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Sarah Paynter

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Covers:  Luxury residential real estate
Doesn't Cover: Hospitality, commercial real estate

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Sarah Paynter is a reporter covering luxury residences for The Wall Street Journal’s Mansion section. Her stories follow the trends and money behind high-end living. Sarah frequently covers premier listings and sales across the U.S. and internationally, from Bucks County, Pa., to the British Virgin Islands. Her features spotlight design crazes and amenity upgrades, from million-dollar closets to hidden playrooms. She also covers market changes in little-known luxury markets like Lake Martin, Al…

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The Catskills Were Once Considered a Hidden Gem. Now the Secret’s Out.

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By Sarah Paynter Verified
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Early pandemic lockdowns left Long Island OB-GYN Dr. Adrienne Mandelberger and her husband, Josh Mandelberger, longing for a vacation home in New York’s mountainous Catskills region. Drawn to Sullivan County, where Josh vacationed as a child, the Mandelbergers found a property on the Toronto Reservoir and bought it for $1.65 million in 2021. The only problem was the style of the White Lake home.
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The Catskills Were Once Considered a Hidden Gem. Now the Secret’s Out.

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By Sarah Paynter Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Early pandemic lockdowns left Long Island OB-GYN Dr. Adrienne Mandelberger and her husband, Josh Mandelberger, longing for a vacation home in New York’s mountainous Catskills region. Drawn to Sullivan County, where Josh vacationed as a child, the Mandelbergers found a property on the Toronto Reservoir and bought it for $1.65 million in 2021. The only problem was the style of the White Lake home.
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House of the Week: Built Off-Site and Hauled to Remote New Zealand

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By Sarah Paynter Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
In 2017, Richie Smith and Susanna Izard fell in love with an expanse of rugged land near Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, envisioning a home tucked among the alpine grass. But building their dream house posed a challenge: getting a construction crew and materials to a remote location roughly 2,800 feet above sea level.
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