Joy Behar, the longest-serving panelist on the ABC talk show "The View," has sold her Hamptons mansion in Sag Harbor for $5.65 million, a price considerably lower than her initial asking price. The sale closed on August 28, nearly 10 months after the property was first listed.
Behar purchased the four-bedroom estate in 2016 for $4.75 million. In November 2024, she attempted to sell the home for $10.95 million. The final sale price represents a difference of $5.3 million from her initial listing.
The 1903-built property spans 4,500 square feet and includes 4.5 bathrooms, along with a guest cottage and a heated gunite pool. The house is situated in Sag Harbor, a popular summer destination for New York's elite.
Behar, 83, has expressed her affection for the Hamptons, recalling renting a vacation home there during her college days in the 1960s. "I love the Hamptons," she stated. "There is no better place. To me, it resembles Provence more than any other place I’ve been, and I like it more than Provence."
She acquired her Sag Harbor property after being a fixture on "The View" for nearly two decades. Behar initially considered purchasing an adjacent, more modern home but found it to be beyond her budget. Instead, she inquired about the older, existing house and purchased it "at top dollar and as is."
Behar's listing agents, Ed Gaetjens and John Wines, acknowledged that the initial $10.95 million asking price was too high. The price was lowered incrementally, reaching $5.95 million by December 2025. However, it was later raised to $6.995 million three months after that adjustment.
Wines explained that the decision to increase the price was influenced by the sale of a nearby renovated property for $11.25 million. "The comp next door, that house went for a lot of money, a lot more than any of us thought it would go for," Gaetjens said.
The agents also explored strategies to make the property more appealing, including developing plans for potential renovations and obtaining necessary permissions. "What we're trying to do is make it more palatable. We’re all but doing [the renovation] for them is really what it comes down to," Wines commented. He added that if the house did not sell at the $6.995 million price point, the next step might involve renovating it and relisting at a higher price, potentially around $12 million, assuming extensive updates.
