Socialite Candice Miller Sells Debt-Ridden Hamptons Mansion Where Husband Killed Himself for $12.8 Million—$3 Million Under Ask

Influencer Candice Miller has reportedly sold the debt-laden Hamptons mansion—where her husband, Brandon Miller, took his own life—for $12.8 million, which is almost $3 million less than the asking price of $15,495,000.

The mother of two, whose husband died in July 2023, initially listed the home in August 2024—at around the same time that reports emerged about the staggering debt that Brandon had amassed before his passing, which totaled around $33.6 million, according to the New York Times.

The home was sold in December, the Times had reported. At the time, the sale price was not known.

Now, the New York Post’s Gimme Shelter has claimed that the house was sold for $12.8 million “following multiple bids,” with a source telling the publication that the property likely could have “sold for more” but that the “bank wanted out” and therefore prioritized a speedy sale.

One broker, who claims to have attempted to show the home, noted that its connection to Brandon’s death had turned some potential buyers off.

“I tried to show it, but a lot of people didn’t want to see it. That energy isn’t for everybody,” the broker told the publication.

Candice, who rose to online fame through her popular lifestyle blog, “Mama + Tata,” which she has since shut down, was left to deal with the fallout from her late husband’s finances, which saw the couple’s sprawling seven-bedroom Water Mill home saddled with five mortgages amounting to nearly $12 million, the Times reports.

Brandon had purchased the home for $3.2 million in 2011 via an LLC, and it was at the property where he was found unresponsive inside his Porsche Carrera on June 30, while his wife and children were on vacation on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.

He died in a Southampton hospital on July 3, after leaving a note indicating that he had intended to take his own life, according to a law enforcement source who spoke to the Times.

In the 18 months since his passing, shocking details have continued to emerge about his desperate financial situation, with a source claiming to the outlet in December that Brandon was “nearly in tears” while approaching him for a loan.

The lender, who said he handed over $208,000 to Brandon, who promised to repay the loan within a week, says that he had previously “provided an unsecured loan of $1 million” to the father of two, who had paid back all but $60,000 of it.

That same source says that his $208,000 was repaid—plus interest—using money from the sale of the Hamptons property.

According to Gimme Shelter, the anonymous buyer of the home purchased the property fully furnished and then proceeded to arrange an auction of almost all of the items that were left inside—including a bed that once was featured prominently in the primary suite and numerous pieces of art that were included in the sale.

News of the auction was brought to light at the start of the year, and it was initially thought that Candice herself had been behind the fire sale, which was scheduled to end on Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.

Though the auction listing did not mention Brandon or Candice by name, or specify the property from which the items were taken, it did mention that the “Mecox Bay Water Mill estate” was designed by famed interiors expert Julie Hillman, the same woman who worked with the couple on their Hamptons home.

Images on Hillman’s website that were taken after the property was completed show the same white couch featured in the auction—revealing the furniture piece sitting on a rattan rug in front of a bold yellow art piece, the same setting in which it was seen on the auction site.

The auction website described the fire sale as offering “a unique opportunity to bid on eclectic and high-end items from a beautifully designed Hamptons home created by renowned interior designer Julie Hillman.

“The auction features a carefully selected collection of fine art, furniture, decor, and bespoke pieces that were part of the home’s decor, providing an exclusive chance to own a piece of this stunning, meticulously crafted living space,” the description stated.

“For collectors and design enthusiasts, this is an unmissable opportunity to acquire rare, beautifully curated items with the unique touch of a celebrated designer.”

The auction also featured a “sunburst” chandelier that looked identical to a design that once hung in Brandon and Candice’s primary suite, as well as the king-size bed that was also used in the room.

In the wake of her husband’s death, Candice quit her former life in New York and moved to Miami, where she and her two children were living in a $10 million apartment that is owned by designer Diane von Furstenberg‘s son.

The property, which boasts four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, according to its previous listing, is located in a very upscale area of Miami Beach, just a stone’s throw from the beach.

Candice is understood to have listed the home as her residence in legal documents that were filed in New York in mid-August as part of the former influencer’s ongoing attempt to get her late husband’s spiraling debts in check.