising 5.9% yr over yr. Common and median gross sales costs have typically been flat over the previous decade, although they’ve risen modestly over the previous few years.

The month-to-month cost continues to rise, however after adjusting for inflation, it’s really decrease than in 2008 in the course of the housing bubble.

Itemizing stock, after accounting for the provision Compass-Anyplace hides from the general public and the portals, stays under the 25-year common, which is one motive Manhattan housing costs have risen yearly over the previous couple of years.


It’s all the time good to remind ourselves that Manhattan housing costs don’t correlate with the inventory market (DJIA). Till the monetary disaster in 2008, I believed I used to be on to one thing utilizing Manhattan gross sales, since it’s extra cheap to check them to compensation and employment. Nonetheless, they quickly went rogue, and there’s no correlation.

Manhattan Townhouse Market Shifts to Smaller Gross sales
The typical sq. footage of a Manhattan townhouse was 4,552, down 7.9% yr over yr. Because of this, all three value development metrics have been pulled down, as proven within the matrix desk above. One- to three-family townhouses are inclined to characterize about 2% of all gross sales when mixed with co-op and condominium gross sales. Little to no new townhouses are being constructed, largely as a result of consumers demand genuine turn-of-the-century buildings even when the properties have been gutted to the get together partitions. For greater than the previous few a long time, gross sales have largely been inside a decent vary, and costs have steadily trended larger over time. Each of those outcomes are per a set housing inventory.

Remaining Ideas
Manhattan’s median gross sales value hit a file $1,250,000 for the second straight quarter, up 5.9% from final yr. Inflation-adjusted, month-to-month funds are nonetheless decrease than in 2008, however restricted stock is retaining costs climbing, and way back, they stopped monitoring the inventory market. Townhouses (1-3 household), about 2% of residential gross sales, received smaller on common (down 7.9% to 4,552 sq ft), which pulled their value metrics down, whereas a set provide retains long-term costs trending up.
The Precise Remaining Thought – Truthfully, I’ve had a few.
