The 31 biggest residential deals of 2023 commanded $50M or more

New York City and Palm Beach saw the greatest number of high-end luxury sales this year, while Los Angeles, marred by the new mansion tax, did not make the list. Continue reading

Kanye West asks $53M for windowless home sans electricity

West has abandoned a remodeling job on the Tadao Ando-designed property after getting sued by a live-in contractor and caretaker in September for allegedly forcing him to work 16 hours per day and sleep on the floor near open insulation. Continue reading

The 20 biggest residential real estate transactions of 2023 (so far)

Luxury buyers have been hot on Palm Beach, with 7 of the year’s top 20 deals coming out of the luxe South Florida market. Overall, this year’s list shows buyers’ thirst for trophy properties. Continue reading

Apartment at Jay-Z’s former ‘stash spot’ lists for $1.4M

The two-bedroom apartment at 560 State St. in the Boerum Hill neighborhood is in the building eulogized by the rapper as his former “stash spot” in his 2009 hit “Empire State of Mind.” Continue reading

Beyoncé, Jay-Z obliterate California record with $200M home purchase

The property purchased by the celebrity power couple on Pacific Coast Highway encompasses nearly six acres of land and was designed by acclaimed Japanese architect Tadao Ando and sold by son of famous soap opera creators Bill Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. Continue reading

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen buys another Malibu pad for $44.5M

Months after buying a separate home down the street for $177 million, Marc Andreessen and wife Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen have purchased a second Escondido Beach home. Continue reading

Hamptons Sandcastle estate frequented by celebs goes for $31M

The sprawling property first listed in 2018 for $50 million, and last year, it was rented for the summer for nearly $2 million. Continue reading

The 20 biggest luxury real estate sales of 2021 (so far)

Palm Beach, Florida, luxury real estate had a banner year, nabbing half of the most expensive sales of the year, but a New York City deal claimed the top spot. Continue reading

14 years and $148M in price cuts later, the Hearst Estate finally sells

Once listed for $195 million, the historic property was rescued out of bankruptcy by a holdings company for $47 million. Continue reading

Check out this ‘secret’ high-end trailer park in the Hamptons

Some working-class homeowners have been able to hold on to their mobile homes even as property values soar across the Hamptons. Continue reading