New York’s Buy-Side Real Estate Market: Q1 2026 Analysis

New York Market Snapshot: Q1 2026

New York's single-family market tightened substantially year-over-year across the first quarter of 2026. Active inventory opened January at 15,605 homes, dipped to 14,690 in February, and recovered to 15,579 in March, ending the quarter essentially flat. Months of supply opened at 2.5 months in January, rose to 3.0 in February, and eased to 2.9 in March. All three months sat well below the 6-month balanced-market benchmark, with the quarter operating at least three months under that threshold throughout.

Median sale prices climbed each month of the quarter. The statewide median opened January at $505,900, rose to $508,000 in February, and reached $518,200 in March, a 2.4 percent gain across three months. Days on market moved in the opposite direction of the broader tightening, rising from 42 days in January to 49 in February and 50 in March.

Year-over-year context shows a market running distinctly tighter than the prior year across all three months. January 2026 inventory of 15,605 homes was 12.4 percent below January 2025, with supply running 0.2 months tighter at 2.5 months versus 2.7. By March, inventory was 19.4 percent below the prior-year reading of 19,327 homes, while months of supply landed at 2.9, half a month below March 2025's 3.4. The median price of $518,200 in March 2026 ran 8.4 percent above March 2025, the strongest year-over-year price gain in the quarter. Inventory dropped sharply year-over-year while pricing accelerated, placing the market on a tighter trajectory than 2025 from start to finish.

New York's Top 25 Buyer's Agents and Teams: Q1 2026 Rankings

Agent Pronto/CINC has ranked New York's top 25 buyer's agents and teams based on total transaction volume in Q1 2026. This proprietary buy-side data reveals both high-volume operators and luxury specialists who dominate New York's diverse real estate market.

What the Data Shows

New York's top 25 is dominated by luxury specialists. Nine agents and teams carry medians at or above $3 million, ten more sit between $1 million and $3 million, five fall between $500,000 and $1 million, and one works below $500,000. Eric Brown ranks eighth with a single $14,125,000 closing, the highest median in the top 25. Patrick Giugliano and Zachary M. Harrison each occupy the rankings through single closings at $11.75 million and $9.95 million. Joseph A. Scavo ranks second with four closings at a $4,725,000 median for $18.0 million. Edna Mashaal leads the rankings with eight closings at a $1,320,000 median, generating $20.4 million in total volume, the highest in the state.

A different path appears among the rankings. Jason P Sokody ranks third with 62 closings at a $233,375 median, generating $16.3 million in total volume through high transaction counts at price points well below the statewide median. Renzhang Danny Dong ranks sixth with 20 closings at a $666,000 median for $14.4 million, and Margaret Tsoukaris ranks twentieth with 15 closings at a $563,000 median for $9.3 million. These agents and teams reached the rankings through transaction volume rather than per-transaction values, and their presence demonstrates that a high-volume path to the top 25 exists even in a state where luxury dominates the rankings.

The shape of New York's top 25 tilts heavily toward luxury production. Median prices range from $233,375 to $14,125,000, and closing counts span from one to 62. Nineteen of the twenty-five rankings entries carry medians at or above $1 million, and fourteen agents and teams reached the rankings with single-digit closing counts. Because the rankings are ordered by total sold dollar volume, the luxury path is the primary route to the top 25 in New York, with a small number of high-volume mid-market operators reaching the list through transaction counts rather than per-transaction values.

Conclusion

New York's first quarter of 2026 saw supply hold between 2.5 and 3.0 months throughout the quarter, inventory end flat, and the median sale price climb 2.4 percent to $518,200. The quarter ran distinctly tighter than Q1 2025, with March inventory 19.4 percent below the prior year and the median price running 8.4 percent above March 2025. Within this environment, the top 25 buyer's agents and teams closed 216 transactions across median prices ranging from $233,375 to $14,125,000. The list is dominated by luxury specialists, with nineteen of twenty-five entries carrying medians at or above $1 million.

Data Sources:

Market Data: Provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

Buy-Side Transaction Data: Provided exclusively by Agent Pronto/CINC, the industry's leading source for buyer's agent and team performance intelligence. Agent Pronto/CINC aggregates buy-side transaction data nationwide to deliver comprehensive rankings and performance metrics.

Disclaimer: While Agent Pronto/CINC makes every effort to ensure data accuracy, rankings are based on available transaction records and may not capture all buy-side activity. Agents or teams not included in these rankings may have comparable or superior performance not reflected in our data sources.

Analysis Period: January 2026 - March 2026