Mary K. Jacob
Background
Mary K. Jacob joined The Post in 2021 as a real estate reporter, covering local, luxury and celebrity real estate. A graduate of New York University with a degree in politics and journalism, she first began working on different political campaigns befor🍎e moving to local broadcast and national news in dig🤪ital and print. She is passionate about architecture and history. Outside of work, you can find her taking her dog Kobe on hikes, traveling to small towns and horseback riding.
Latest Articles
Florida's real estate boom is drowning in risk -- but builders keep pushing forward
October 21, 2024 | 3:13pmFlorida is🍨 doubling down on building in disaster-prone areas, according to new data from First S♓treet.
This San Francisco neighborhood defies the city's crashing housing market
October 21, 2024 | 12:55pmWhile most of the city is seeing⛦ homes sit on the market for long periods, one neighborhood in the city by the Bay is farin🐬g quite well.
The owner of LA's largest mansion buys two Miami Beach homes on the same street as David Beckham in a $30M all-cash deal
October 18, 2024 | 2:52pm𓆉 Fashion Nova’s billionaire founder Richard Saghian has splashed out $30 million for a prime piece of Miami Beach property -- two of them, in fact.
New Jersey sets a new ﷽record with 6 ZIP codes ranked among the most expensive in the US
October 18, 2024 | 2:21pmA new report from PropertyShark sho🌱ws just how greeജn it really is in the Garden State.
This NYC heiress' Cold War retreat in Connecticut that she expanded — but never lived in — has listed for $25.5M
October 17, 2024 | 5:35pmIn 1951, the eccentric heiress purchased a lavish property in New Canaan for the event of a Soviet attack -- only to e𒈔xpand it and never live inside.
Tesla's new humanoid robot made its video debut inside this $6.85M LA listing
October 17, 2024 | 3:45pmTesla’s latest i𝔉nnovation, the Tesla Optimus Robot, made its debut inside a stunning $6.85 million home in the Los Aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚngeles neighborhood of Mandeville Canyon.
Why Americans mighꦦt want to wait to buy a home until after the election 🔴
October 16, 2024 | 4:14pmA new survey by Redfin reveals that nearly a quarter of prospective buye🍨rs — 23% — are postponing their purchase until after the election.
NYC's fall real estate season off to a strong start with deals up 27% since 2021
October 16, 2024 | 1:25pm꧅ New York City’s residential market is heating up again after a dip in mortgage rates, marking the best start to the fall since 2021, according to StreetEasy. ♛
Lisa Vanderpump plans on living in Las 𒈔Vegas following $5M ho🌱me purchase
October 15, 2024 | 5:07pmThe reality star and restaurateur has dropped a cool $5 million on a swanky ꦏnew home in Sin City.🐬
The൩ Connecticut home where Trump lived with his ex-wife Ivana sells for a record $31.5M
October 15, 2024 | 1:38pmThe Do🤡nald shared this residence with his n✅ow-late ex-wife Ivana, who kept the Greenwich mansion in their 1990 divorce.
A billion square feet of new housing space to emerge in cities as America's office market faces a major crisis
October 14, 2024 | 4:13pmAmerica's office market is on the edge of a massive shak🤪e-up ꧂as rising debt and the permanent shift to remote work leave countless properties struggling.
Walmart's hometown becomes America's next real estate hot spot
October 14, 2024 | 1:52pmThis city is rapidlyജ on the rise -- with its population and real estate market both experiencing ex🍃plosive growth in recent years.
Tom Cruise 🐷can rest 🅠easy after Florida penthouse survives Hurricane Milton unscathed
October 10, 2024 | 4:32pmThe "Top Gun" star can breathe a sigh of relief ꦇafter his luxury Clearwater penthou꧋se stood tall against the potentially devastating Hurricane Milton.
🎶 The Mormon Church, a massive landholder, just expanded its $2B US farmland portfolio across 8 states
October 10, 2024 | 3:49pmThe Mormon Church is expanding its real estate empire with a massive $289 million deal for❀ 46 farms across eight states.
Inside Michael Jordan's outrageously luxurious $70M private jet — complete with bedroom and tribute to his career
October 10, 2024 | 12:30pmThe NBA legend has dropped a jaw-dropping $70 mill๊ion on a customized private jet, which nods to his iconic line of Air Jordan sneakers.
Hurricane Helene's $6B disaster: Flood risk map leaves homeowners drowning in debt
October 9, 2024 | 1:57pmThanks to new risk-assessment technology from First Street Foundation, the true scal🃏e of flood threa🐎ts is becoming clearer.
New owners of Menendez brothers' $17M murder mansion revealed
October 8, 2024 | 4:45pmSeven months after the home was sold for a staggering $17 million, the ne🐼w owners of the Bever🅺ly Hills home have been revealed as the wealthy Lahijani family.
Florida housing🍸 market crumbles: Homeowners strugg🦩le to sell amid rising insurance costs and storm fears
October 8, 2024 | 3:02pmAcross Florida, home sa💛les have slowed to a crawl despite its COVID-era boom. Inventory has ballooned by more than 50% in major cities like Tampa and Orlando.
George Soros transferring New York propert𓆉y empire over to trusted advisors: sources
October 8, 2024 | 2:26pmSoros has amassed an impressive portfolio of at le♛ast 11 houses and properties in Katonah, an affluent suburb꧃ of New York City in Westchester County.
Newly constructed $19.2M waterfront Nantucket home that sold last year may be demolished: 'It seems like it's kind of a waste'
October 8, 2024 | 12:14pmA Nantucket mansio𝐆n that sold for $19.2 million just months ago might soon be demolished now that it's in the hands of a new owner.