Westchester CRE Market Ended First Quarter with Mostly Increased Activity
Boasting a vacancy rate in the low 4% and uninterrupted positive trends in rental rates, fundamentals for Westchester multifamily are strong.
Compared to one year ago, the national median single-family existing-home price climbed 5% to $389,400. In the prior quarter, the year-over-year national median price increased 3.4%.
The Pending Home Sales Index—a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings—increased to 78.2 in March.
Existing-home sales in the Northeast climbed 4.2% from February to an annual rate of 500,000 in March, ending a four-month streak where sales in the Northeast registered 480,000 units
Today’s report by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, based on data supplied by OneKey MLS, also indicates inventory levels declined among all property types in all regions.
The Northeast PHSI decreased 0.3% from last month to 63.4, a decline of 9.0% from February 2023.
According to the Realtor.com report, the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA market posted a median rent of $2,852 in February, as compared to the Monthly Buy Cost of $4,995, for a savings of $2,143 and a 75% cost difference.
There were 426 closed sales transactions and 610 pending sales transactions reported for condos in February 2024, representing a 12.4% increase in closed sales transactions and a 23.0% increase in pending sales transactions.
Westchester County experienced a slight increase in home sales by just 1.7% in February, along with an almost 14% increase in home prices, with a median of $831,250.
At 480,000 units, existing-home sales in the Northeast were identical to January but down 7.7% from February 2023. It's the fourth consecutive month that home sales in the Northeast registered 480,000 units.
A key data point will be the CPI reaching its 2% target. The latest CPI number for February was 3.1%.
The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY, NJ-PA market posted a median listing price in February of $750,000 up 10.2% year-over-year.
The Northeast PHSI increased 0.8% from last month to 63.6, a decline of 5.5% from January 2023.
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