The High End

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All-Cash Deals Dominated Manhattan’s Real Estate Market in 2025
Buyers paying in cash accounted for 64 percent of co-op and condo sales last year, edging out hopeful buyers needing mortgages.
By Ronda Kaysen
CreditKarsten Moran for The New York Times
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And Now, Please Welcome Back: Wall-to-Wall Carpeting
Some interior designers have convinced their wealthiest clients that this artifact from the ’70s is worth another look.
By Misty White Sidell
CreditGuillaume de Laubier
1. A Yacht for Your Yacht
  Owners of the world’s most conspicuous playthings are younger, wealthier and increasingly American.
  By Ronda Kaysen and Scott McIntyre
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2. Big Ticket
  Trump’s Childhood Home Is on the Market for $2.3 Million
  Also among November’s high-end real estate listings were Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s West Hollywood condo and Chris Chelios’s beachfront compound in Malibu.
  By Vivian Marino
  CreditAllyson Lubow for Brown Harris Stevens

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Drew Barrymore and Pete Davidson List Homes in Westchester County
Ms. Barrymore put her house on the market for nearly $5 million; Mr. Davidson wants almost $2.3 million for his. Also, a purchase from Pink.
By Vivian Marino
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Trina Turk Lists Her Midcentury-Modern Palm Springs Flip
The fashion designer lent her signature “color and print and optimism” to the home, now on the market for $3.495 million.
By Linda Laban
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Bill Lawrence and Christa Miller List Their NoMad Condo for $7.85 Million
The Hollywood couple’s three-bedroom apartment is on the 14th floor of 212 Fifth Avenue, where Jeff Bezos also owns several units.
By Vivian Marino
Mark Zuckerberg Is Said to Have Made a Record Florida Home Purchase
The Meta C.E.O. bought a waterfront compound for $170 million, The Wall Street Journal reported. Ivana Trump’s townhouse and a “Breaking Bad” house also sold.
By Vivian Marino
The Piano Man’s Long Goodbye to Long Island
Why Billy Joel’s dream home finally sold for $14 million under the asking price.
By Rukmini Callimachi
The New Miami Gold Rush
The ultrawealthy are vying for a limited number of exclusive properties on the islands and shorelines of South Florida.
By Ronda Kaysen
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Art Meets Function With New Supersize Sconces
Massive wall reliefs are the new frontier in luxury lighting.
By Misty White Sidell
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Larry Ellison Sells Longtime San Francisco Home for $45 Million
Anthony Hopkins buys another house in Los Angeles and Martha Plimpton bids farewell to Brooklyn.
By Vivian Marino
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The Reign of the Maximalist Couch
Fringe-embellished sofas — often featuring over-the-top designs, plush cushions and decadent fabric — can cost up to $60,000.
By Misty White Sidell
A Last Peek Inside One of New York’s Boldest Renovations
Visitors lined up for hours outside an architect’s Minetta Lane mansion to get an up-close look at a decade-long restoration.
By Aaron Short and Lisa Corson