On this page, you’ll find both recent reports and presentations from StreetEasy, as well as historical data for a selection of metrics that are available to download for public use. For other data requests or questions about our analyses, contact press@streeteasy.com.
StreetEasy Reports and Analyses
- StreetEasy Market Reports (Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens)
- 2017 NYC Rent Affordability Report
- Tipping Point – a Buy vs. Rent Study
- Concessions of a Cooling NYC Rental Market
- Changing Grid Series
- Doubled Up: Exploring the Crowding Phenomenon in NYC
- Time is Money: The Financial Impact of Your Commute
- Affording the Unaffordable: Perception vs. Reality in NYC Housing Costs & Why New Yorkers Move
Presentations
October 2017: NYC Rent Affordability Round table
The Widening Gap: Rents and Wages in New York City. Presentation by Sr. Economist, Grant Long
March 2018: StreetEasy First-time Home Buyer Seminar
Understanding the Buyer’s Market in NYC. Presentation by Sr. Economist, Grant Long
Download StreetEasy Data
- Below data is updated on a monthly basis, following the same schedule as StreetEasy’s Market Reports
- All files are monthly time series and will download as a .csv
- Any published use of data must be properly sourced and cited to StreetEasy
StreetEasy Price Index
StreetEasy Price Index Methodology
Other Sales Data – All Boroughs
StreetEasy Rent Index
StreetEasy Rent Index Methodology
Other Rental Data – All Boroughs
Visit streeteasy.com/blog/research/ for more analyses from the StreetEasy Research team.
Metric Definitions
StreetEasy Price Index
The StreetEasy Price Indices are monthly indices that track changes in resale prices of condo, co-op, townhouse and single-family homes, and are currently available for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. Each index uses a repeat-sales method of comparing the sales prices of the same properties since January 1995 in Manhattan and January 2005 in Brooklyn and Queens. The repeat-sales method allows each index to better capture changes in home prices by controlling for the composition of homes sold in a given month. Data on arms-length sales of homes comes from the New York City Department of Finance. More details on methodology here.
StreetEasy Rent Index
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.
Median Days on Market
Days on market is the number of days from the date of creation of a listing on StreetEasy to the date the listing enters contract. Median Days on Market reflects the exact middle number of days on market among all listings available on StreetEasy that entered contract during a given month/quarter/year.
Total Sales Inventory
The number of sales listings available on StreetEasy at any point during the month/quarter/year. For example, if a unit was originally listed in February and sold in May, it would be included in the inventory number for the first quarter and the second quarter. This approach allows us to analyze what was available to buyers in a quarter – instead of an arbitrary moment or cut-off point.
Total Rental Inventory
The number of rental listings available on StreetEasy at any point during the month/quarter/year.
Median Asking Price
The exact middle asking price among all asking prices of available listed homes during the month/quarter/year.
Median Price Cut
The exact middle price cut (as a percentage of total asking price) among all available listings on StreetEasy that received a price cut during the month/quarter/year.
Median Sale-to-List Price Ratio
The final recorded sales price of a home divided by its initial asking price. A sale-to-list price ratio of 90 percent means the home sold for 90 percent of its initial asking price. The sale-to-list price ratio reported is the exact middle ratio among all homes that we are able to match a recorded sale with a listing on StreetEasy.
Median Recorded Sale Price
The exact middle sales price among all recorded sales prices of homes that closed during the month/quarter/year. In general, median values are more accurate than average values, which may be skewed by price outliers (a few sales that are extremely expensive or extremely inexpensive). In order to consider only arms-length transactions, we do not include foreclosures or sales prices lower than $10,000 in this calculation. Records on home sales transactions come from the New York City Department of Finance.
Share of Homes with a Price Cut
The share of all active sales listings on StreetEasy that had a reduction in asking price during that month/quarter/year.
Median Asking Rent
The exact middle asking rent among all rental listings available on StreetEasy at any point during the month/quarter/year. In general, median values are more accurate than average values, which may be skewed by price outliers (a few rentals that are extremely expensive or extremely inexpensive).
Share of Rentals Discounted
The share of all active rental listings on StreetEasy that had a reduction in asking rent during that month/quarter/year.
