We Buy Houses in New York City, NY

Selling a house for cash in New York City

New York City isn’t one housing market — it’s five, plus dozens of distinct sub-markets inside each borough. The citywide median sale price sits around $865,000 as of early 2026, up roughly 4-5% over the prior year, with homes averaging about 80 days on the market. But that median hides everything: a Brooklyn brownstone in Park Slope and a two-family in the East Bronx share almost nothing except a city government.

We buy houses, co-ops, condos, and small multi-family buildings for cash across all five boroughs. No broker commission (which on a NYC sale can run tens of thousands of dollars), no co-op board interviews to pass, no waiting on a buyer’s mortgage in a high-rate environment. For owners juggling maintenance, taxes, and a mortgage on a property they need to move, speed matters.

New York City neighborhoods we buy in

We purchase across all five boroughs, including:

• Brooklyn: Bay Ridge, Canarsie, East New York, Flatbush, Bensonhurst, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park
• Queens: Jamaica, Flushing, Astoria, Ozone Park, Far Rockaway, St. Albans, Elmhurst
• The Bronx: Throggs Neck, Riverdale, Wakefield, Morris Park, Soundview, Williamsbridge
• Staten Island: Tottenville, New Dorp, Great Kills, Port Richmond, St. George
• Manhattan: Washington Heights, Inwood, Harlem, Lower East Side co-ops and condos

What makes New York City different

A few NYC-specific realities shape every deal:

• Co-op and condo dominance. Far more sellers here hold shares or units than a detached house. Board approval, flip taxes, and maintenance arrears complicate retail sales — we work around them.
• Open violations and lien-sale exposure. DOB/HPD violations and unpaid water and property taxes can snowball into a city lien sale. We clear them at closing.
• Tenant-occupied and rent-stabilized buildings. Two-to-four-family homes often come with tenants and stabilization rules that kill conventional financing. We buy as-is, tenants in place.
• Aging housing stock. Pre-war buildings and century-old frame houses in Queens and the Bronx routinely need new wiring, plumbing, and roofs.

New York City market snapshot

Metric	New York City (early 2026)
Median sale price (citywide)	~$865,000
Year-over-year change	Up ~4-5%
Average days on market	~80 days
Our buy range	$200,000 to $5M+, any condition

Figures reflect Redfin, Zillow, and StreetEasy citywide data; your borough, building type, and condition determine the actual offer.

Common reasons New York City homeowners sell to us

NYC creates situations no other market does: inherited co-op shares with mounting maintenance, two-family homes in Queens or Brooklyn that owners can’t manage from out of state, properties facing a city lien sale over unpaid water or taxes, estates that don’t want to deal with a board interview, and landlords tired of rent-stabilized headaches. Whatever the situation, we make a no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours.