Who's buying the valley
Who is quietly buying up Delaware County, how much, and from where. Added up from the public sale records.
Where the outside money is landing
Each circle is a town. Bigger means more out-of-area money spent there this year. Tap one.
Where they're coming from
Home base of the out-of-area buyers.
What New York City is buying
The biggest buys this year
What this means
Two different things are happening at once, and both matter. Out-of-area buyers, second homes, investors, and LLCs from the city, New Jersey, and beyond, tend to pay more and buy bigger, which pulls local prices up and turns some homes into short-term rentals. That's why 1 in 4 sales can be a third of the money.
New York City is a buyer of a different kind. To protect the drinking water it draws from these hills, the city buys Catskills land and keeps it undeveloped. Good for the water, but it also takes parcels off the local tax rolls and out of reach, which shifts the burden onto everyone else.
None of this is announced. It only shows up when you add up years of quiet, ordinary sales, which is what this page does, fresh every month, so the people who live here can see it too.