MarketWatch: Weekly Real Estate Update for Riverdale, Bronx – 1/19/2026 – 1/26/2026
Let’s see what the market’s doing this week in the Riverdale area of the Bronx.
Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW?
* 2025 will likely register the lowest national homicide rate in 125 years and the largest single-year drop on record, according to a new analysis of 2025 crime data. Violence has been falling for several years. But last year, for the first time, all seven categories of violent crime tracked by the analysis fell below prepandemic levels. Of the largest cities, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Dallas had the lowest per capita homicide rates.
* U.S. natural gas prices surged over 18% this morning, climbing above $6 for the first time since late 2022 – up 68% in a year – as a massive winter storm strained supplies. Gold surged past $5,100/oz, another new record, fueled by risk management.
* A recent law preventing large institutional investors from buying any more single-family homes is designed to free up more inventory and lessen competition for regular individual home buyers. While well-intentioned, chances are it will have minimal impact:
1. The build-to-rent business is exempt from this executive order. Developers building neighborhoods of new single-family homes specifically for the purpose of renting them out, either on their own or by selling the homes to institutional investors, continues.
2. The vast majority of investor single-family homes are owned by smaller investors
3. Nothing about the law compels anyone to sell any of their inventory, possibly making it even more valuable.
Mortgage Rate Updates:
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.09% as of January 22nd from the lowest level since September 2022 of 6.06% in the previous week, according to data from Freddie Mac. “With the economy improving and the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage nearly a percentage point lower than last year, more homebuyers are entering the market. Buyers always should shop around for the best rate, as multiple quotes can potentially save them thousands,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.
Source: Freddie Mac
