Bedford-Stuyvesant recorded 110 sales in Q3 2026, and its $1.3 million median blends an $875,000 condo median with a $1.9 million house median.
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Joseph Ranola is a real estate broker and not an attorney or a financial adviser. A real estate attorney reviews the contract and the title, and Joseph Ranola handles the search, the offer and the negotiation.
PropertyShark shows a Bedford-Stuyvesant median sale price of $1.3 million for Q3 2026, up 8.3% year over year, on 110 sales, down 7.6%. Median price per square foot is $893, down 4.5%. The type split explains the headline: condos sold at an $875,000 median, down 7.9%, on 49 sales, and houses sold at $1.9 million, down 3.8%, on 59 sales. Both types fell while the blended median rose, which means the mix of what sold changed, so a cash buyer should price off the property type, not the headline.
PropertyShark lists 16,350 residential units in Bedford-Stuyvesant: 10,605 two-to-four family, 4,792 condos, 738 single-family, 183 co-ops, 1 townhouse and 31 other. Two-to-four family homes are about 65% of the stock, based on those counts, so a cash buyer in Bedford-Stuyvesant is usually buying a rowhouse with rental units, not a single-family house.
New York State’s mansion tax is 1% of the consideration, owed by the buyer, when the consideration for a residential conveyance is $1 million or more, according to the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance. The Bedford-Stuyvesant house median of $1.9 million is above that line, and 1% of $1.9 million is $19,000. The condo median of $875,000 is below it. The NYS publication is older, so Joseph Ranola asks the buyer’s attorney to confirm the current rate before an offer.
Paying cash removes the mortgage and the appraisal, and it does not remove the home inspection, the title search or the attorney review. Freddie Mac reported a 30-year fixed rate of 7.24% on October 29, 2026, down from 7.32% the prior week and up from 6.17% a year earlier. Whether to pay cash or finance is a question for the buyer’s CPA or financial adviser, not for a broker.
Joseph Ranola builds a cash offer around the property type and real comparable sales, and keeps the closing timeline tight. Joseph Ranola serves every neighborhood across Staten Island and Brooklyn, from Tottenville to Williamsburg.
“I had a fantastic experience working with Joseph. His communication was excellent. He was always responsive, prompt, and genuinely attentive to every call and question. He was diligent throughout the process and worked seamlessly with both sides, helping coordinate my client’s home sale in Staten Island while I helped him with a purchase in New Jersey. The deals lined up perfectly, and I highly recommend his services.” — Madeline McCarthy, verified Google review
Source: PropertyShark Bedford-Stuyvesant market trends, Q3 2026; Freddie Mac PMMS, October 29, 2026; NYS Department of Taxation and Finance.
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