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☆ Outgoing New York Rep. Kathleen Rice says she warned Democratic leaders that the party would 'lose' Long Island in the midterms
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Kathleen Rice said she warned Democratic leaders of electoral losses on Long Island before the midterms. While former President Donald Trump lost New York State resoundingly in both 2016 and 2020, he won Suffolk each time. I said [to party leaders], 'You guys, don't understand, we're gonna lose Long Island. "When we had elections in November of 2021, every single Democrat on Long Island lost. However, the midterms proved that while the Republican brand on Long Island may have faltered in the 1990s and 2000s, that is certainly not the case today.

☆ Patrick Dovigi Sells Aspen Mansion He Bought Last Year for $10.5 Million Gain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Libertina Brandt | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. An Aspen., Colo., home has sold for $55 million, $10.5 million more than its most recent sale price last year, according to property records.

☆ A Ski-In, Ski-Out Property With Views of the Rockies Asks $22 Million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Libertina Brandt | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. A ski-in, ski-out home surrounded by forest in Colorado’s Beaver Creek Resort is hitting the market for $22 million.

☆ 2022 was the year the Overconfidence Man fell back to earth
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Maureen Tkacik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Naturally, Elon Musk, the platonic ideal of the peculiar self-aggrandizing, self-parodying personality type that thrived during the Trump years and peaked during the pandemic, tops this list. By 2022, the media had pronounced him variously the next Warren Buffett, J.P. Morgan and Charles Koch. "bye bye @trussliz Congrats to lettuce", tweeted Putin's one-time stand-in Dmitry Medvedev, to which Elon Musk could not resist replying, "pretty good troll tbh." Elon Musk speaks at the 2020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition in March 2020. Elon MuskIt's weird to recall now that Elon Musk once seemed like, graded on the billionaire curve anyway, a net positive for a cursed American society.

☆ Virgin Islands attorney general sues JPMorgan Chase over banking services for Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Andy Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The U.S. Virgin Islands government filed a lawsuit Tuesday against JPMorgan Chase, alleging that the Wall Street bank benefited financially from Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation and failed in its duty to report suspicious financial activity. “Human trafficking was the principal business of the accounts Epstein maintained at JPMorgan,” the lawsuit states. The lawsuit claims that JPMorgan Chase failed to make proper regulatory filings that could have tipped off the government to Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking ring of underage girls through private islands he owned in the U.S. Virgin Islands. A JPMorgan Chase spokesperson told CNN the company had no comment on the lawsuit Wednesday evening. The new lawsuit also comes less than a month after Attorney General George settled the U.S. Virgin Islands’ lawsuit against Epstein’s estate for more than $105 million dollars, along with an agreement that the estate will sell Epstein’s islands in the territory and end business operations there.

☆ Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Buys Palm Beach Penthouse for $23.75 Million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has paid $23.75 million for a penthouse in Palm Beach, according to property records and people familiar with the purchase. The deal sets a record for the priciest condominium ever sold in the affluent South Florida town, records show.

In Mississippi, Republican Gov. Andy Beshear flipped the governor’s mansion in 2019, leaving Republicans eyeing his seat as one to flip back into their column. Bel Edwards spent just under $13 million, while two outside super PACs, one Democratic and one Republican, spent a combined $18 million. In 2019, Beshear beat then-Gov. Mississippi governor’s raceIn Mississippi’s governor’s race, GOP Gov.

☆ After Listing for $125 Million, a Malibu Home Sells for $91 Million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Katherine Clarke | E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. A roughly 6.6-acre estate in the exclusive Paradise Cove area of Malibu, Calif., has sold for $91 million, according to the local multiple listing service. The deal is the latest in a string of big-ticket transactions to have closed in Malibu over the past year.

☆ Florida Penthouse Bought With Crypto Sells for $18 Million Cash
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. In June 2021, when the cryptocurrency markets were soaring, the developers of the Arte condominium in Miami’s Surfside neighborhood announced that a buyer had purchased a penthouse there for $22.5 million in cryptocurrency. The deal, one of the most expensive ever done using digital coins, was heralded as evidence that cryptocurrency would eventually become commonplace in the real-estate world.

☆ Marble Lions and Roman Statues: Inside an Italian Villa on a Phoenix Mountaintop
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Libertina Brandt | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. The late Frank Mineo was a “flashy guy” who parlayed a basement fish-breeding operation into chains of pet stores, according to his son, Frank Mineo Jr., who said his father’s colorful personality is evident throughout his mountaintop compound in Phoenix.

☆ Real-Estate Power Brokers List Miami Beach Home for $31.5 Million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. In Miami Beach, Fla., a recently built estate designed as a contemporary take on a classic Mediterranean-style home is coming on the market for $31.5 million.

☆ South Florida Home Undergoing Massive Renovation Lists for $15.5 Million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. An under-construction home in Pinecrest, a suburban village in Miami-Dade County, is hitting the market for $15.5 million, a price tag that will make it the most expensive property for sale in the village, according to owner Derek Gonzalez.

☆ South Dakota Powerball Winner Sells 50,000-Acre Ranch for $37 Million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. After South Dakota cowboy Neal Wanless won a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot in 2009, he spent some of the winnings on a roughly 50,000-acre ranch north of Rapid City. Now he has sold that ranch for $37 million, more than double what he paid, according to listing agent Robb Nelson of Hall and Hall.

