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Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Bergen County, New Jersey   The Bergen County housing market cruised through the third quarter of 2019, with increases in both sales and prices. Single‑family home sales were up almost 5%, and are now positive for the rolling year. And prices were up, rising 1.5% on average even though flat at the median. We believe that the market is […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Northern New Jersey   The Northern New Jersey housing market experienced modest but meaningful price appreciation through the third quarter of 2019, even while sales growth was stifled by a lack of inventory and the impact of the 2018 Tax Reform cap on state and local tax deductions (i.e., the “SALT Cap”). Going forward, we believe that strong […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Passaic County, New Jersey   The Passaic County seller’s market continued through the third quarter of 2019, with limited inventory driving strong price appreciation even while it held back sales growth. Prices keep going up, with the average price rising almost 5% for the quarter and over 4% for the rolling year. And while relatively low levels of inventory […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Morris County, New Jersey   The Morris County housing market surged forward in the third quarter of 2019, with prices rising sharply even while limited inventory stifled sales growth. Prices experienced their biggest quarterly jump in over two years, rising almost 4% on average and 5% at the median compared to the third quarter of last year. For the […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Essex County, New Jersey   Sales in the Essex housing market went up yet again in the third quarter of 2019, even while prices leveled off after some modest increases earlier in the year. Sales rose almost 3% for the quarter, and finished the rolling year up almost 5%. But this continued increase in sales is not yet having […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Sussex County, New Jersey   The Sussex County housing market showed significant signs of strength in the third quarter of 2019, with modest sales increases coupled with sharp price appreciation. Sales were up almost 2%, a welcome change from the past two quarters. Even with that quarterly increase, though, sales are still down over 8% for the rolling year. […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Hudson County, New Jersey   After sizzling throughout much of 2018, the Hudson County housing market continued its 2019 struggles through the third quarter. Sales were down almost 6% overall from last year’s third quarter, and are now down 6% for the rolling year. But even with this decline in sales, prices still appreciated modestly: average prices were up […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Bronx County, New York   Pricing in the Bronx housing market surged again in the third quarter of 2019, as robust demand continued to push prices up even while a lack of inventory held sales down. Going forward, we believe that the fundamentals are strong, and expect a robust market through the winter and into 2020. Pricing. Overall pricing […]
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Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Westchester County, New York   The Westchester housing market surged in the third quarter, showing signs of recovery from the lingering effects of the 2018 Tax Reform cap on state and local taxes (“SALT Cap”). Single‑family home sales were up about 1% compared to last year’s third quarter, the first year‑on‑year increase since the SALT Cap was passed. Similarly, […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Rockland County, New York   The Rockland housing market surged forward in the third quarter of 2019, showing the first signs of recovery from the lingering effects of the 2018 Tax Reform cap on state and local tax deductions (“SALT Cap”). Single-family home sales were up over 8% from last year’s third quarter, the largest increase since 2017, before […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – New York Overview   The housing market in Westchester and the Hudson Valley surged forward in the third quarter of 2019, showing the first signs of recovery from the suppressive effects of the 2018 Tax Reform Cap on State and Local tax deductions (i.e., the “SALT Cap”). With the higher‑end starting to recover, we expect the market will […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Dutchess County, New York   The Dutchess housing market surged in the third quarter of 2019, with sales and prices up sharply. Single-family home sales were up almost 4% compared to last year’s third quarter, the largest year-on-year sales increase in over two years. Indeed, the 671 closings marked the largest quarterly total since the third quarter of 2016. […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Putnam County, New York   The Putnam housing market surged in the third quarter, with sales rising and prices generally appreciating. Single‑family sales were up over 9% compared to last year’s third quarter, with the 326 recorded closings marking the highest quarterly total in over three years. Pricing for the quarter was a little more mixed, with the median […]
Rand Country Blog Third Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Orange County, New York   The Orange County housing market cruised through the third quarter of 2019, with moderate increases in both sales and prices. Single-family home sales rose by almost 3% compared to last year’s third quarter, making up for a more sluggish second-quarter. Pricing was mixed, with the median price up almost 5% but the average down […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Orange County, New York   Demand in the Orange County housing market continued to grow in the second quarter of 2019, even while a lack of inventory stifled sales growth. Single-family home sales fell sharply compared to the second quarter of 2019, dropping almost 11%, but we believe that has more to do with a shortage of supply rather than a lack of demand. […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Putnam County, New York   The Putnam housing market cruised through the second quarter of 2019, with sales up and prices basically flat. Compared to the rest of the region, Putnam was a bit of an outlier, with single-family home sales rising 7% for the quarter and almost 1% for the rolling year – the only county in the region with rising sales. Single-family pricing […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Dutchess County, New York   The Dutchess housing market was a “Tale of Two Markets” in the second quarter of 2019, with single-family home sales softening a bit even while condo sales surged. After a sizzling start to the year, the single-family market cooled, with sales and prices both falling. But the lower-priced condo market was up, with sales rising over 6% and […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – New York Overview   The housing market in Westchester and the Hudson Valley continued to be a “tale of two markets” in the second quarter of 2019, with more expensive single‑family home sales and prices continuing to struggle while lower‑priced condo markets soared. We attribute this divergence to the 2018 Tax Reform cap on state and local tax […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Rockland County, New York   The Rockland housing market was a “Tale of Two Markets” in the second quarter of 2019, with single-family home sales struggling and condo sales soaring. After a surge to start the year, the single-family market softened, with sales and prices both falling. But the lower-priced condo market surged, with quarterly prices spiking over 16% on average and at the […]
Rand Country Blog Second Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Westchester County, New York   The Westchester housing market was the quintessential “Tale of Two Markets” in the second quarter of 2019, with single-family homes struggling while condo and coop sales soared. Single-family home sales were down, continuing a trend we have been watching since the 2018 Tax Reform’s cap on state and local tax deductions (“SALT Cap”). As we expected, the SALT Cap has […]