POWER, MONEY & THE PUBLIC RECORDResearch edition / Sep 11, 2026
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Trump's former childhood home sells for $1.93 million

Third-party property sale reported · Trump family has not owned the home in years

Donald Trump

AP reports that the Queens house where Trump lived until age four sold for $1.93 million after developer Tommy Lin renovated it. Lin bought the property for $835,000 in 2025 and said he spent about $500,000 on renovations; the new buyer was not disclosed.

Response / context

AP explicitly reports that the Trump family has not owned the home in years. The report does not allege that Trump participated in, controlled or financially benefited from the current transaction.

Dates and scope

Source publication: Sep 12, 2026 · time not supplied

Event or conduct: 2026-09-11. AP published September 12; it says the sale price appeared on real-estate websites September 11 after an undisclosed buyer entered a contract in July.

Source review: Sep 12, 2026 · 4:42 PM EDT

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  1. Associated Press: President Donald Trump's childhood home sells for $2 million ↗

    Published September 12 · direct indexed article text read; exact publication time unavailable