We just published our report on the Brooklyn sales market. This is part of an evolving market report series I’ve been writing for Douglas Elliman since 1994.

Key Points

– Inventory falls to lowest second quarter in 5-years.
– Inventory holding back further gains in sales.
– Price indicators set 10-year records.
– Faster marketing times and less negotiability between buyers and sellers.
– New development market share remains consistent with 4-year average.
– Mortgage lending remains tight but general economy is improving.

Here’s an excerpt from the report:

…The low inventory phenomenon continued
through the Brooklyn spring market in 2013,
driving the price indicators higher. Listing
inventory hit the record low second quarter at
4,704, down 18.5% from the same period last
year. This was also the third lowest quarterly
inventory total in the five years we have been
tracking this metric. The number of sales
declined by 6.7% to 1,855 from the prior
year quarter, restrained by limited supply. As
inventory fell faster than sales, the pace of the
market accelerated. The monthly absorption
rate, defined as the number of months it took
to sell all listing inventory at the current pace
of sales, fell to 7.6 months from 8.7 months in
the prior-year quarter…

You can build your own custom data tables and view market charts, now updated with 2Q 13 data.

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The Elliman Report: 2Q 2013 Brooklyn Sales [Miller Samuel] The Elliman Report: 2Q 2013 Brooklyn Sales [Douglas Elliman] Aggregated Custom Market Data Tables [Miller Samuel] Brooklyn Sales Market Charts [Miller Samuel]