Rossville recorded 41 sales in Q3 2026 at a $679,000 median, which is above the $661,000 Richmond County price cap on HomeFirst down payment assistance.
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PropertyShark reports a Rossville median sale price of $679,000 for Q3 2026, up 5.6% year over year, at $504 per square foot on 41 transactions, down 18%. The prior two quarters were $625,000 on 33 sales in Q1 2026 and $646,500 on 30 sales in Q2 2026, so the median has climbed for three quarters in a row.
HomeFirst, the HPD down payment assistance program, offers the lesser of 20% of the purchase price or $100,000, and the Richmond County one-unit existing-home price cap is $661,000 (effective December 1, 2025). Rossville’s blended median of $679,000 is above that cap. PropertyShark’s property-type table splits the 41 sales into 34 houses at a $761,000 median and 7 condos at a $645,000 median, so the condos sit under the cap and the typical house does not. For a Rossville first-time buyer the binding HomeFirst limit is price, not income. Buyers also need a 3% minimum from their own funds, with no more than half of that from gifts, per the HPD term sheet.
PropertyShark lists 5,580 residential units in Rossville: 3,520 single-family, 1,209 two-to-four family and 851 condos. Single-family homes are about 63% of the stock, based on those counts, and the 851 condos are the entry point that fits under the HomeFirst cap. A buyer who wants a house is competing in a $761,000 median band, which is why pre-approval and a real budget come before any showing.
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. The 15-year fixed rate was 6.60%. On a $600,000 purchase the rate matters as much as the sale price, so Joseph Ranola runs the monthly payment at today’s rate before a buyer writes an offer. See the full breakdown of closing costs for buyers as well.
Joseph Ranola matches a buyer’s budget to the Rossville blocks that fit it and tells buyers plainly when a program cap does not. Joseph Ranola serves every neighborhood across Staten Island and Brooklyn, from Tottenville to Williamsburg.
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