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Wall Street splurges record bonuses on outrageously lavish homes…

December 20, 2025  |   The Daily Mail

Wall Street’s biggest earners are set to pocket fat end-of-year bonuses this holiday season — and they’re wasting no time snapping up some of New York City’s most flashy pads.

Financial compensation consultancy Johnson Associates said bonuses for traders and investment bankers will skyrocket for the second straight year, mainly due to surging deal volume and market volatility.

The bonus pool is now projected to be the highest since 2021, when industry profits hit a record high.

And the beneficiaries of this windfall want to splurge on some of Manhattan’s most prestigious properties.

‘We’ve seen exceptionally strong interest from buyers bankers and traders with big end-of-year bonuses who are moving with a sense of urgency as they clearly recognize the quality and rarity that is being offered,’ real estate agent Ian Lefkowitz of Compass told the Daily Mail.

Lefkowitz, who’s handling sales and leasing at two new luxury Manhattan properties with prices topping out at $10million, said he’s been fielding offers from bonus-rich Wall Streeters before sales have formally launched.

‘It’s clear that the market is heating up ahead of what many expect to be a record Wall Street bonus season, and smart purchasers are taking advantage of the early access,’ he said.

The purchases comes amid many New Yorkers’ pledges to flee the city after Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral election. Areas ranging from Westchester County just north of New York to Palm Beach, Florida, saw spikes in sales following his victory.

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