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Message from Bess Freedman
CEO of
The Brooklyn apartment market remained hot in the second quarter, with the average sales price
hitting a record high of $1,085,658. While 4% lower than a year ago, the number of closings was still at a
very high level, and pricing gains were seen for both co-ops and condos compared to last year.
We must remember that the Q2 2022 closings in this report were negotiated in a much different
environment than that of today. On average, the contracts for the second quarter were signed in early
February of this year. At that time, mortgage rates were averaging 3.6%, and the S&P 500 index was at
4,500. By the end of the second quarter, mortgage rates had climbed by more than 2%, and the S&P
500 was at 3,785.
Closed sales are always a lagging indicator of the housing market, and this report is no different. Most
of the closings last quarter were negotiated before the spike in rates and correction in the stock market,
so please view these results with that in mind.