• CoStar’s Homes.com analysis tracked August’s most expensive publicly marketed home sales across major US metro areas using MLS data.
• Top luxury deals across nearly two dozen markets averaged 6% below original asking prices, a $905,660 discount.
• Miami-Dade logged the priciest sale at USD 51.5 million for a newly built waterfront estate on Hibiscus Island.
• San Francisco was the outlier, with its five highest sales averaging 26.8% above asking, roughly USD 1.4 million.
• Private or off-market transactions were often excluded; Houston and Dallas were assessed using listing prices due to Texas nondisclosure rules.

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