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💸 2024’s Biggest U.S. Home Sales: 7 Deals Exceeded $100 Million
In 2024, luxury real estate in the U.S. hit remarkable highs, with seven homes selling for over $100 million—a level once considered the ultimate rarity. As ultra-high-net-worth individuals grow in number and wealth, $100M+ transactions are becoming more common, signaling a shift in the real estate market’s upper tier.
🏡 Ultra-Luxury Sales on the Rise
According to appraisal expert Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel, there have been nearly 45 U.S. home sales over $100 million since the record was first broken in 2011. Of those, 30 have occurred since 2020, illustrating how demand for elite properties is accelerating.
In 2024 alone, seven megadeals broke the nine-figure mark, placing this year just behind 2022 for the highest number of $100M+ home sales in U.S. history.
🌎 Where the Billionaire Homes Were Sold
Most of these historic deals were made in familiar hotspots:
- Malibu, CA
- Palm Beach, FL
- Manhattan, NY
- Aspen, CO (a new entrant to the $100M+ club)
🏆 Top U.S. Home Sales in 2024
1. $210M – Malibu, California
- Seller: James Jannard (Oakley founder)
- Property: A 10-acre cliffside estate with 8 bedrooms across 3 parcels.
- Highlight: Set a new record for Malibu, topping the $200M Jay-Z & Beyoncé sale.
2. $152M – Tarpon Island, Palm Beach, Florida
- Seller: Developer Todd Glaser
- Size: 2-acre private island, 28,000+ sq ft of interior space.
- Feature: Incorporates a restored 1930s home as a guesthouse.
3. $148M – Casa Amado, Palm Beach, Florida
- Buyer: Daren Metropoulos (former Playboy Mansion buyer)
- Style: Historic Mediterranean Revival, 23,000 sq ft.
- Location: Over 225 feet of ocean frontage on 3.2 acres.
4. $135M – Aman Crown Penthouse, Manhattan
- Buyer: Vladislav Doronin (Aman Resorts chairman)
- Description: 5-story penthouse in the renovated Crown Building.
- Size: 13,236 sq ft with hotel amenities and elite privacy.
5. $117.4M – Central Park Tower Duplex, NYC
- Building: Tallest residential tower in the world.
- Specs: 7 bedrooms, 2 terraces, 30-foot ceilings.
- Sold after listing for $175M → reduced to $149.5M.
6. $112M – Bel-Air, Los Angeles
- Seller: George Ruan (Honey co-founder)
- Bought in 2020 for $60M unfinished, fully developed and sold.
- Mansion Size: ~22,000 sq ft with sweeping city views.
7. $108M – Aspen, Colorado
- Buyers: Steve Wynn and Thomas Peterffy
- Significance: First ever $100M+ home sale in Colorado.
- Former Owner: Canadian hockey player Patrick Dovigi.
🧭 Other Major Sales Approaching $100M
- $96M – Montecito estate sold by Ellen DeGeneres.
- $94M – Malibu teardown bought by Laurene Powell Jobs.
- $90M+ – Jeff Bezos’s third mansion on Indian Creek Island, Florida.
