02 — Market Intelligence
Howard Beach Market Data
Current market conditions and pricing trends for Howard Beach, Queens, NY.
Median Single-Family Price
$925,000
From 89 closed single-family sales in ZIP 11414 (Howard Beach mailing area) in the past 12 months
-1% year over year
Market Condition
⚖️ Balanced Market
Overall reading — coops & condos measured separately below
Median Days on Market
56 days
Typical time to sell
Single-Family
$925,000
89 closed sales · 56d median
Condo
$390,000
35 closed sales · 40d median
Co-op
$255,000
83 closed sales · 60d median
Single-family, condo and co-op homes are measured separately — these medians are never blended together.
Based on 242 recorded closings in ZIP 11414 between Oct 6, 2025 and Oct 6, 2026 — a settled trailing twelve months,
ending about a month back so late-recorded closings are counted rather than missed.
Days on market are medians, not averages. A property type with fewer than 8 closed sales in that window is left out rather than published on a sample too thin to mean anything.
Coops & Condos in Howard Beach · ZIP 11414
Coops →$279K median ask · 61 days · 32 active$279K · 61d · 32 activeBalanced Market Condos →$409K median ask · 40 days · 15 active$409K · 40d · 15 activeBalanced Market Each segment is measured on its own inventory and sales pace — a segment's condition can differ from the overall market reading above.
The Trend
Single-family prices in ZIP 11414 are down about 1% year over year, comparing 89 sales in the 12 months to October 6, 2026 with 81 in the 12 months to October 6, 2025. Over the past 2 years, single-family monthly median sale prices in ZIP 11414 have ranged from $650K to $1.1M.
Coops & Condos: A Different Trend
Houses, coops, and condos do not move together here -- each segment below is measured on its own closed sales, so the direction (and what it means for you) can differ from the blended market above.
Coops in Howard Beach
Balanced MarketComparing November 2025 through October 2026 with November 2024 through October 2025, the median sale price in the Howard Beach coop market has risen about 11%, from about $235K to $260K. Across the past 2 years, the monthly median has moved unevenly, anywhere from $175K to $335K. The most recent months have come in lower, though still above the same months a year earlier. Homes took longer to sell: about 82 days on market, against 75 a year earlier.
Sellers: Balanced coop markets reward precise pricing -- your building's comp history matters more than the neighborhood average.
Buyers: Neither side holds the leverage. A clean, well-documented offer on the right building still wins without overpaying.
Howard Beach Coops market page →
Entry$150K – $765K
Median $590,000 · 23 salesMid-Market$770K – $950K
Median $855,000 · 31 salesHigh-End$950K – $1.17M
Median $999,000 · 27 salesLuxury$1.22M – $1.53M
Median $1,310,000 · 9 salesPrice range of the segmentSegment median
Based on information from OneKey® MLS, for the period November 5, 2025 through November 2, 2026. Source: OneKey MLS (recorded Queens sales, trailing 12mo) + actual tax. Based on 90 recorded sales. Property tax values shown are algorithmic estimates calculated from official NY State ORPS / NYC Department of Finance assessment data aggregated by school district (Long Island) or ZIP code (NYC). These figures are an educational baseline and do not represent a guaranteed or binding tax bill. Actual taxes vary based on individual assessed value, applicable exemptions (STAR, Senior, Veteran), historical grievances, village overlays, and special district levies. Verify exact tax with the Nassau County Assessor / Suffolk County Comptroller / NYC Department of Finance before any financial commitment.
Price reductions in Howard Beach
46 of 89 homes for sale
51.7% have cut their asking price — well above the 35.3% across Queens
Of the 89 homes for sale in Howard Beach today, 46 are now asking less than they originally asked — 51.7%, against 35.3% across Queens. 4 sellers have raised their asking price.
And among the homes that actually sold
Among the 236 homes that sold in Howard Beach over the last twelve settled months, 32.2% had cut their price before they sold — up from 25.1% over the same twelve months a year earlier. The for-sale figure runs higher than the sold figure because homes that need a reduction stay on the market longer, so they build up among the listings still available while the completed sales are led by homes that sold without cutting.
What each group got
Over those same twelve months, the 160 Howard Beach homes that sold without ever reducing achieved 97.5% of their asking price in a median of 38 days. The 76 that did reduce achieved 89.3% of what they first asked, after 99 days.
Homes that never reduced and homes that did are different homes, priced differently from the start — these figures describe what each group did, not what a reduction causes. How any individual home performs depends on condition, layout, its position within Howard Beach and how it shows, none of which a market median can capture.
Measured from the OneKey MLS feed, updated daily. A home counts as reduced when its current asking price is below the price it was first listed at — not against an estimate or against other homes. The for-sale figures describe homes available today; the sold figures describe closed sales between October 2025 and September 2026.
Joseph's Market Take
What This Means for Sellers
Howard Beach is showing balanced conditions, which means buyers weigh each asking price closely against recent comparable sales. This is where having an agent who understands both the legal and market dynamics becomes critical.
Buyer Advisory
What This Means for Buyers
Buyers in Howard Beach have room to make measured decisions right now — neither side holds a decisive edge. Come pre-approved and ready to move on the right home, but you can generally negotiate on price and terms without the frenzy of a hot market.
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Did not sell
29%
99 of 341 listings that resolved
Sold
71%
242 closed sales · median $503,500
The listings that did not sell asked a median of $569,888 — 13% above the $503,500 median of the homes that closed. Counted over the trailing twelve months: every listing that closed, expired, was withdrawn or was
terminated. Listings still active or under contract are not counted on either side.
If the feed does not retain every withdrawn listing, the real figure is higher than the one shown, never lower.
Based on information from OneKey® MLS, for the period October 6, 2025 through October 6, 2026.
