Social media influencer Halley Kate closed on her new home in the Hamptons after a difficult few months following her assault in Manhattan.
The 23-year-old New York City-based influencer announced in a video He posted on TikTok and Instagram two days ago that he bought a house in the luxurious eastern paradise.
Although Kate had been working on the Hamptons home deal since February, she revealed in a second TikTok video who will keep his New York apartment, which is rumored to cost $7,000 a month.
‘This is my home. I bought this with my own money… I’m not leaving New York City. I just spend my summers here,” Kate said in her second video.
Kate’s property purchase came just two months after she made headlines for being punched in the face while walking near West 16th and 7th Avenue in Manhattan.
Halley Kate, 23, announced in a TikTok and Instagram video that she closed on a house in The Hamptons on May 20.
While he hasn’t revealed the exact cost of his home, similar homes in the area are priced at just under $1 million.
Born Halle Kate McGookin, the influencer regularly posts content on social media and currently has over a million followers on TikTok.
He could not hide his joy when finalizing the purchase of his house and shared the moment on social networks.
Kate was handed the keys right after signing the final paperwork and then popped a bottle of champagne on the patio of her property to celebrate.
The influencer also added clips of her dogs, a look at the house’s second floor and kitchen, and a snippet of her painting one of the walls.
Kate also added a clip of her kissing her boyfriend Reed Williams on the beach, just before he threw her over his shoulder.
More than one TikToker had questions about Kate’s home purchase, leading her to lay out some facts in her second video.
Kate had been working on a house deal in The Hamptons since February, and revealed in a second TikTok video that she will keep her New York apartment, which is rumored to cost $7,000 a month.
Kate said the long process of buying a home was “100 per cent worth it” and she was delighted to move.
According to the influencer, the most important question TikTokers asked her was why she decided to buy a house in The Hamptons.
“I come to the Hamptons and spend a weekend at least once a month, usually during the summer, and that adds up,” he said.
“It’s so expensive here and I thought, ‘Why am I literally paying a mortgage on hotels, renting a car, paying my dog sitter, just for a weekend?'”
Kate went on to say that she had always wanted to buy a place in The Hamptons and that it seemed like a good investment.
He added that he fell in love with the house immediately and would make changes to the property to suit his tastes.
Kate then answered the question of how she would get from New York to the Hamptons driving her newly purchased Land Rover.
New York real estate agent Caroline Walker took to TikTok in a video of her own, giving curious followers an idea of how much money Kate might spend each month on housing.
Kate said the long home-buying process was “100 per cent worth it” and she was thrilled to be moving.
According to the real estate agent, just under $1.5 million for a house in the Hamptons is “a good average price.”
Walker explained that if Kate had purchased a property worth that much, she would have spent $298,000 if she had put 20 percent down.
He added that Kate’s principal and interest rates would amount to about $7,900 per month, and that the influencer would also have to pay $1,000 per month in property taxes and less than $100 per month for homeowner’s insurance.
If Kate bought her house for that amount, then her overall monthly total for the house in The Hamptons is $8,924 per month.
That, combined with her apartment in New York, would cost Kate almost $16,000 a month in rent and mortgage.
Walker called this “a pretty good basic example,” but said she has no knowledge of Kate’s finances nor is she a financial expert.
TikTokers congratulated Kate on her home purchase, speculating on Reddit which Hamptons home might belong to her.
“I’m pretty sure the beach clip at the end of her TikTok was taken at Meschutt Beach because of the pier and scenery in the background,” one Reddit user wrote.
TikTokers who commented on Walker’s video also claimed that Kate bought the house for $850,000 and that it is in Hampton Bays.
Others who left comments on Kate’s second TikTok video praised her for being able to buy a house in the Hamptons, with one person even calling her the “queen of Long Island.”
‘Congratulations! I live in the Hamptons too. “I’ll see you this summer,” one TikToker wrote in the comments section yesterday.