What recent co-op pricing says about setting your asking price
If you are deciding how to price a co-op in Forest Hills, NY, my answer is simple start with the recent closing range, not your ideal number. The clearest guide right now is that a typical closed price last month was $320,000, while a typical asking price was $349,000.
One number to respect from recent data is 7.71 months of supply for co-ops in Forest Hills, NY last month. That matters because the market was labeled a buyer's market, and recent offers landed about 97% of asking, so overreaching on price can cost you time and leverage. A typical sale took 50 days last month, and the typical asking price for active co-ops was $349,000. The practical impact is that buyers in Forest Hills, NY had options, so I recommend pricing against the recent closed level first, then checking whether your condition and size truly justify any premium above that benchmark. Here is the part sellers cannot ignore. The typical closed price was down 8.57% from the prior month, and the typical asking price was down 1.69%, which tells me buyers were not broadly rewarding ambitious pricing over the previous 30 days. My advice is direct. Price to compete from day one. Review competing co-ops that entered recently, because 10 new sale listings came on in the last 3 months with a typical asking level of $409,000. Get your terms and presentation lined up before you list, and be prepared for offers to come in below full asking when the recent norm is 97% of list.
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