Tompkins, Cayuga, Cortland, Tioga, Chemung, Schuyler & Seneca Counties | September 7–14, 2026

County-by-County Snapshot (Past 7 Days)

County	New Listings	Price Cuts	Pending / Under Contract	Expired / Withdrawn
Tompkins	33	30	11	37*
Cayuga	27	35	20	7
Chemung	25	30	16	11
Tioga	10	6	12	1
Cortland	7	9	10	4
Seneca	7	4	9	3
Schuyler	6	2	7	3
Total	115	116	74	67

*37 expired/withdrawn in Tompkins includes a 28-lot builder batch expiration in Lansing.

The Story Behind the Numbers

Seneca County is quietly the tightest market in the region. Pending homes there spent a median of just 10 days on market and required an average price trim of only 5.7%—the best combination of speed and pricing discipline across all seven counties. Cayuga is the volume leader (35 cuts, 27 new listings, 20 pendings) maintaining a healthy 13-day median pending clip. Conversely, Chemung (median 30 days to pending) and Cortland (median 57 days) are experiencing noticeable market friction.

Tompkins’ 37 expired/withdrawn listings look alarming on paper until you examine the data. Twenty-eight of them are individual building lots in a single Lansing subdivision (Rose Ann Dr, Grandview Dr, David Ct; $145K–$199K) sharing an identical 543-day-on-market timestamp—a single developer’s inventory batch-expiring, not independent sellers leaving the market. Strip that cluster out, and Tompkins’ pending activity (11 new pendings, median 11 days) tracks right alongside Cayuga and Seneca.

The sharpest mispricing extremes this week highlight seller overreach:

• Rental cut: 4650 E Lakeview Dr (Owasco, Cayuga) required a 22% reduction.
• Fast sale correction: 47 Heath Rd in Barton (Tioga) dropped 30.3% ($329,900 down to $229,900) after just 5 days on market, indicating severe initial mispricing.
• Largest dollar cut: 110 W South St in Groton (Tompkins) dropped $150,000 (20%) to $600,000 after 101 days.

Tioga County overall runs the highest average price cut in the region at 11.3%, though low volume means a handful of outliers skew the percentage. New listing activity concentrated heavily in Auburn (10), Ithaca-Town (10), and Elmira-City (9), which naturally drove regional repricing—Elmira led with 12 cuts and Horseheads with 10.

Outreach-Worthy Insight for This Week

Seneca County sellers who price correctly are winning right now. Homes going under contract there are securing buyers in a median of 10 days with an average price adjustment of just 5.7%. Contrast that with Chemung (30 days) and Cortland (57 days): well-priced listings clear in under two weeks, whereas testing an inflated number burns valuable market time.

Source: New York State MLS Matrix (broker data), Market Watch Hot Sheet, 7-day change history across 7-county area.