Price is one piece the timeline and terms can matter more
You are deciding which offer to accept and which one will actually get you to the finish line. In Babylon, NY, I filter offers by net, certainty, and timing so you do not find out late that a 'great price' was not a great deal.
If you only remember one data point from January 2026, make it this a typical sale took 96 days, and offers landed about 96.26 of asking January 2026. That tells me the smartest sellers in Babylon, NY treat the contract phase as part of pricing, not an afterthought. This changes your plan because long timelines expose you to more renegotiation points and more chances for a deal to stall. Some metrics were not reported for this period. Still, January 2026 supply was 1.18 months, so you should expect serious buyers, but you still need terms that keep them committed. Ask for proof of ability to close and a clear closing window up front, then weigh it against the reality that a typical sale took 96 days in January 2026. Protect your net by comparing each offer to the 96.26 of asking benchmark January 2026 and deciding what concession, if any, you would trade for stronger certainty. Counter quickly with clean, specific terms so you control the negotiation instead of drifting.
