Albany Buyers Find More Options as Prices Ease

Median list price

$420K

↓ -2.3% vs. last October

Days on market

53 days

↓ -4.5% YoY

Listings with price cuts

src4%

↑ 0.8 pts YoY

More homes were available in the Albany metro area Buyers in the Albany metro area had meaningfully more homes to choose from last month, with active listings climbing src8.src% year-over-year—well above the national gain of 7.4%. That gap tells you Albany’s market loosened up faster than most.

More selection typically means less pressure to rush. ALBANY, NY

src,785

Active listings · +src8.src% YoY

NATIONAL

+7.4%

Active listings grew year-over-year

Fresh supply also expanded, with newly listed homes up src5.3% year-over-year even as new listings nationally fell 7.5% over the same period. Albany bucked a broader national pullback. Buyers active in the market had more genuinely new options to work with. List prices slipped slightly in the Albany metro area The median list price in the Albany metro area came in at $4src9,900 last month, down 2.3% year-over-year and just above the national median of $4src5,000, which fell 2.2% over the same period. Both markets moved in the same direction by nearly the same margin. Albany held a modest premium, but the gap was narrow.

ALBANY, NY

-2.3%

Median list price, change vs. a year ago (October 2026 vs.

October 2025)

NATIONAL

-2.2%

Median list price, change vs. a year ago (October 2026 vs. October 2025)

Only src4.4% of listings carried a price reduction last month—well below the national share of 20.5%.

That means Albany sellers were generally pricing closer to what buyers were willing to pay. The small year-over-year uptick does signal some added competitive pressure, but nothing dramatic. Homes spent a bit less time on the market than a year ago The median home in the Albany metro area spent 53 days on the market last month, down about 4.5% year-over-year, while the national median edged up 0.8% to 63 days.

Albany listings moved off the market noticeably faster than the national pace. Even as inventory grew, the market absorbed new supply without a meaningful slowdown—well-priced homes still moved with purpose.

ALBANY, NY

53 days

Median days on market · -4.5% YoY

NATIONAL

63 days

Median days on market · +0.8% YoY

This market report has been generated with AI tools, with input from Realtor.com Economic Data Manager Sabrina Speianu. Data reflects October 2026 MLS activity. Use the Realtor.com housing data portal to get more market data.
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