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First home buyer wins $725,000 unit as auction market tanks
Three first home buyers competed for a one-bedroom home sold by a “very realistic” investor who “met the market”.
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The Real Deal
· Jul 11, 2026
NYC’s top deals: UWS megamansion trades for $40M — nearly 50% off asking
Residential: The most expensive home sale recorded in New York was on the Upper West Side, where a megamansion at 48-50 West 69th Street sold for 45 million — 40 million off its last asking price. The seller of the nearly 45-foot-wide home was French businessman Pierre Bastid and his wife, Malou Beauvoir, a jazz singer. The couple purchased the property — two adjacent homes — in separate deals in 2011 and 2018 for a total of 24.5 million. It measures 19,600 square feet and has five bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, plus an elevator, terrace and lap pool. The buyer []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
Seeking Alpha
· Jun 23, 2026
KB Home Q2 Review: Muted Housing Market Unlikely To Recover Soon
KB Home Q2 Review: Muted Housing Market Unlikely To Recover Soon
Libertarian Institute
· Jul 6, 2026
The Three Ways Government Drives Up Housing Costs
Five years ago, about eighty American cities had an average starter-home price of 1 million. Today, it’s 242 cities. A starter home runs seven figures in three times as many places today as it did before the pandemic. Zillow published the count recently. Half the states now have at least one million-dollar starter home city. []
Brisbane Times
· Jun 27, 2026
‘Buyers got a great deal’: Upper north shore house sells for $2.5m
A couple paid 50,000 over the guide for this freestanding four-bedroom home with pool at auction. The agent said it would have sold for more if offered last year.
Quartz
· Jul 9, 2026
U.S. existing home sales slipped in June even as prices hit a record high
The median price of a previously owned home reached 440,600 last month, while sales dropped to a 4.09 million annual rate
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 11, 2026
Jualan rumah AS merosot akibat kadar pinjaman tinggi
WASHINGTON: Jualan rumah sedia ada di Amerika Syarikat (AS) mencatatkan penurunan pada Jun, menurut data industri yang dikeluarkan pada Khamis, ketika kebimbangan berhubung kemampuan kewangan terus membelenggu para pembeli hartanah. Persatuan Broker Hartanah Kebangsaan (NAR) mendedahkan bahawa jualan rumah sedia ada menyusut sebanyak 2.4 peratus berdasarkan perbandingan bulan ke bulan. Ia adalah bersamaan dengan kira-kira ... Read more The post Jualan rumah AS merosot akibat kadar pinjaman tinggi appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
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Related coverage for "First home buyer wins $725,000 unit as auction market tanks": The Real Deal — NYC’s top deals: UWS megamansion trades for $40M — nearly 50% off asking . Seeking Alpha — KB Home Q2 Review: Muted Housing Market Unlikely To Recover Soon. Libertarian Institute — The Three Ways Government Drives Up Housing Costs. Brisbane Times — ‘Buyers got a great deal’: Upper north shore house sells for $2.5m. Quartz — U.S. existing home sales slipped in June even as prices hit a record high. Utusan Malaysia — Jualan rumah AS merosot akibat kadar pinjaman tinggi