Overview
The Manhattan marketplace continues to push higher, reaching new record prices in Q4. From this time last year, the average sales price of Manhattan property rose over 16% to $1,979,690, while the median price per square foot rose 9.58% to $1,392. Median days on market continued its historically low trend, coming in at 54 days. While this is nearly unchanged from a year ago, it is 10 days longer than Q3, reflecting the seasonal nature of Manhattan real estate.
Buyers responded to slowly rising supply trends, nudging the average price for a Manhattan co-op apartment to $1,284,427, up just over 7% from a year ago, and up 4% from last quarter. The median price for a co-op was $740,000, up 2.78% from a year ago, and down slightly from last quarter’s $755,000. Median price per square foot for co-ops told a similar story, with Q4 coming in at $974, up 8.24% from last year, but down 0.49% from Q3.
Manhattan condo prices also saw continued price action to the upside. The average price of condos came in at $2,529,200, a 20.51% gain year-over-year, while the median price per square foot increased 10.16% year-overyear to $1,593. Soaring condo prices contributed to the widened price differential between co-ops and condos. Overall, the strong price action in Q4 hints that the macro uncertainties in Q3 are yet to filter through the lagging sales pipeline. Looking forward we expect a normalization of price action as we enter the new year.
