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Sarah Paynter

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New York
As seen in: The Wall Street Journal, Medium, MSN, Yahoo Life, HuffPost, MSN Money Canada, Yahoo Singapore, Aol, New York Post, News.com.au, Yahoo Finance and
Covers:  Luxury residential real estate
Doesn't Cover: Hospitality, commercial real estate
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Sarah Paynter’s Biography

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, Ala., and Bow Mar, Colo.

In 2025, Sarah won the National Association of Real Estate Editors’ “Best Interior Design Story” Gold award. Previously, Sarah covered the broader real estate market at Yahoo Finance. She graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2019 with honors in business reporting and investigative techniques. She is the 2019 winner of the Philip Greer Award for excellence in financial journalism.

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