Trump's Childhood Home on Auction Block During Debate

UPDATE: It’s a Donald J. Trump fire sale. The Republican presidential candidate’s childhood home, which has taken a couple of price cuts since hitting the market in June, will be auctioned on the evening of his third debate with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Suggested opening bid: $849,000, according to Paramount Realty USA, which is auctioning the home with broker Laffey Real Estate. That’s well below the initial asking price of $1.65 million.

ORIGINAL POST 8/11/16: Here’s an interesting study in before and after — although technically, both these homes fall into the “after” side of Donald Trump’s chronology.

The presidential hopeful spent his early childhood in this first home, located in the Jamaica Estates section of Queens in New York City. Now on the market for $1.55 million, it was built by Trump’s father, a local real estate developer and landlord, according to listing agent Howard Kaminowitz of Laffey Fine Homes.

"We hope to sell before the election," he said. “The house is a bargain for a large family.”

Gracious though it is, the 2,000-square-foot home has no sweeping marble entrances or gold-plated fixtures. It’s a 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath family home with hardwood floors and a fireplace in the living room.

Decades later, Trump bought a much glitzier home in the posh 90210 area code. The Los Angeles Times reports that he flipped it at a loss.

The Beverly Hills mansion is huge at nearly 15,000 square feet, with 11 bedrooms and 12 baths. The marble foyer boasts a grand staircase and is topped by an elaborate chandelier. Listed at $29.995 million, it has all the luxury touches you’d expect: an elevator, a Carrara marble patio, and bathrooms with Azul Bahia granite from Brazil and Thassos marble from Greece.

The outdoor amenities are also legion, from a pool with a spa and fountains that’s surrounded by an enormous space for entertaining, to the Carrara marble patio and regulation-size basketball/tennis court.

And a bonus: Trump still owns the house next door, the Times reports.

The listing agents are Paul Margolis and Yvette Pozzato of Compass.

Dive into the star-studded extravaganza that is Beverly Hills:

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Photos of Jamaica Estates home courtesy of Laffey Fine Homes. Photos of the Beverly Hills home by Marc and Tiffany Angeles and courtesy of Compass.

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