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Brooklyn entered the back half of 2026 doing something Manhattan watchers will recognize: posting a firm, slowly rising borough median while the markets underneath that number pull in opposite directions. The borough-wide median sale price sits near $1.05M over the most recent three-month window, up about 0.7% year-over-year, with price per square foot around $750, up roughly 4.5% (Redfin, as of June 2026). The most recent quarterly read from Douglas Elliman / Miller Samuel — the Brooklyn 4Q 2025 report, published January 15, 2026 — tells the same broad story, having earlier clocked a borough median of $1.05M, up 7.7% year-over-year, in Q3 2025. Up, but unevenly.
Figures as of June 2026; sources listed at the end. This is general educational information, not legal, tax, or financial advice — see the disclaimer below.
The backdrop matters as much as the prices. The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 6.49% as of June 25, 2026 (Freddie Mac PMMS), and has hovered in a narrow band in the high-6s for weeks. That stability — neither the relief of a sharp drop nor the shock of a spike — is exactly what lets some Brooklyn pockets set records while others soften. More inventory plus still-elevated rates is the cocktail that splits a borough block by block.
The numbers, neighborhood by neighborhood
The table below pulls the most recent sourced median, price-per-square-foot, year-over-year trend, and days-on-market figure for each core sub-market. A blunt warning first: neighborhood-level monthly samples in Brooklyn are small, and single-month medians swing violently — a couple of penthouse closings can move a number 90% overnight. Treat every single-neighborhood figure as directional, not precise, and read the YoY swings as noise unless a source confirms a trend.
| Neighborhood | Median sale price | Price / sq ft | YoY trend | Days on market | Source (as-of) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn (all) | ~$1.05M | ~$750 | ≈ flat to +5% | ~55–60 | Redfin (3 mo., Jun 2026); Elliman/Miller Samuel Q4 2025 |
| Williamsburg | ~$1.3M | ~$1,520 | down (−21% mo.; volatile) | ~69 | Redfin (recent month, 2026) |
| Park Slope | ~$1.72M (asking); townhouses $2.5M+ | n/a | ≈ flat | n/a | StreetEasy (2026) |
| Bed-Stuy | ~$1.64M (asking) | n/a | ≈ flat (−0.5%) | n/a | StreetEasy (2026) |
| DUMBO | ~$2.6M | ~$1,250 | up (+19% mo.; volatile) | ~220* | Redfin (recent month, 2026) |
| Brooklyn Heights | ~$2.7M | ~$1,510 | up sharply but volatile | ~57 | Redfin (recent month, 2026) |
| Bay Ridge | ~$699K (asking) | n/a | down (−4.2%) | SF under $1M ~18–28 days | StreetEasy / market reports (2026) |
*DUMBO's reported 220 days on market is almost certainly a small-sample artifact, not a trend — see below.
Williamsburg: the priciest pocket, now cooling at the edge
Williamsburg remains one of Brooklyn's high-water marks on price, but it's the clearest "cooling at the margin" story in the borough. Redfin's recent-month read put the median sale price near $1.3M, down about 21% year-over-year, with price per square foot around $1,520, up roughly 3%, and homes selling in about 69 days (down from 97 a year earlier). Hold those two facts together: the per-foot number is up while the median is down. That pattern almost always means a mix shift — more smaller, well-priced condos trading and fewer trophy units — rather than a true 21% collapse in value. New-development condo product in and around Williamsburg has also been softening, with rising inventory and some developer-held units offering closing-cost credits. For buyers, that's real negotiating room; for sellers, it argues for disciplined pricing and patience.
Park Slope: steady, brownstone-anchored, thin on data
Park Slope is the borough's blue-chip brownstone market, and it behaves like one: prices are high and relatively stable, but transaction counts are low enough that clean monthly medians are hard to come by. StreetEasy pegs the neighborhood's median asking price around $1.72M, with brownstone townhouses routinely clearing $2.5M and the priciest single-family product reaching well above that (StreetEasy, 2026). The townhouse tier here is supply-constrained almost by definition — limited stock, long-tenured owners — which keeps prices firm even when rates bite. For buyers, the value is rarely in the headline townhouse; it's in well-located co-ops and smaller condos on the neighborhood's edges, where there's more inventory and more room to negotiate.
