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A house in the Bay Area recently listed for $10.8 million sold for $25 million.

Posted by Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar, Checked

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Breaking Points with Krystal and SaagarOct 27, 2026
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No source reports a Bay Area house listed for $10.8 million that later sold for $25 million. The sources cover other $25 million Bay Area sales, such as the Bing Crosby chateau (listed at $30M to $40M) and the Pacific Heights Decorator Showcase home, but none matches the $10.8M listing, so the claim cannot be checked.

What was said

… I don't know if you've been tracking this: people who make over $300,000 in San Francisco now qualify for government aid. That's how poor you are if you live in San Francisco. A house that was recently listed for $10.8 million sold for $25 million in the Bay Area, $15 million over asking. By the way, the owner of that house was 96 years old and was only paying $10,000 a year of property tax because of Proposition 13, and the new owner will be paying $300,000, just to show you a little bit of the distortionary effect …
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What we found

Context. The Bing Crosby Hillsborough estate sold for $25 million after being listed at a much higher price ($40 million, later $30 million), not $10.8 million.[3][4]

Context. The San Francisco Decorator's Showcase home sold for $25 million in June 2026, but coverage gives no prior listing price of $10.8 million.[5]

Context. None of the sources mention a house listed at $10.8 million, so the specific listing-to-sale pair in the claim is not addressed.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Sources

11 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 9 not rated

  1. 1Real Estatesnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2Reuters Fact Checkreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  3. 3Bing Crosby's Revamped Bay Area Home Lists for $29 ...robbreport.com · not rated · cited for: context
  4. 4Viral listings, record deals and landmark estates: Peninsula ...paloaltoonline.com · not rated · cited for: context
  5. 5The ultimate open house: SF Decorator Showcase home sells for ...sfstandard.com · not rated · cited for: context
  6. 6Naples and Sarasota real estate isn't the next Palm Beach or Miamirmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
  7. 7This historic Bay Area estate was one of the most expensive homes ...ktvu.com · not rated · cited for: context
  8. 8Bay Area Home Reportmercurynews.com · not rated · cited for: context
  9. 9Here are the most expensive homes sold in the Bay Area so far in 2025eastbaytimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
  10. 10Los Altos mansion nabs $17.5M as overbid trend shifts to Silicon Valleytherealdeal.com · not rated · cited for: context
  11. 11Midpeninsula luxury market sees record-breaking year in ...almanacnews.com · not rated · cited for: context

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