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As NYC Home Prices Plunge, Rents Rise at Fastest Rates Since 2016NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The NYC rental market continues to move in the opposite direction of the weakening sales market, with rents across the city rising at their fastest pace since 2016, according to the August 2019 StreetEasy Market Reportsi. The StreetEasy Rent Indexii rose in every submarket of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, with the most significant increases in some of the most expensive areas in each borough. Northwest Brooklyniii, for instance, experienced the fastest rate of rent growth in the city, rising 3.5% since last year to $3,115. Monthly rents in the submarket rose $100 from one year ago, a sign that demand remains high for rentals in pricey areas, as would-be buyers decide to rent instead of buy. The StreetEasy Rent Index in Manhattan and Queens rose to record highs — up 3.0% and 3.5%, reaching $3,309 and $2,198, respectively. Mirroring the trend in Brooklyn, the most expensive areas in both boroughs saw the largest increases in rents. In Manhattan, rents in the Downtowniv submarket (the most expensive submarket in the city) rose 2.8% to a new high of $3,809. Rents in Northwest Queensv, the most expensive submarket in the borough, rose 2.9%, reaching $2,318. As rents hit new highs, sales prices dropped at brisk rates in some parts of the city and slowed in others. In Brooklyn, the StreetEasy Price Indexvi fell by 2.4% to $691,224, the most significant drop since 2012. Queens price growth stalled to a pace not seen in more than five years, with prices remaining at $514,233, and the Manhattan market continued to weaken, with prices falling 4.9% to $1,098,104. "As a dark cloud continues to hang over the sales market, we're increasingly seeing those who have the money to buy finding better value in the luxury rental market while they wait and see what happens to home prices," says StreetEasy Senior Economist Grant Long. "If rents and home prices continue to move in opposite directions, we may see more investors test their luck in the rental market in the hope of cashing in on the current demand for high-end rentals, bringing some much-needed support to the sales market." See below for additional sales and rental market trends across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. August 2019 Key Findings — Manhattan
August 2019 Key Findings — Queens
The complete StreetEasy Market Reports for Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, with additional neighborhood data and graphics, can be viewed here. Definitions of StreetEasy's metrics and monthly data from each report can be explored and downloaded via the StreetEasy Data Dashboard. About StreetEasy StreetEasy is New York City's leading local real estate marketplace on mobile and the web, providing accurate and comprehensive for-sale and for-rent listings from hundreds of real estate brokerages throughout New York City and the NYC metropolitan area. StreetEasy adds layers of proprietary data and useful search tools to help home shoppers and real estate professionals navigate the complex real estate markets within the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Northern New Jersey. Launched in 2006, StreetEasy is based in the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan. StreetEasy is owned and operated by Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z and ZG). StreetEasy is a registered trademark of Zillow, Inc. i The StreetEasy Market Reports are a monthly overview of the Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens sales and rental markets. Every three months, a quarterly analysis is published. The report data is aggregated from public recorded sales and listings data from real estate brokerages that provide comprehensive coverage of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, with more than a decade of history for most metrics. The reports are compiled by the StreetEasy Research team. For more information, visit https://streeteasy.com/blog/research/market-reports . StreetEasy tracks data for all five boroughs within New York City, but currently only produces reports for Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. ii The StreetEasy Rent Indices are monthly indices that track changes in rent for all housing types and are currently available from January 2007 in Manhattan, January 2010 in Brooklyn, and January 2012 in Queens. Each index uses a repeat-sales method similar that used to calculate the StreetEasy Price Indices. The repeat method evaluates rental price growth based on homes in a given geography that have listed for rent more than once. More details on methodology here. iii The Northwest Brooklyn submarket includes Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Dumbo, Red Hook, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia St. Waterfront District and Clinton Hill. iv The Downtown submarket includes Civic Center, Financial District, Tribeca, Stuyvesant Town, SoHo, Little Italy, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Battery Park City, Gramercy Park, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, East Village, West Village, Flatiron and Nolita. v The Northwest Queens submarket includes Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside and Ditmars-Steinway. vi The StreetEasy Price Indices track changes in resale prices of condo, co-op, and townhouse units. Each index uses a repeat-sales method of comparing the sales prices of the same properties since January 1995 in Manhattan and January 2007 in Brooklyn and Queens. Given this methodology, each index accurately captures the change in home prices by controlling for the varying composition of homes sold in a given month. Levels of the StreetEasy Price Indices reflect average values of homes on the market. Data on the sale of homes is sourced from the New York City Department of Finance. . vii The North Brooklyn submarket includes Williamsburg, East Williamsburg and Greenpoint. View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-nyc-home-prices-plunge-rents-rise-at-fastest-rates-since-2016-300921365.html SOURCE StreetEasy |