Recent closings suggest the answer depends on whether the listing is attracting the market or sitting past it.
If you're asking whether you can wait a week before acting on a home you like, my answer is maybe on some listings, but not on the best ones. In Woodbury, NY, a typical closed sale took 17 days over the previous 30 days, while active listings were sitting closer to 45 days.
Woodbury, NY showed two different timelines last month 17 days for a typical closed sale and 45 days for a typical active listing. Recent accepted offers were around 104.9% of asking. That split matters because it tells me not every listing deserves the same response.
For buyers, the real work is identifying which homes are likely to keep moving and which ones may offer more room to think. Newly pending listings took 29 days last month. That places them between actives and closed sales and gives me a useful middle ground for Woodbury, NY decision-making. I would not delay on the homes already showing strong fit with recent closed pace.
Use the faster closed timeline as your standard for the homes you truly want. Use the longer active timeline to negotiate more carefully where the market response is weaker. Read the pace before you write.
