Maria Bartiromo Sells Upper East Side Townhouse for $7 Million After Fox News Exit
Key Takeaways
- •Maria Bartiromo sold her Upper East Side townhouse for $7 million, about $500,000 more than the $6.5 million she and her husband Jonathan Steinberg paid for it in 2007.
- •Fox News Media announced Bartiromo's exit after 12½ years with the company, and she had not appeared on any of its programs since Aug. 9.
- •The Daily Beast reported that Fox executives were upset after Bartiromo shared confidential network information with the Trump administration, while her lawyer denied that she had been fired.
- •Fox replaced Bartiromo with rotating anchors, including a temporary fill-in by Larry Kudlow, and renamed two of her former shows.
- •Bartiromo's next scheduled public appearance is moderating conversations at the America Business Forum at Miami's Kaseya Center on December 16 and 17, with no new television or media role announced.

Maria Bartiromo has sold her Upper East Side townhouse for $7 million, roughly two months after her ouster from Fox News, according to Realtor.com.
Bartiromo and her husband, financier Jonathan Steinberg, purchased the five-level townhouse for $6.5 million in 2007, meaning the sale closes out a hold on the property spanning roughly two decades at a price $500,000 above what the couple originally paid. At the time of the purchase, The Observer described the home as a "five-bedroom house" with a "second-floor balcony overlooking the 39-foot-long backyard garden."
Fox News Media announced Bartiromo's exit in a social media post, thanking her for her twelve and a half years with the company. "We thank Maria for her work over the last 12½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter," the brief statement read. Bartiromo had not appeared on any Fox News Media programs since Aug. 9, and her firing was reportedly "a business decision."
The Daily Beast later reported that Bartiromo upset Fox executives by sharing confidential network information with the Trump administration. She reportedly informed the Trump White House that Fox executives had instructed the network's anchors not to promote President Donald Trump's election conspiracy claims on the air the morning after he delivered a speech airing additional such claims.
Bartiromo's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said claims that she had been fired or no longer worked at Fox were "absolutely and unequivocally false," per NPR. Axios later reported that President Trump initially wanted Bartiromo as press secretary before choosing Katie Zacharia, and that Bartiromo turned down the role. Zacharia was ousted from the position after just five days in office. Prior to joining Fox, Bartiromo worked for two decades at CNBC — a run that, combined with her 12½ years at Fox, spans more than three decades in financial television.
Responding to the announcement of her exit in a September 10 Instagram post, Bartiromo wrote, "Before too much time passes, I want to thank all of my friends, followers, and supporters for all of the kind words. I am so grateful for the outpouring of love this week on social media and through texts."
Bartiromo reportedly earned an annual salary of $6 million at the company, hosting programs including Mornings with Maria, Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street, and Sunday Morning Futures. Fox replaced Bartiromo with rotating anchors, with Larry Kudlow serving as a temporary fill-in, and renamed two of her shows as Mornings with FOX Business and FBN's Wall Street.
As for her next steps, Bartiromo is set to appear at the America Business Forum at the Kaseya Center in Miami on December 16 and 17, where she will moderate conversations with business, political, and technology leaders. No new television or media role has been announced alongside the townhouse sale, leaving the December forum as her next scheduled public appearance.
This article was originally published by Alternet.