Co-ops are the largest housing category in Kensington, and 24 of 40 recent sales were co-ops.
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Kensington is a Brooklyn neighborhood. PropertyShark counts 6,401 residential units: 2,782 co-op, 2,201 in two-to-four family buildings, 786 single-family, 618 condo and 14 other. Joseph Ranola is a real estate broker, not an attorney. Joseph Ranola is a real estate broker, not an attorney.
PropertyShark reports a Kensington median of $675,000 for Q3 2026, up 8.1%, on 40 sales: co-ops at $530,000 on 24, houses at $1.8 million on 11. Redfin, measuring the three months ending August 2026, reports $679,672, up 21.1%, with a 57-day median time on market and a 100.5% sale-to-list ratio. The two sources agree.
Under Domestic Relations Law section 236, marital property is distributed equitably. Whether a particular home qualifies is a question for your attorney. Joseph Ranola is not an attorney and does not give legal advice.
Co-op transfers require board action, so timing depends on the building. No official source gives board timelines, so Joseph Ranola builds the schedule building by building.
Often not, under the Section 121 exclusion of $250,000 per person or $500,000 jointly, if the 24-of-60-month tests are met, according to IRS Topic 701. Joseph Ranola is not a tax advisor.
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