Westerleigh has 1,003 two-to-four family units, and only 29 homes of all types sold in Q3 2026, so an investor competes for a very small number of trades.
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Joseph Ranola is a real estate broker and not an attorney, a lender or a tax advisor. This page covers the brokerage side: what Westerleigh costs, how much two-to-four family stock exists and what to verify before an offer.
Redfin reports a Westerleigh median sale price of $809,609 for August 2026, up 11.3% year over year, from 59 homes sold, up 27.8%. The median home took 29 days to sell and sold for 99.4% of list price. Source: redfin.com, Westerleigh housing market.
PropertyShark reports a lower $765,000 median for Q3 2026, up 7%, from 29 sales, up 20.8%. The windows differ, one month against one quarter, so the two numbers describe different slices of the same market and should not be blended. Source: propertyshark.com, Westerleigh, Q3 2026.
PropertyShark counts 3,817 residential units in Westerleigh: 2,675 single-family, 1,003 two-to-four family, 138 condo and one other. Two-to-four family units are about 26% of Westerleigh's housing stock. Source: propertyshark.com, Westerleigh.
Because only 29 homes of all types sold in Q3 2026 by PropertyShark's count, the number of two-to-four family sales that quarter was at most 29. An investor in Westerleigh should expect to wait for the right property rather than choose from a long list.
An investor should verify the legal unit count, the certificate of occupancy and any open permits before an offer, because rental income only counts if the second unit is legal. Joseph Ranola pulls the paperwork early. Questions about leases, tenant rights and entity structure belong with an attorney, and questions about adding or legalizing a unit belong with an architect or expediter who files with the Department of Buildings.
The cost of carry matters as much as the price. The 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.32% for the week of October 22, 2026, down from 7.40% the prior week, according to Freddie Mac. On an $809,609 purchase with 25% down, principal and interest alone on a 30-year loan at 7.32% would be about $4,171 a month. That is an illustration only: the Freddie Mac average describes owner-occupied loans, so an investor's actual quote will differ.
The sources disagree, and an investor should know both. PropertyShark states that Westerleigh is not designated as at risk from fire, flood or hurricane activity. Redfin's First Street climate module rates Westerleigh's flood factor as minor, with about 10% of properties at risk, and its wind factor as major.
The two sources measure different things, designated zones against modeled risk, so the practical answer is to obtain an insurance quote on the specific address before the inspection period ends.
Joseph Ranola checks the legal unit count, compares the two data sources and keeps the cost of carry in front of an investor before an offer is written. Joseph Ranola serves every neighborhood across Staten Island and Brooklyn, from Tottenville to Williamsburg.
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