Bed-Stuy: flat prices, more choice
Bedford-Stuyvesant is the borough's classic brownstone-belt value story, and 2026 finds it remarkably steady. StreetEasy reports a median asking price around $1.64M, essentially flat (down about 0.5%) year-over-year, with inventory up roughly 7–8%. As in Williamsburg, the mid-tier condo segment — newer product especially — has softened a touch, with rising supply and occasional closing-cost concessions on developer units. The takeaway for buyers: more choice than a year ago and modestly more leverage, particularly on new condos. The takeaway for sellers of classic townhouses: pricing has held, but the days of automatic bidding wars have cooled into a more negotiated market.
DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights: the trophy waterfront, and why the data lies
These two adjacent waterfront neighborhoods are where the small-sample warning earns its keep. Redfin's recent-month figures show DUMBO near a $2.6M median, up about 19% year-over-year, at roughly $1,250/sq ft — but with days on market reported at about 220, versus 71 a year earlier. And Brooklyn Heights near a $2.7M median, with a startling +91.8% year-over-year print, at about $1,510/sq ft and a much more normal 57 days on market. Do not read a 92% Brooklyn Heights jump or a 220-day DUMBO marketing time as the real market. These are luxury submarkets where a handful of high-floor condo or limestone-townhouse closings — or the absence of them — swings every metric wildly month to month. The honest read: both neighborhoods remain firmly in the $2M-plus, ~$1,250–$1,510/sq ft range, with genuine strength at the top, but the precise percentages are statistical noise. Price these per building and per comparable sale, never off the neighborhood headline.
Bay Ridge: the southern value anchor
Bay Ridge is the affordability counterweight on this list. StreetEasy and local market reports put the median asking price around $699K, down about 4% year-over-year, with inventory up roughly 7% — more supply, slightly softer asks. The standout data point is velocity at the entry level: single-family houses priced under $1M have been moving in roughly 18 to 28 days, fast by any 2026 standard. That combination — softening asks but quick sales on well-priced houses — is the signature of a healthy, end-user-driven market rather than a speculative one. For buyers priced out of brownstone Brooklyn, Bay Ridge and the southern neighborhoods around it remain where the dollar stretches furthest, with the trade-off being longer commutes on the R line.
What the data means for 2026
Three takeaways. First, the borough median is a blunt instrument. Brooklyn at "$1.05M and rising" is true and nearly useless for any single transaction — your block, your building, and your property type matter far more than the headline. Second, rates set the tempo, not the direction. With the 30-year fixed parked in the high-6s (6.49% as of June 25, 2026, per Freddie Mac), the rate-sensitive, condo-heavy pockets (Williamsburg new development, parts of Bed-Stuy) negotiate hardest, while supply-constrained brownstone tiers (Park Slope, the Heights) hold firm. Third, respect the small samples. The most dramatic neighborhood numbers in this article — Brooklyn Heights up 92%, DUMBO at 220 days — are almost certainly artifacts of a few sales, not signals. Price off comparable closed sales, every time.
Reading these numbers correctly is the entire job, and it's where a bilingual, data-literate team earns its keep — Homix pairs neighborhood-level data with English- and Mandarin-language guidance and the reach to get a listing in front of the right buyers across these communities. If you want a comp-based read on your specific block, contact our team, explore the neighborhoods we cover, or browse current listings.
Disclaimer
This article is general educational information only and is not legal, tax, immigration, or financial advice. Real estate figures change constantly, neighborhood samples are small and volatile, and the numbers above reflect specific reporting windows that may already be out of date. Before making any buying, selling, or financing decision, consult a licensed real estate broker, attorney, tax professional, and/or mortgage lender, and verify current figures against the official sources below.
Sources
- Redfin — Brooklyn, Williamsburg, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights housing market pages (as of June 2026): https://www.redfin.com/neighborhood/219258/NY/New-York/Brooklyn/housing-market
- Douglas Elliman / Miller Samuel — Brooklyn quarterly market reports (Q4 2025, published Jan 15, 2026): https://millersamuel.com/market-reports/new-york-city/
- StreetEasy — Brooklyn neighborhood data and 2026 market coverage: https://streeteasy.com/blog/nyc-housing-market-data/
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), rate as of June 25, 2026: https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms
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