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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I could watch this all day long.
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The Crazy Jumps That Make This American the World’s Best Figure Skater
Ilia Malinin does stuff on the ice that nobody else has ever been able to do. See for yourself.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I could watch this all day long.
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WSJ scoop: Mark Zuckerberg is buying a mansion in Miami. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Exclusive | Mark Zuckerberg Is the Latest California Billionaire to Buy a Florida Home
Local real-estate agents say the newly completed mansion on Miami’s Indian Creek will likely fetch between $150 million and $200 million.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
WSJ scoop: Mark Zuckerberg is buying a mansion in Miami. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Some drool-worthy Milan homes here, in case the Olympics are inspiring you to buy a home there... www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Milan Takes the Lead as Europe’s Hottest Housing Market
Gearing up to the Winter Olympics, we look at some of the city’s most expensive and sought-after places to live.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Some drool-worthy Milan homes here, in case the Olympics are inspiring you to buy a home there... www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
My heart is broken for everyone who lost their jobs at the Washington Post this week. And for the paper itself.
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
My heart is broken for everyone who lost their jobs at the Washington Post this week. And for the paper itself.
The U.S. housing market had over 600,000 more sellers than buyers in December, the biggest such gap on record in seasonally adjusted data going back to 2013. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
The Housing Market Is Swinging Toward Buyers
Nearly two-thirds of home buyers last year purchased at a discount to the original listing price, the highest proportion since 2019.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The U.S. housing market had over 600,000 more sellers than buyers in December, the biggest such gap on record in seasonally adjusted data going back to 2013. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
"When Donald and Melania Trump are receiving a briefing on Inauguration Day plans, the president complains about the college football national championship being scheduled for the same night." www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
We Watched Melania Trump’s Documentary. Here’s What It Reveals.
The first lady finds opportunities to let her guard down in the Amazon-backed film, which highlights behind-the-scenes moments
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January 31, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"When Donald and Melania Trump are receiving a briefing on Inauguration Day plans, the president complains about the college football national championship being scheduled for the same night." www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
@wsj.com scoop: Harry Macklowe's former home at 432 Park to sell for more than $50 million. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Exclusive | Harry Macklowe Lost His 432 Park Spread. Now It’s Selling For Over $50 Million.
An owner at the Midtown supertall has agreed to buy the full-floor spread from CIM Group.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
@wsj.com scoop: Harry Macklowe's former home at 432 Park to sell for more than $50 million. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Day 3 of the Alexander brothers trial: "Cheap hookers coming to the Hamptons." therealdeal.com/national/202...
“Cheap hookers”: Email from Tal Alexander revealed in Hamptons accuser’s cross-examination
The third day of the Alexander brothers’ sex trafficking trial contained the cross-examination of a woman accusing Tal of rape.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Day 3 of the Alexander brothers trial: "Cheap hookers coming to the Hamptons." therealdeal.com/national/202...
CUTENESS ALERT. The woman who purchased our @wsj.com House of the Year has the cutest pug and matching slippers! And the house is pretty nice too... www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
January 28, 2026 at 5:21 PM
CUTENESS ALERT. The woman who purchased our @wsj.com House of the Year has the cutest pug and matching slippers! And the house is pretty nice too... www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
The new AI suggested replies in Gmail are unnerving.
January 21, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The new AI suggested replies in Gmail are unnerving.
Polk's name doesn't get tossed around much these days.
"Trump admires James Polk, who as president during the mid-1800s oversaw the largest expansion of U.S. territory in history, and specifically requested his portrait for the Oval Office." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
"Trump admires James Polk, who as president during the mid-1800s oversaw the largest expansion of U.S. territory in history, and specifically requested his portrait for the Oval Office." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Why an Emboldened Trump Set His Sights on Greenland
After the successful ouster of Venezuela’s leader, the U.S. president emerged even more willing to test foreign-policy norms.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Polk's name doesn't get tossed around much these days.
"Trump admires James Polk, who as president during the mid-1800s oversaw the largest expansion of U.S. territory in history, and specifically requested his portrait for the Oval Office." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
"Trump admires James Polk, who as president during the mid-1800s oversaw the largest expansion of U.S. territory in history, and specifically requested his portrait for the Oval Office." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I feel so seen by this essay by Emme Rosenblum.
