{"id":118362,"date":"2026-01-14T22:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/118362\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:02:08","slug":"florida-dominates-nations-luxury-real-estate-market-as-larry-pages-miami-estate-tops-december-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/118362\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida dominates nation’s luxury real estate market as Larry Page’s Miami estate tops December sales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coastal Florida led the nation\u2019s most expensive home sales in December, topped by a $101.5 million Miami estate\u00a0linked to Google co-founder Larry Page<\/a>, according to a new report from real estate brokerage Redfin.<\/p>\n

The Biscayne Bay compound in Coconut Grove covers 4.5 acres in one of Miami\u2019s most exclusive enclaves. <\/p>\n

People familiar with the deal told The Wall Street Journal that Page paid $101.5 million<\/a> in December for the waterfront property, formerly owned by the late restaurateur Jonathan Lewis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Redfin reported<\/a>\u00a0that it was the most expensive U.S. home sale in December and the fourth-priciest overall in 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a billion-dollar-level buyer makes a move like this, it tells you everything you need to know: Miami is the upgrade. It\u2019s both a lifestyle play and a financial strategy,\u201d Douglas Elliman\u2019s Dina Goldentayer previously told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

\u201cA trade like this recalibrates the entire neighborhood as it hits $7,000 per square foot. We\u2019ve seen this in Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, Golden Beach, and now we are seeing it in Coconut Grove,\u201d Goldentayer said.<\/p>\n

\"ViewA new report from real estate brokerage Redfin reveals that Florida leads the nation in the most expensive home sales in December. Kristina Blokhin \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Two Palm Beach homes\u00a0ranked second and third among December\u2019s priciest sales, closing at $97.5 million and $66.1 million. Both properties also appeared on Redfin\u2019s 2025 list of most expensive U.S. home sales, at No. 5 and No. 9, respectively.<\/p>\n

Overall, six of December\u2019s 10 most expensive sales were in coastal Florida cities. <\/p>\n

The Sunshine State outpaced other luxury markets that month, including Manhattan, the Bay Area and Nevada\u2019s Lake Tahoe region.<\/p>\n

\"LarryGoogle co-founder Larry Page bought a property in Miami for $101.5 million last month that was owned by late restaurateur Jonathan Lewis. Kimberly White<\/p>\n

For 2025 altogether, Florida properties represented half of the 10 most expensive home sales in the U.S., according to Redfin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m seeing continued inbound\u00a0interest from California\u00a0and the Northeast, with buyers asking for privacy, security and turnkey waterfront or estate properties,\u201d ONE Sotheby\u2019s International Realty top South Florida agent Michael Martinez told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore showings with high-net-worth buyers, more off-market conversations,\u201d he added, \u201cand buyers [are] moving faster when a truly irreplaceable property becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coastal Florida led the nation\u2019s most expensive home sales in December, topped by a $101.5 million Miami estate\u00a0linked…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[28,56584,123,125,124,480],"class_list":{"0":"post-118362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-florida","9":"tag-larry-page","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-headlines","12":"tag-miami-news","13":"tag-real-estate"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}