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191Manhattan signed contracts · Oct 19 report, published Oct 16
A pause in the October pace
Manhattan signed contracts eased slightly in the October 19 report. The borough total offers context for a closer look at comparable homes.
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Sources checked October 20, 2026
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WEEKLYOct 19 report · published Oct 16, 2026
| Indicator | Manhattan | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts signed | 191−2% vs. prior week | 112−8% vs. prior week |
| Active sale listings | 6,138+0.6% vs. prior week | 3,782+1.2% vs. prior week |
| New sale listings | 310−9% vs. prior week | 231+15.5% vs. prior week |
Howard Hanna NYC ↗ · Contracts signed are not closed sales. Exact weekly observation cut-off is not stated in the source prose.
Rentals & price reductions
MONTHLYSeptember 2026 · Latest available download checked October 20, 2026
| Indicator | Manhattan | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|
| Median asking rent | $4,995Unchanged from last month | $3,945−1.3% vs. prior month |
| Rental inventory | 12,736−18.6% vs. prior month | 10,758−16.2% vs. prior month |
| Sale listings with a price cut | 11.0%+3.4 percentage points vs. prior month | 10.2%+0.6 percentage points vs. prior month |
| Rental listings with a price cut | 19.8%−0.1 percentage points vs. prior month | 13.6%+0.2 percentage points vs. prior month |
StreetEasy Data Dashboard ↗ · Download the data · All property types / all bedrooms. Price-cut shares describe how many listings had a reduction, not the size of the discount. Rental inventory is a monthly total.
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We check for new releases weekly. Monthly figures keep their original month until a new file is available; a fresh check does not turn monthly data into weekly data. Changes compare the same provider, geography and metric. Percentage-point changes are different from percentage changes.
Weekly sales figures come from Howard Hanna NYC’s borough reports. Monthly asking rents, rental inventory and price-cut shares come from StreetEasy’s public data download. These series have different listing coverage from the Corcoran reports in our dated features and should not be joined into a single trend.
National average for conventional, conforming purchase loans, 20% down and excellent credit. This is an interest rate, not APR or a personalized lender quote. The displayed rate is an interest rate rather than APR. A price reduction is also different from a negotiated closing discount.
Brooklyn · New sale listings: Calculated from 231 new listings and 200 in the preceding report: +15.5%. The source prints +15%; that rounded figure does not reconcile exactly with its reported counts.
Source values can be revised. If a new release cannot be verified, we retain the last verified figure and its date, and label an unavailable source check. The stories below remain dated editions.
THE OCTOBER BRIEFING / 4 MIN READ
New listings. Familiar pressures.
More homes came to market in September. October’s weekly figures, mortgage rates and new rental reports bring the choices into focus.
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Rentals1 MIN READ
$5,395Manhattan median last asking rent for reported signed leases · September 2026
A new high in Manhattan’s rental report
Corcoran’s September release brings a higher Manhattan median and fewer homes available at month-end.
Price reductions1 MIN READ
11.0%Manhattan sale listings with a price cut · September 2026
A lower ask deserves a closer look
A price change can renew interest in an apartment. Its revised position among comparable homes matters most.
THE RENTAL ANALYSIS / 5 MINUTES
The price of one more room
The search for another bedroom is about more than rent. September’s figures reveal how much the available selection matters.
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