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New York Real Estate Is Defying the National Slowdown as Buyers Battle for Limited Inventory

New York buyers are competing for limited inventory while rents remain near records, defying the broader national housing slowdown.

New York Real Estate Is Defying the National Slowdown as Buyers Battle for Limited Inventory

New York City is entering the fall real estate market with a problem many other American cities would like to have. There are buyers. There just are not enough desirable homes for them to buy. While higher mortgage rates and affordability pressures continue to weigh on housing nationally, New York is showing surprising resilience. The latest August 2026 data reveals increasing competition for well priced properties, shrinking inventory and a rental market that remains extraordinarily expensive. StreetEasy reported that 21.8…

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