US Metro Real Estate Intelligence
Rankings/New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

NeutralTier 1CBSA 35620Compare
Risk Rank: #137 of 287Month: 2025-12Score change (12m): -2
50score
Composite risk percentile vs 287 metros (higher = higher risk)

Cycle Phase

New York has maintained relatively stable market conditions throughout the observation period, currently in Expansion.

Recovery
Expansion
Hypersupply
Recession
In Expansion for 2 months·Previously: Expansion

Normal growth conditions with balanced fundamentals

ExpRecExpExpRecRecExpRecExpRecRec2019202020212022202320242025
Recovery
Expansion
Hypersupply
Recession

New York's housing market shows average risk, ranking 137th of 287 metros. The market recently entered Expansion. Current conditions are balanced with stable liquidity.

Executive Summary

Risk is Neutral, driven primarily by migration and price momentum. The market is in Expansion phase. Liquidity is stable and valuation is balanced.

Top Risk Drivers (This Month)

Migration
p100 (highest risk decile)
Net AGI migration (risk inverted)
Price Momentum
p72 (moderate)
12-month HPI change
Employment
p41 (below average risk)
12-month employment change (risk inverted)

Market Signals

Inventory is roughly flat (+4% YoY) with homes selling at a normal pace — a balanced market.

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY
+4.0%p53
Days on Market YoY
-2.7%p42
Months in status84
Data through Dec 2025

Valuation

Balanced
Rent vs. Price Growth
+0.9%p77
Months in status11
Data through Dec 2025Rent growth vs price growth (rent support). Note: Affordability and Valuation measure different structural dimensions and can diverge.
Factor Details

Factor Breakdown

Price Momentum72

12-month HPI change — higher = overheating

Permit Growth19

YoY permit change — higher = supply pressure

Permits per Capita30

Permits per 1,000 residents — higher = overbuilding risk

Affordability35

Mortgage payment / income — higher = more burdened

Employment41

12-month employment change (risk inverted)

Migration100

Net AGI migration (risk inverted)

Underlying Values

MetricValuePctile
Price Momentum+3.8%p72
Permit Growth-20.1%p19
Permits/1K Pop2.41p30
Affordability0.26p35
Employment+0.5%p41
Net AGI Migration-$16Mp100
National ContextDoes not affect score

Credit Conditions

Credit Regime

Stable

Normal expansion. Credit is available, transactions are healthy — no constraints on current growth momentum.

Bank Lending Standards
-5.7Normal
Rate Change (YoY)
-74 bpsNormal
Mortgage Risk Premium
+189 bpsElevated
Stable for 8 quartersData through 2026-Q1

Supply Pipeline

Supply Regime

Accumulating

Supply pipeline is building up while credit remains available. New units are accumulating in the system — watch for delivery pressure in coming quarters.

Pipeline Ratio
0.91High
Completion-Permit Divergence
-3.2 ppNormal
Accumulating for 3 quartersData through 2025-Q4
Local SignalsDoes not affect score

Metro Permit Activity

Permit Activity

Cooling
YoY Permit Growth
-20.1%Below norm

Raw signal — not the composite percentile

Relative to 2016–2019 norms for this metro

Builders are pulling back but demand remains healthy. A supply constraint could form — fewer new units entering a market that is still absorbing well.

Liquidity

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY+4.0%
Days on Market YoY-2.7%
AssessmentBalanced conditions
Stable for 84 monthsData through Dec 2025
Internal Structure

County-level structural analysis.

County-level structural analysis is not available for this metro due to fewer than 3 qualifying counties.

Score History
MonthScore
2025-1152
2025-1052
2025-0852
2025-0754
2025-0555
2025-0255
2025-0154
2024-1153
2024-1052
2024-0854
2024-0554
2024-0254
2023-1156
2023-0852
2023-0649
2023-0344
2023-0243
2022-1242
2022-0938
2022-0637
2022-0336
2022-0136
2021-1137
2021-0837
2021-0637
2021-0440
2021-0354
2021-0154
2020-1250
2020-1051
2020-0751
2020-0552
2020-0452
2020-0245
2020-0145
2019-1146
2019-0844
2019-0544
2019-0342
2019-0143
Data Vintages
Price (HPI)2025-Q3
Permits2025-12
Income2024
Employment2025-12
Migration2022