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Essay | The Tyranny of the ‘Hot Mom’
Gone are the days of women racing out the door in sauce-stained shirts. Now mothers have to carry the entire mental load and look ageless too.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I feel so seen by this essay by Emme Rosenblum.
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I think you could just end this sentence after income. "Spevak said wealthier gym members seem to have an 'almost unlimited amount' of discretionary income for health." #richgetricher www.wsj.com/lifestyle/fi...
This Equinox Executive Says Your Game of Golf Isn’t Exercise
Harvey Spevak has tried body scans and blood cleansing, but is skeptical of electrolyte powders.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I think you could just end this sentence after income. "Spevak said wealthier gym members seem to have an 'almost unlimited amount' of discretionary income for health." #richgetricher www.wsj.com/lifestyle/fi...
WSJ scoop: Amid battle over Warner Bros., Larry Ellison sells his San Francisco mansion for $45 million. #luxuryrealestate www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Billionaire Larry Ellison Sells $45 Million Home on San Francisco’s Gold Coast
The Oracle chairman had remodeled the Pacific Heights house, which looks out at the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
WSJ scoop: Amid battle over Warner Bros., Larry Ellison sells his San Francisco mansion for $45 million. #luxuryrealestate www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
A Nashville penthouse asking $33.5 million has a “James Bond meets Lenny Kravitz” vibes. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Exclusive | In Nashville, a Four Seasons Penthouse Seeks a Record $33.5 Million
The newly finished unit has a ‘James Bond meets Lenny Kravitz’ look.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A Nashville penthouse asking $33.5 million has a “James Bond meets Lenny Kravitz” vibes. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Since the Surfside condo collapse in Florida in 2021, “lenders have really been watching condos closely,” said Laurie Kane, a real-estate agent in the Dallas area. www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
The Condo Market Hasn’t Been This Bad in Over a Decade
Condo prices this fall posted their biggest declines since 2012, hit by rising homeowner-association dues and weaker demand.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Since the Surfside condo collapse in Florida in 2021, “lenders have really been watching condos closely,” said Laurie Kane, a real-estate agent in the Dallas area. www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
Least Christmassy thing ever? #epsteinfiles
December 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Least Christmassy thing ever? #epsteinfiles
A letter from Epstein to fellow sex offender Larry Nassar claimed the president shared “our love of young nubile girls.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Takeaways From the FBI’s Second Batch of Epstein Files
The Justice Department released thousands more Epstein documents, including a fake passport and fake suicide clip.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A letter from Epstein to fellow sex offender Larry Nassar claimed the president shared “our love of young nubile girls.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
There’s evidence that our society’s disdain for mothers is affecting them emotionally, a kind of embodiment of the motherhood penalty. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Opinion | ‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’
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December 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There’s evidence that our society’s disdain for mothers is affecting them emotionally, a kind of embodiment of the motherhood penalty. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Why would we do this to ourselves?? And Now, Please Welcome Back: Wall-to-Wall Carpeting www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
And Now, Please Welcome Back: Wall-to-Wall Carpeting
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December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Why would we do this to ourselves?? And Now, Please Welcome Back: Wall-to-Wall Carpeting www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Today in rich people news: Palantir CEO Alex Karp, an avid skier, has paid $120 million for 3,700-acre monastery outside Aspen, which he plans to use as a home. Because of course he did. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Exclusive | Palantir CEO Alex Karp Pays Record $120 Million for Colorado Monastery
An avid skier, the tech co-founder plans to use the 3,700-acre ranch outside Aspen as a home
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December 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Today in rich people news: Palantir CEO Alex Karp, an avid skier, has paid $120 million for 3,700-acre monastery outside Aspen, which he plans to use as a home. Because of course he did. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Overall, less than 10% of mammals are monogamous, a new study finds. www.wsj.com/science/biol...
A Scientist Produced a Monogamy Ranking of Dozens of Mammals, Including Us
Humans are less monogamous than some mice but rank higher than one breed of sheep, says a new study.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Overall, less than 10% of mammals are monogamous, a new study finds. www.wsj.com/science/biol...
I think the Elf on the Shelf was invented to torture parents during the holidays.
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I think the Elf on the Shelf was invented to torture parents during the holidays.
Having an 11-year-old son is discovering for the first time that Sean Connery was in some Indiana Jones movies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Having an 11-year-old son is discovering for the first time that Sean Connery was in some Indiana Jones movies.