California Dreamin’: $130M Bel Air Estate Tops July’s Priciest Home Sales

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Redfin News reports that July's luxury housing market remained concentrated in a handful of coastal hotspots, with Southern California claiming the top four priciest sales nationwide. A Bel Air estate known as Casa Encantada led all transactions at $130 million, making it the month's most expensive U.S. home sale and the second-priciest of 2026 so far. Manhattan townhouses, Florida estates, and an Arizona compound rounded out the upper tier, underscoring how institutional-grade capital continues to chase trophy assets in established markets while leaving broader inventory dynamics largely unchanged.

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