STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — National home prices are on the rise – climbing more than 2% since last year, according to the National Association of Realtors, and over the past several months, more than 20% of all the homes that sold throughout the United States were purchased above list price.
So where are these enviable purchases being made? And is NYC part of this bidding war market?
According to a report from StreetEasy, buyers in the five boroughs are willing to pay over asking to beat the competition. Approximately 44% of the homes in Park Slope, Brooklyn, went above the average sale-to-list ratio, while 38% of homes in the West Village also sold higher than asking.
On Staten Island, the Staten Island Board of Realtors reported that 679 of 2,441 homes sold in 2025 were purchased for more than the property’s original asking price.
Here’s a look at the borough neighborhoods that had the most over-asking sales last year, as reported by SIBOR:
- Eltingville, 54
- Great Kills, 51
- Westerleigh, 41
- Arden Heights, 30
- New Springville, 27
- Annadale, 23
- Huguenot, 23
- Bulls Head, 23
- Graniteville, 23
- Mariners Harbor, 20
- Richmondtown, 20