The now-vacant home of convicted sex offender and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell is struggling on the market even after a major price cut just three months after being listed, leaving realtors struggling to sell the property that they say has been tainted by Maxwell’s heinous crimes.
“It’s not famous in a good way,” said real estate agent Cara Ameer, speaking on the difficulty of finding prospective buyers for Maxwell’s home in Bradford, New Hampshire, the place where she was arrested in 2020, speaking with Realtor.com in a report published Monday.
“The backstory may be enough to quash any interest from a buyer, let alone not wanting to give their money to Maxwell or anyone connected to her by buying the home."
Maxwell was arrested at the near-$1 million mansion after federal agents obtained a search warrant to track Maxwell’s location using cellphone data, with the arrest following the death of her associate Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, with Maxwell later accused of conspiring to recruit and groom victims for him.
Maxwell was ultimately convicted on five sex-trafficking charges related to Epstein’s alleged crimes, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and yet, even while incarcerated, her history is now plaguing realtors in New Hampshire.
“There may be people who feel morally opposed to having anything to do with this property because of Maxwell’s prior actions, particularly that this home was used as a hiding place before she was arrested,” Ameer said, speaking with Realtor.com. "The negative publicity surrounding this property is going to be difficult to overcome, no matter what.”
Maxwell’s home, a 156-acre estate, was listed for $2.5 million in September, but saw its price cut by $130,000 just three months later, Realtor.com reported Monday. Still, Ameer said finding a buyer for the home – even at a reduced price – has proven difficult.
“Finding that one buyer who may not care will be difficult, [particularly if] the proceeds of the home are used to support the defense of someone associated with such awful behavior involving young girls,” Ameer said.