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How competitive is the New York housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 60/100
- YoY Good Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.50
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.0%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 42
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 17.5%
- YoY of active listings
New York is moderately competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 60/100 (Good Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.50 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +4.2% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 42. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 17.5% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 60/100 (Good Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.50 · Inventory YoY: +4.2% · Median days on market: 42 · Sellers cutting price: 17.5% · Median listing price: $792,000 (+0.7% YoY)
New York snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $792K
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 38,910
- YoY +0.0%
- Median DOM
- 47
- YoY -0.0%
- Pending ratio
- 0.52
- YoY -0.2%
- Price-reduced
- 9.3%
- YoY +0.0%
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