Published October 7, 2026 in Market Update

Livingston Four-Bedroom Homes Sold in 21 Days and Got 102% of Asking

By Lena Pesso

Real estate, Default Sales 2026 10 07

If you are trying to figure out how your home fits into this market, bedroom count is one of the most useful lenses. I pulled every lived-in home that sold here, from September 2025 through October 7, 2026, and cut the numbers four ways: 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom, and 5-bedroom homes. No single group wins on every measure. But each one has a clear strength, and knowing which is which changes how you price, how you bid, and how long you expect to wait.

Four-bedroom homes were the fastest and the most competitive.

The typical 4-bedroom home sold in 21 days. That is a full week faster than 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom homes, and two weeks faster than 5-bedroom homes. Speed alone does not tell the whole story, though.

The typical 4-bedroom home sold for 102% of what it first asked. That is the highest of any bedroom count. Buyers were not just moving quickly on these homes. They were paying more than the seller originally wanted. That gap, 2 full percentage points over the first asking price, adds up fast at a middle sold price of $1,187,500.

Seventy-four 4-bedroom homes sold during this period. That is more than any other bedroom count, and it means the pattern is not a fluke from a handful of sales. It held across a large group.

The surprise: 2-bedroom homes were the safest bet for sellers, not the hardest.

The common assumption is that smaller, lower-priced homes are harder to sell. In this market, the opposite was true on one key measure. Only 4 two-bedroom homes came off the market without a sale. That is the smallest number of any bedroom count, even though 17 of them sold.

The typical 2-bedroom home also sold for 101.7% of its last asking price. That is actually higher than the 5-bedroom rate of 101.1%. The tradeoff is that 2-bedroom homes sold at a middle price of $670,000, well below the other groups. So sellers got a clean sale and a strong ratio, but at a lower dollar amount.

Three-bedroom homes sat right in the middle on almost every measure: 28 days to sell, 100.1% of the first asking price, and 19 homes that gave up. Nothing stands out in either direction. That is not a bad thing. It means the market for 3-bedroom homes was steady and predictable.

Five-bedroom homes took the longest, at 35 days to a typical sale. That matches the under-$750K range, which also averaged 35 days, and both are meaningfully slower than the 21-day pace for 4-bedroom homes. Eleven 5-bedroom homes gave up. With 26 sold and 11 that gave up, that is about 3 in 10 that tried and did not make it.

What this means if you are selling or buying right now.

If you are selling, the bedroom count of your home shapes what to expect more than most sellers realize. A 4-bedroom home priced right should move in under a month and draw offers above what you ask. A 5-bedroom home needs more patience and a price that accounts for the longer runway. The whole market right now holds just 43 homes for sale, and none have dropped their price yet. That is a thin supply, and it favors sellers across all bedroom counts, but the 4-bedroom group has been the clearest beneficiary.

If you are buying, the rate environment is part of the picture. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.28% as of October 1, 2026, up from 6.34% a year ago (Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey). That rise affects what you can afford at each bedroom count. In the 4-bedroom range, where the typical sale closed at $1,187,500, expect real competition and offers above the asking price. In the 2-bedroom range, the market moved more quietly, and the typical sale landed right at what was first asked. Knowing which group you are shopping in tells you how hard to push and how fast to move.