Candace Taylor
@candaceetaylor.bsky.social
Reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal, covering luxury real estate. Obsessed with historic architecture and especially the Gilded Age.
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Instagram: @homesimobsessedwth
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This $26.4 million Florida home has a mural based on a fresco from ancient Pompeii. In homage to the family’s dogs, the goats in the image were replaced with Labrador retrievers. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This $26.4 million Florida home has a mural based on a fresco from ancient Pompeii. In homage to the family’s dogs, the goats in the image were replaced with Labrador retrievers. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
This $26.4 million Florida home has a mural based on a fresco from ancient Pompeii. In homage to the family’s dogs, the goats in the image were replaced with Labrador retrievers.
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This $26.4 million Florida home has a mural based on a fresco from ancient Pompeii. In homage to the family’s dogs, the goats in the image were replaced with Labrador retrievers.
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas? - The Atlantic
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas? - The Atlantic
Just putting it out there now that i don't need Thanksgiving greetings from your business sent to my inbox, and they are getting immediately deleted...
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just putting it out there now that i don't need Thanksgiving greetings from your business sent to my inbox, and they are getting immediately deleted...
Illinois joins a number of regions that have seen record-breaking home sales in the last few months. therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
Walton Street Capital exec sets state home sale record with $33M Winnetka deal
The off-market sale of a lakefront North Shore home sets a new bar for the largest price ever, at 609 Sheridan Road.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Illinois joins a number of regions that have seen record-breaking home sales in the last few months. therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
I really just didn't have "felching" on my bingo card as a part of the political news cycle for this week. nypost.com/2025/11/22/u...
The raunchy sex-act RFK Jr. texted about with Olivia Nuzzi, according to her ex Ryan Lizza
Not ‘health’ — but, certainly, a ‘human service.’
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November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I really just didn't have "felching" on my bingo card as a part of the political news cycle for this week. nypost.com/2025/11/22/u...
Nuzzigate continues. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
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November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Nuzzigate continues. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
For luxury real estate, $200 million is the new $100 million. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Is $200 Million the New $100 Million in Luxury Real Estate?
A surge of ultrarich buyers has pushed asking prices to new extremes, yet many headline-grabbing megamansions languish on the market or trade for a fraction of their debut numbers.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
For luxury real estate, $200 million is the new $100 million. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Meanwhile, billionaires quietly continuing to billionaire. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Exclusive | Silicon Valley Estate Sells for $56 Million
Sold by Bandel Carano of Oak Investments Partners, the Italian-style home in Portola Valley set a record for the town.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Meanwhile, billionaires quietly continuing to billionaire. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
This is the second story we've done in the past week about a Palm Beach home with a massive price tag-- and two outdoor swimming pools. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Exclusive | An Oceanfront Compound in Palm Beach Lists for $205 Million
The roughly 23,000-square-foot home is the latest South Florida property to hit the market with an uber-expensive price tag.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the second story we've done in the past week about a Palm Beach home with a massive price tag-- and two outdoor swimming pools. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
i love halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
i love halloween.
Actually I revise my earlier estimate. Millions of kids will be dressed as Kpop Demon Hunters, starting approximately now.
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Actually I revise my earlier estimate. Millions of kids will be dressed as Kpop Demon Hunters, starting approximately now.
Approx 100000 kids will be dressed as Kpop Demon Hunters tonight. That is all.
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Approx 100000 kids will be dressed as Kpop Demon Hunters tonight. That is all.
So we wrote about this today: “I think we’re beyond the days of it being taboo to enjoy pleasure...I wanted a place where you could feel comfortable and intimate and explore.” www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Exclusive | Alex Da Kid Lists L.A. Mansions, One With a 'Pleasure Suite,' for $85 Million
The space is outfitted with the music producer’s collection of sex toys, and has antique chairs customized with patent leather upholstery, restraints and chains. ‘When people find out about it, they a...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So we wrote about this today: “I think we’re beyond the days of it being taboo to enjoy pleasure...I wanted a place where you could feel comfortable and intimate and explore.” www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Wow. "Greystar, the country’s largest apartment landlord, said that up to half of its rental applications are fraudulent in some Atlanta buildings." www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Renters Are Conning Their Way Into Luxury Apartments
Atlanta, where up to half of rental applications contain fraudulent information, is the epicenter of a national surge in these scams.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wow. "Greystar, the country’s largest apartment landlord, said that up to half of its rental applications are fraudulent in some Atlanta buildings." www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Annnnnd ordering my sea otter shirt..... now. She has so much power! Should Taylor run for president? abc7news.com/post/taylor-...
Vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium shirt worn by Taylor Swift inspires $1M fundraiser for sea otters
Swifties did a deep dive and traced Taylor's vintage shirt to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which brought it back as a fundraiser for their sea otter program. Here's how to get your paws on one of them:
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October 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Annnnnd ordering my sea otter shirt..... now. She has so much power! Should Taylor run for president? abc7news.com/post/taylor-...
Shvo has quite a track record at this point. therealdeal.com/miami/2025/1...
Shvo loses Raleigh Miami Beach in $270M sale to Nahla Capital
Developer Michael Shvo is no longer involved in the Raleigh Miami Beach, a trophy asset he planned to redevelop into a luxury condo and hotel project.
therealdeal.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Shvo has quite a track record at this point. therealdeal.com/miami/2025/1...
"Every dinner conversation, every lunch conversation, every pickup conversation, people are talking about—What are we going to do if he wins? Will you move to Miami? Will you move to your home in Bedford? Will you move to Israel?" www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall
The city’s 1% realize their influence is waning: “It’s hard to be chill and relaxed.”
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October 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Every dinner conversation, every lunch conversation, every pickup conversation, people are talking about—What are we going to do if he wins? Will you move to Miami? Will you move to your home in Bedford? Will you move to Israel?" www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
Wow-- A chunk of the city’s 1% supports Mamdani, voting data show, though a few have expressed fear of losing their jobs or social status for saying so. www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall
The city’s 1% realize their influence is waning: “It’s hard to be chill and relaxed.”
www.wsj.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Wow-- A chunk of the city’s 1% supports Mamdani, voting data show, though a few have expressed fear of losing their jobs or social status for saying so. www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
"He wants to sell exclusively to families who want to settle down in Altadena, rather than people who might turn the homes into rentals." One of my takeaways: Because this guy is a billionaire, he gets to decide what gets rebuilt in this community, for better or worse. www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
He Won the $2 Billion Powerball. Now He’s Buying Up Lots Burned in the L.A. Fires.
Edwin Castro is one of the biggest investors snapping up destroyed properties—and he wants to lead in rebuilding his hometown of Altadena.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"He wants to sell exclusively to families who want to settle down in Altadena, rather than people who might turn the homes into rentals." One of my takeaways: Because this guy is a billionaire, he gets to decide what gets rebuilt in this community, for better or worse. www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
"The meme is a prime example of brain rot, the internet junk food consumed by people of all ages to suck away time, productivity and the living of life." @ellengamerman.bsky.social www.wsj.com/lifestyle/si...
The Numbers Six and Seven Are Making Life Hell for Math Teachers
‘Six seven’ sends teens into a frenzy that schools have been powerless to stop. ‘It’s like throwing catnip at cats.’
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October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"The meme is a prime example of brain rot, the internet junk food consumed by people of all ages to suck away time, productivity and the living of life." @ellengamerman.bsky.social www.wsj.com/lifestyle/si...
This explains some things that have been coming out of my kids' mouths.
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The Numbers Six and Seven Are Making Life Hell for Math Teachers
‘Six seven’ sends teens into a frenzy that schools have been powerless to stop. ‘It’s like throwing catnip at cats.’
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October 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This explains some things that have been coming out of my kids' mouths.
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That helps explain why, out of the roughly 191,000 apartments built over the past decade that received any amount of city subsidy, only about 3 percent had three or more bedrooms.
Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/n...
Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/n...
Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City?
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October 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That helps explain why, out of the roughly 191,000 apartments built over the past decade that received any amount of city subsidy, only about 3 percent had three or more bedrooms.
Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/n...
Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/n...