A $238 million penthouse shatters records, register for a down payment instead of wedding china, & more

A penthouse under construction at 220 Central Park South is now the most expensive home ever sold in the United States. It closed for $238 million (Forbes via the Wall Street Journal)

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Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney plans to introduce a bill that would prevent anonymous luxury apartment buyers from hiding behind LLCs (The New York Post)

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