☆ How a millennial transformed his childhood home into a maximalist Georgian mansion that he rents out for nearly $200 an hour for photo and video shoots
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Emmanuel Hébert grew up in a small Montréal house that he has transformed into a Georgian mansion. He also rents it out for $184 an hour and uses the funds to further renovate the mansion. The living room of Manoir Blackswan in its full glory, dripping in antique chandeliers Hébert sells through his antiques business. Emmanuel HébertThe mansion is Hébert's home, where he's raising his 5-year-old son, Romeo, as well as a showroom for his antiques business. On Instagram, nearly 10,000 people follow Manoir Blackswan — what he calls the mansion — and 13,700 people follow his antiques business.

☆ South Dakota Cowboy Sells Ranch He Bought With $232.1 Million Powerball Winnings for $37 Million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Aspen Penthouse Fetches Nearly $9 Million More Than It Sold for Last Year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Libertina Brandt | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. A penthouse in downtown Aspen, Colo., has sold for $25.875 million, nearly $9 million more than its most recent sale price last year, according to the seller’s agent, Lane Johnson of Compass.

☆ I charge $1,000 to help couples write their wedding vows. I've seen some magical and devastating moments.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Her pricing starts at $995 for a consultation and help from conception to delivery of the vows. I offer help with vow creation and delivery, officiant services, speeches and toasts, ceremony planning, and public speaking. I consult with couples on how to creatively and lovingly write their vows in their own wordsPushkine marrying Dan and James. One cute story involved a lovely couple who had identical vowsThey had the exact same memories and vows, almost word for word. Once I was hired to help a couple with their vows and marry themIt was lovely working with them.

☆ Tinsel and Lights Won’t Cut It. This Mansion Has a Grinch-Themed Living Room and Christmas Tree Farm.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( E.B. Solomont | Photo Jennifer Boomer For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

“Everything I do is so big now, but I always think about that one strand of Christmas lights,” she said. These days, she tries to re-create the feeling at the home she shares with her husband, Steve Houghton, an investor and entrepreneur. Jason Gilmore for The Wall Street Journal

☆ The Extreme Holiday Decorators Spending Thousands to Deck ‘Every Nook and Cranny’ of Their Homes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jennifer Houghton clung to the banister in her Dallas mansion. Suspended about 10 feet off the ground, she braced her foot against the wall, extended her arm and placed an oversize pink-and-white ornament atop a spinning Christmas tree festooned with candied pink poinsettias. “Freaking amazing,” she said, satisfied with the finished product. In the kitchen, a candy-cane conveyor belt was perched on the counter. The front yard had been transformed into a Christmas tree farm with more than 30 trees, ranging in height from 18 inches to 9 feet.

☆ Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Is Betting on the Luxury Market, as He Unloads $300 Million in Personal Real Estate
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Libertina Brandt | Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. Casino mogul Steve Wynn is putting his Sun Valley, Idaho, homes on the market as he looks to sell a huge swath of his personal real estate for close to $300 million.

☆ A Secret Society Tied to the Underground Railroad Fights to Save Its Home
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That said, “They need money,” Ms. Britt acknowledged. “They need money to deal with the house. They need money to deal with the issues with the city and the taxes. If we get weak: Look at that building. If we feel like we can’t go on anymore: Look at that building.”

☆ I plan parties for the ultrawealthy. We get multimillion-dollar budgets to source real reindeer, fire-breathing dragons, and gift bags filled with Dior jewelry.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But we're also asked to organize their holiday parties. We take our holiday parties to the next levelIt's not unusual for us to be given a multimillion-dollar budget to arrange a festive party. Our holiday parties take place all year roundAs we have offices across the globe, we organize holiday parties all year round. A private client event around Chinese New Year featuring a smoke-breathing dragon. Party guests could board the train and walk through the carriages.

☆ Inside Malibu's largest home for sale: $58.8 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Ray Parisi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The Bali-inspired residence at 11870 Ellice St is perched above the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu is on the market for $58,808,000. The modern glass-and-concrete architecture, called the Kaizen House, is built around an open-air courtyard with lush palms and a koi-filled pond at its center. CNBC's Ray Parisi tours the six-bedroom-ten-bath mansion with co-listing agent Branden Williams president and co-founder of the Beverly Hills Estates Group.

☆ Luxury homebuyers want plunge pools, infrared saunas, and 'spiritual concierges,' according to two star brokers who've sold $4 billion of real estate so far this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Real-estate agents Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes said luxury homebuyers want wellness perks at home. More than gyms and swimming pools, they're seeking out extras like infrared saunas and plunge pools. On-demand perks like "spiritual concierges" and IV treatments are becoming more popular. Speaking about the year ahead alongside Eklund Gomes Team CEO Julia Spillman, they said wellness perks remain at the top of the list of must-haves for luxury homebuyers of both condos and single-family residences. The Eklund Gomes Team has big plans for the year aheadThe Eklund Gomes Team plans to grow, even as the real-estate market at large is slowing down.

☆ Inside the largest mansion for sale in Malibu, going for $58.8 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Ray Parisi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

watch nowThis $58,808,000 mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean is one of the largest homes for sale in Malibu. The hot neighborhood's top sale closed in October commanding just over $2,500 per square foot, according to public records, way above average for Malibu. After completing the Kaizen House, he listed it in March for $74.8 million — or more than $4,500 a square foot. Here's a look around the $58.8 million Kaizen House:The home's dramatic entrance delivers fire, water, and intricately carved Belgian bluestone walls Simon BerlynHalliday infused the mansion with Indonesian influences that are evident even before stepping inside. Simon BerlynPrimary suite Simon BerlynThe home's upper level includes six ensuite bedrooms, each with its own terrace.

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