New Brighton recorded four sales in Q3 2026, and two sources put its median more than $100,000 apart in opposite directions, so an estate needs block-level comparables before it lists.
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Joseph Ranola is a real estate broker and not an attorney. The estate’s attorney handles the Surrogate’s Court filing and the executor’s authority to sell, and Joseph Ranola handles pricing, preparation and the sale.
PropertyShark reports a New Brighton median sale price of $587,500 for Q3 2026, down 11.3% from a year earlier, on only 4 sales. Redfin reports $690,167 for the three months ending August 2026, up 18.0%. The two figures are $102,667 apart and point in opposite directions, and both rest on very few sales. PropertyShark’s last five quarters swing from $508,000 to $662,500, so an executor should price the house from closed comparables on the block, which Joseph Ranola pulls before any listing discussion.
PropertyShark counts 889 residential units in New Brighton: 579 single-family and 310 two-to-four family. About 35% of the stock is two-to-four family, based on those counts, so many inherited New Brighton houses come with a tenant or an empty rental unit. PropertyShark also states that New Brighton properties are not designated as at risk from fire, flood or hurricane activity, which removes one common objection from the buyer pool.
No. New York’s small estate procedure in SCPA Article 13 covers personal property with a gross value of $50,000 or less, and SCPA §1302 states the article is not applicable to any interest in real property in the state owned by the decedent. An inherited New Brighton house therefore goes through probate or administration, or passes outside the estate if it was held jointly or in a trust. The estate’s attorney decides which route applies.
The Richmond County Surrogate’s Court is at 18 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301, with the clerk’s office in Room 201. The filing fee under SCPA §2402 is set by estate value: $625 for an estate of $250,000 up to $500,000, and $1,250 for an estate of $500,000 or more. A New Brighton house near the $587,500 median puts many estates in the top bracket by itself.
Joseph Ranola works alongside the estate’s attorney, prepares the house for sale, handles tenants in two-family homes with care, and gives siblings one shared pricing report so the family decides from the same numbers. Joseph Ranola serves every neighborhood across Staten Island and Brooklyn, from Tottenville to Williamsburg.
“Very professional and extremely knowledgeable with all of our questions regarding the sale of our beloved parents home. Made us feel very comfortable and I will refer him to all my friends.” — Marge Pugliese, verified Google review
Source: PropertyShark New Brighton market trends, Q3 2026; Redfin New Brighton housing market page, three months ending August 2026; NY SCPA §§1301, 1302 and 2402; NY Courts Richmond County Surrogate’s Court directions page.
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