# East Elmhurst Home Prices in Fall 2026: What Sold, What’s Pending, and What’s Still Sitting

By Claudia Looi (@claudialooi) · Published 2026-10-23

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The typical single-family home in East Elmhurst sold for about $957,000 in my latest MLS pull, and half of those homes found a buyer in 49 days or less. That is the short answer. The longer answer matters more if you own a house in 11369 or 11370 and are deciding whether now is your time. The exact numbers show a market that rewards correct pricing and is hard on homes priced for a dream.

I looked at 73 single-family listings across East Elmhurst’s two zip codes: 18 sold, 23 pending, and 32 active. Most of these homes were built between the 1920s and 1960s. Many belong to owners who have been in them for decades. That is the seller I work with every day, so here is what I see in the data.

**What Sold: The Market Has a Ceiling Right Now**

The 18 sold homes ranged from $735,000 to $1,575,000. The median was about $957,000 and the average was about $1,019,000. Only 5 of the 18 sold above $1 million. No single-family home in this set sold above $1,575,000.

Speed varied a lot. A 6-bedroom on Ditmars Boulevard sold in 4 days at $1,380,000. A 3-bedroom on 98th Street sold in 5 days at $855,000. On the other end, one home took 259 days to sell. Another took 100. The median was about 49 days, and 11 of the 18 homes sold in under 50 days.

What does that tell me? When a home is priced where buyers already are, it moves. When it is not, it waits, and the wait usually ends with a lower number anyway.

**What’s Pending: Buyers Are Active Under $1 Million**

The pending homes are the best preview of the next round of sales. I counted 21 standard single-family pendings with full data. Their median list price was about $940,000. Only 5 of the 21 were listed above $1 million.

These homes also went under contract fast. The median time to contract was about 40 days. Twelve of the 21 were in contract within 45 days. A few went in under a week.

This is the busiest part of the market. Three-bedroom homes in the $850,000 to $1,000,000 range are getting attention and getting deals done. Buyers in this range are ready and they are not waiting for spring.

**What’s Active: Too Many Homes Asking Over $1 Million**

Here is where it gets interesting. Of the 32 active listings, 13 are asking $1 million or more. That is 41% of the inventory. Compare that to sold homes, where only 28% closed above $1 million. Pendings came in even lower at 24%.

The upper end is crowded. The top two asking prices are $2,650,000 and $2,500,000, well above anything that sold in this set. Among the 13 actives over $1 million, the median time on market is 70 days. Five of them have been listed for more than 100 days, and the longest is at 257 days. Several have already cut their price.

Below $1 million, the picture is different. Many active homes in that range are less than a month old. They are likely to follow the pendings and move.

**What This Means if You Own in East Elmhurst**

If your home fits the $850,000 to $1,000,000 range, the market is working in your favor. Buyers are there. Homes are going into contract in about 6 weeks. Clean presentation and a price that matches recent sales are what get you the strongest offer.

If you are thinking about a price above $1 million, be honest about what you are competing with. There are more homes asking that price than there are buyers paying it. That does not mean you can’t get it. It means size, condition, lot, and location on the block all have to justify it. A home that sits for 200 days loses leverage every week.

I see this with long-term owners all the time. You know what you paid. You know what you put into the house. But buyers compare your home to the ones that sold last month, not to your memories. Pricing right the first time is how you protect your equity.

**What This Means if You Are Buying**

Under $1 million, expect competition and move with your financing ready. Above $1 million, you have room. Homes with long days on market and a price history are often open to a conversation. Look at the days on market before you write an offer.

**My Read on East Elmhurst Going Into Late 2026**

East Elmhurst is still a strong single-family market. It sits close to LaGuardia, the Grand Central Parkway, and easy routes into Manhattan, and it has the brick houses and yards buyers want in Queens. The demand is real. It is just concentrated under $1 million, and sellers above that line need a sharper plan.

If you have lived in your East Elmhurst home for years and are wondering what it would sell for today, I am happy to walk you through the comps on your block. You will see the exact numbers, not a guess.

Claudia Looi  
Licensed NYS Real Estate Salesperson | Keller Williams Landmark II  
SRS, ABR, SFR, e-PRO  
347-612-2964