Friday, October 10, 2008

NYC's 3rd Quarter Results - Just the Numbers

The Bad News

 The number of sales dropped 24.1% from the prior year quarter to 2,654.
 Listing inventory increased 34.6% compared to the same period last
year to 7,003 units.
 The average days on market was 134days, 11 days longer than the 123 days of the prior year quarter.
 The listing discount increased modestly to 2.6% from a discount of 2.0% in the prior year quarter.

The Good News


 The average sales price of a Manhattan apartment remained above the $1,000,000 threshold.
 The average sales price increased 8.1% since the prior year quarter to $1,480,363.
 The median sales price increased 7.4% above the $864,397 median sales price achieved in the prior year quarter, reaching $928,263.
 The average price per square foot rose 4.3% over the same period last year to $1,193

More Facts

http://www.prudentialelliman.com/NYCPhotos/retail_reports/mmo2008q3locked.pdf

(Prepared by Jonathan Miller – NYC’s #1 Appraiser)

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