Mystery buyer quietly snaps up Donald Trump’s childhood home

A mystery buyer has snapped up US President Donald Trump’s childhood home for an undisclosed sum.

The Tudor-style residence in the New York borough of Queens had been on the market for the past eight months. 

Built in 1940 by Trump’s father, real estate developer Fred Trump, the property was home to the Trump family in the wealthy Jamaica Estates neighbourhood for 10 years. 

The future president spent the first four years of his life at the property before his family moved to a larger home nearby.

The property has changed hands several times over the years.

Michael Davis, a Manhattan-based investor, bought the house on election night in 2016, hoping to capitalise on the home’s history in the event of a Trump victory.

He resold the property on Inauguration Day in January 2017 for a profit of $US750,000 ($1.15 million). 

It was purchased by an anonymous corporate entity, which listed it for rent for $US4000 per month ($6160). 

Davis decided to rent it back from the owners and turned it into an Airbnb filled with Trump-themed memorabilia, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

The property garnered controversy in September 2017 after the charity Oxfam rented it to house refugees as a political protest.

Following the Oxfam incident, the property was removed from Airbnb, left vacant by its offshore owners, and gradually fell into disrepair. 

Brooklyn-based developer Tommy Lin bought the property in February 2025 for $US835,000 ($1.28 million). 

“It was not liveable,” Lin told the Journal, noting the basement and roof were covered in mould from a burst pipe. 

After a substantial renovation that reportedly took Lin eight months and about $US500,000 ($700,000), the house was back on the market in November 2025.

The five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom house has been fitted out with blonde timber floors, white walls and contemporary tiling. 

There is a small lawned backyard with a lock-up double garage. 

It was placed on the market with a guide price of $US2.3 million ($3.54 million).

In January this year, the home was removed from listing.

It was re-listed in March for $2.2 million ($3.14 million) before being removed from sale.

In mid-May, the property was listed for sale once again, this time with a new agent and new price guide just below $US2 million ($2.7 million).

The property is officially under contract, according to Mansion Global.

The final sale price has not yet been made public.